1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Grass
1.3 Origin
Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia
1.4 Types
Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
meadows, Slopes
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
1.8 Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Ivory, Light Green, Silver
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Ivory, Silver
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Slow
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
No serious insect or disease problems
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fibre
6.2.3 Other Uses
suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'
7.2 Common Name
Bridal Veil Needle Grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
Needle Grass
7.2.2 In German
Nadel- Gras
7.2.3 In French
aiguille Herbe
7.2.4 In Spanish
Hierba de aguja
7.2.5 In Greek
βελόνα Grass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
agulha Relva
7.2.7 In Polish
igła do trawy
7.2.8 In Latin
acus Grass
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Lilopsida
8.4 Order
Cyperales
8.5 Family
Poaceae
8.6 Genus
Stipa
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Stipeae
8.9 Subfamily
Pooideae
8.10 Number of Species