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© Ernie Marx
needle-n-thread
Hesperostipa comata
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Stipa comata
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 in. to 3.0 ft.
Spread: 6.0 in.; to 1.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Grass/Grass Like
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July
- Flower Color
- Inconspicious
- Leaf Color
- Blue Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - Soil Type
- Clay, Rocky, Sandy
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- Keep Away From Pets. Seeds May Become Imbedded In Skin.
Notes
This is a cool season bunchgrass and is found in many of the City's Natural Areas.
This is an important larval food host for many of our native invertebrates.