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Tufted Hair Grass 'Northern Lights' (Deschampsia cespitosa 'Northern Lights')

Tufted Hair Grass 'Northern Lights'

Tufted Hair Grass 'Northern Lights' (Deschampsia cespitosa 'Northern Lights') is a spectacular variegated cultivar with creamy-white and green striped leaves that blush pink in cool weather. It forms a low, dense tuft with airy, golden flower panicles in summer.

Taxonomic Details

Family:	Poaceae (poh-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Deschampsia (deh-SHAMP-see-uh)
Species:	cespitosa (kess-pi-TOH-suh)
Cultivar:	Northern Lights
Synonym:	Deschampsia caespitosa

Grasses and Bamboo: Pampas Grass (Cortaderia selloana); Palm Grass (Setaria palmifolia); Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans); Tiger Grass (Thysanolaena latifolia): A Tropical, Bamboo-Like Grass for Foliage Effect; Gulf Muhly (Muhlenbergia capillaris): The Pink Cloud Grass of the South; Centipede Grass (Eremochloa ophiuroides): A Low-Maintenance, Acid-Loving Lawn Grass; Egyptian Grass (Dactyloctenium aegyptium): A Spreading Annual Grass with Crowfoot Seed Heads; Tufted Hair Grass (Deschampsia cespitosa): Elegant Cloud-Like Seed Heads; Large Blue June Grass (Koeleria glauca): Intense Blue Tufts for Dry Sun; Deschampsia cespitosa 'Northern Lights': Variegated Tufted Hair Grass for Shade

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