Common Name: Mexican Hair Grass, Pony Tails
Latin Name: Nassella tenuissima Pony Tails™
Size: 1 (min) to 2 (max)
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Mexican Hair Grass, Pony Tails
Nassella tenuissima Pony Tails™
Maximum Height: 2 feet
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Mexican Hair Grass, Pony TailsNassella tenuissima Pony Tails™
Maximum Height: 2 feet
Family: POACEAE
Genus: Nassella
species: tenuissima
Cultivar: Pony Tails™
Origin:
Size: 1 (min) to 2 (max)
Size Description:
Notes:
Family: POACEAE
Plant type: native American ornamental grass, grown as an annual (or overwintered indoors) in our climate
Height x width: 1 to 1.5 feet tall and wide
Growth habit: Upright arching
Foliage: Narrow, tightly rolled, green leaves
Flowers: Late summer flowers are feathery, starting out green, then turning a buff tan color
Culture: Light, well-drained, fertile soil. It is very drought tolerant
Uses: Border, container
Propagation: Division, seed
Cultivars: ‘Pony Tails’
Notes courtesy of Sue Trusty.
Characteristics:
| Availability: | High Availability | ||
| Full Sun Tolerance: | Performs Well | See other plants that like full sun. |
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Plant Images and Specimens
Location: Ault Park 5090 Observatory Circle Cincinnati OH
Specimen: 79
Specimen: 79
Nassella tennuissima
Location: Ault Park Observatory Circle Center
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Direction: Center
Season: Late Summer 2008
Nassella tennuissima
Location: Ault Park Observatory Circle Center
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Direction: Center
Season: Late Summer 2008
Nassella tennuissima
Location: Ault Park Observatory Circle Center
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Direction: Center
Season: Late Summer 2008
Nassella tennuissima
Location: Ault Park Observatory Circle Center
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Direction: Center
Season: Late Summer 2008