Stipa tenacissima - Esparto grass

Esparto grass (Stipa tenacissima) is a tough, wind-pollinated perennial bunchgrass of the dry, gypsum and calcareous soils of cold semi-arid interior Spain and North Africa, long harvested for its leaf fibre.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Fibre¹
• Wax¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Footnotes

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