Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Grass
Flowering Plants
Origin
Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
Nassella tenuissima
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Number of Varieties
158
0
40000
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Habitat
driveways, open Woodlands, Roadsides, Rocky areas, Slopes, tree wells
Dry areas, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-102-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 4
7 - 1
Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
55.90 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green, Tan
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Requires little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer
fertilize in early summer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
-
Corydalis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
NASSELLA tenuissima
CORYDALIS sempervirens
Common Name
Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass
Colic Weed, Pale Fumewort, Pale Corydalis
In Hindi
Mexican Feather Grass
Capnoides
In German
Mexikanische Federgras
Capnoides
In French
Mexicaine Herbe Feather
capnoides
In Spanish
Pluma hierba mexicana
Capnoides
In Greek
Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass
Capnoides
In Portuguese
Mexican Pena Relva
Capnoides
In Polish
Mexican Feather trawy
Capnoides
In Latin
Mexicanus Pluma Grass
capnoides
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Basidiomycota
Class
Liliopsida
Agaricomycetes
Order
Cyperales
Agaricales
Family
Poaceae
Fumariaceae
Genus
Nassella
Hypholoma
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Stipeae
Fumarieae
Subfamily
-
Fumarioideae
Number of Species
1161
1
27800
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