Hardiness zones
Sunset 7-24
USDA 6-11

Landscape Use: Best in large groups as a filler plant, bank cover, rock garden, oriental effect

Form & Character: Wispy, airy, perennial grass plant suggests movement of air, has a cooling effect in the landscape.

Growth Habit: Clumping to 3'

Foliage/Texture: Narrow, linear dull gray-green leaves to 3' long, fine texture

Flowers & Fruits: Erect, branched flower stalks, florets tinged with pink, fruit inconspicuous

Seasonal Color: Wispy flowering during later warm season.

Temperature: Tolerant

Light: Full sun

Soil: Well drained

Watering: Weekly to bi-weekly deep irrigations in summer will keep plants robust.

Pruning: Shear very hard or burn to ground in winter to rejuvenate and remove thatch

Propagation: Division, seed

Disease and pests: None, though Bermuda grass encroachment is devastating.

Additional comments: Cultivar 'Regal Mist' is most popular and locally available. This grass plant is currently very popular in the Phoenix area. Bunch grasses as ornamentals in Phoenix landscapes look good for only about 2 to 4 years before they need to be either removed or rejuvenated because of thatch buildup.