Luzula acuminata

Profuse, airy panicles of gold flowers on green stems
Flat grass-like leaves are soft and edged with long silky hairs
Grown for its slow-spreading clump-forming habit
Bloom Time: Late spring
Flower Height: 70 cm
Foliage Height: 40 cm
Grass Type: Cool Season

ZONE:
4

COLOUR:
Gold

HEIGHT:
30-70 cm

SPREAD:
30-40 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Best grown in an average to moist soil, in partial shade, however, it is tolerant of most soil conditions. Luzula acuminata is less aggressive than the European species.

Additional Notes about Hairy Wood Rush:

Native to Ontario

Cool Season Grasses: These grasses do the majority of their growing in early spring and start again when temperatures start to cool in the fall. During the warmer summer months, they stop growing and some will even go dormant. Cool season grasses flower in the spring or early summer. Most cool season grasses grow best in a consistently moist soil.

Larval host for native moths whose names I can't pronounce. The clumps provide cover for small invertebrates and beneficial insects. Seed dispersal occurs via a symbiotic relationship with ants.