This cool-season grass begins the season with bright green blades. In late summer and early fall, it produces silvery inflorescences that complement its golden-hued autumn foliage and persist throughout the winter.

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Noteworthy CharacteristicsThe linear evergreen leaves form subtle, attractive tufts, which occur in varying shades of yellowish-green, green, and blue. Most Seslerias are tough and cold hardy. These European mountain-loving grasses are useful as tidy ground covers en masse or in small groups planted in rock gardens or as perennial edgers. They grow to about a foot tall and wide, with flower spikes to 18 inches.

CareProvide average, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun or light shade; most are drought tolerant once established. Cut clumps back to the ground in late winter.

PropagationDivide in spring, or sow seed in spring or fall.

ProblemsInfrequent

• Genus : Sesleria
• Plant Height : 1 to 3 feet
• Plant Width : 1 to 3 feet
• Zones : 5, 6, 7, 8
• Moisture : Adaptable
• Uses : Containers, Ground Covers
• Tolerance : Deer Tolerant, Drought Tolerant, Frost Tolerant
• Bloom Time : Early Fall, Fall, Late Summer, Summer
• Light : Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Plant Type : Grasses
• Maintenance : Low
• Growth Rate : Moderate
• Characteristics : Self Seeds, Showy Foliage, Showy Seed Heads
• Plant Seasonal Interest : Spring Interest
• Flower Color : White