Stipa pennata
Stipa pennata
Stipa pennata
Feather grass, European feather grass
Arrived in good condition. It looks quite like the feather grass Stipa tenuifolia. I mixed the young plants together somewhat blindly, but the result promises to be splendid and wispy!
Sego, 31/10/2025
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Stipa pennata, la stipe pennée, est une petite graminée sauvage dont les longues plumes argentées et déliées sont pleines de poésie. Au-dessus d’une touffe de feuilles très fines, elles se déploient comme des fils de soie et frémissent à la moindre brise. Elles sont particulièrement jolies lorsque le soleil les traverse. Cette espèce de petite taille est bien adaptée à l'ornement des rocailles et des jardins secs. Résistante à la sécheresse et heureuse dans les terres pauvres, elle permet de végétaliser des endroits peu accueillants pour de nombreuses vivaces.
Le Stipa pennata appartient à la famille des Poacées. Il s’agit d’une espèce botanique, dont l’aire naturelle s’étend de l’Europe à la Sibérie et au Pakistan. Elle pousse notamment dans les pelouses sèches et les milieux steppiques, sur des terrains ouverts, ensoleillés et pauvres en nutriments. Son nom pennata, qui signifie « penné », fait référence à l’aspect plumeux des arêtes qui prolongent les enveloppes de ses fleurs. Son origine explique ses besoins au jardin : beaucoup de lumière, peu de fertilisation et un drainage efficace. La plante forme une touffe compacte, non traçante, composée de feuilles étroites, filiformes, vertes à légèrement glauques. D’abord dressées, elles s’inclinent en prenant de l'âge. Le feuillage est persistant à semi-persistant selon les conditions hivernales, avec une proportion de feuilles sèches qui augmente au fil des saisons. En fleurs, la plante atteint 40 à 60 cm de hauteur, pour une largeur de 30 cm. Ses chaumes fins se dressent au-dessus des feuilles sans former une masse opaque. La floraison a lieu de mai à juillet selon le climat, elle est plus précoce dans les régions chaudes. Les petites fleurs sont réunies en panicules étroites. Leur caractère remarquable tient aux arêtes de 15 à 30 cm de longueur, garnies de poils soyeux dans leur partie supérieure. Déjà présentes pendant la floraison, elles persistent sur les graines jusqu’à leur dispersion. Leur coloris argenté prend progressivement des nuances blondes. Le Stipa pennata résiste jusqu’à −15 °C dans un sol bien drainé, mais redoute l’humidité stagnante en hiver.
Le Stipa pennata est une excellente plante pour les jardins de gravier, les rocailles et les prairies sèches. Cette graminée accompagne les achillées couvre-sol, des petits chardons comme les Echinops, les orpins d'automne et les armoises de terrain sec. Ses longues plumes argentées donnent du mouvement aux massifs d’allure sauvage et se mêlent aussi à d’autres graminées telles que le Stipa tenuifolia et le Muhlenbergia capillaris. Planté en petites touffes répétées, il dessine une bordure souple le long d’une allée ou entre les pierres d’une rocaille. Quelques tiges coupées se mêleront aux fleurs d’un bouquet champêtre.
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Stipa
pennata
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Feather grass, European feather grass
Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Central Asia
Planting and care
Stipa pennata is grown in full sun, in a poor to moderately fertile, very well-drained, even dry soil, with a neutral to alkaline pH. It likes chalky, sandy, gravelly or stony soils. Heavy clay soils and sites that hold water in winter are not suitable for it. Its hardiness reaches −15 °C in well-drained soil. This feather grass tolerates drying winds and finds favourable conditions in continental or Mediterranean climates. In an oceanic climate, winter drainage requires particular attention. Planting is carried out in spring, or in September-October when the rains return in Mediterranean regions. Watering accompanies establishment; once rooted, the plant tolerates drought very well. Fertiliser applications are unnecessary.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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