Deschampsia ‘Top Knot Emerald’

Common Name:
Tufted Hair Grass

Description:
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Top Knot Emerald' is a compact ornamental grass prized for its fine-textured, evergreen foliage and graceful, airy flower plumes. Forming neat, low mounds of slender green leaves, this variety adds soft structure and movement to garden beds, borders, and containers. In early summer, delicate panicles of silvery-purple flowers emerge on arching stems, creating a shimmering effect that persists into autumn. 'Top Knot Emerald' thrives in full sun to part shade and prefers moist, well-drained soils. It is frost hardy and low-maintenance, requiring only a cut back in late winter to encourage fresh growth. This versatile grass is ideal for mass planting, edging pathways, or adding texture to mixed plantings in Melbourne gardens.

Form:
*Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
*Height: 30 cm
*Width: 50 cm

Aspect:
*Full Sun
*Part Shade

Flowering:
*Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:
*Silvery-purple

Key Attributes:
*Suitable for Pots
*Disease Resistant
*Perennial
*Herbaceous
*Suitable for Hedging
*Suitable for Topiary
*Suitable for Coastal Gardens
*Low Maintenance

Toxicity:
Not known to be toxic to humans or animals.

Companion Plants:
*Heuchera 'Plum Pudding'
*Salvia nemorosa
*Lavandula angustifolia
*Echinacea purpurea
*Rudbeckia fulgida

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