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Feathertop
Grass
GrassCenchrus longisetus
- Full sun
- Zones 3–11
- 100 days to maturity
- Flowers
- 12" spacing
- Low water
- Perennial
Overview
Masses of white, woolly, nodding, 6" plumes on graceful plants forming 12" clumps. Showy accent in any landscape. Tender perennial in Zones 9-10, but grow as hardy annual.
Planting
Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost, or direct sow after last frost in warm climates (Zones 9-10)
Growing
Sun: full. Water: low. Soil: Well-drained loam, tolerates poor soil. Space plants 12" apart. Germination: 7-14 days.