Helictotrichon sempervirens (finally) flowering

Helictotrichon sempervirens
Helictotrichon sempervirens

I’ve had my Blue Oat Grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens) for maybe 6 years now? It’s always been very nice, and blue, and evergreen but has not once flowered. It has moved around the yard a time or two and that may have something to do with it. It hasn’t moved recently and is apparently now well established. It is making its first show a big one too, 30+ gracefully arching flower spikes that catch the light beautifully against when seen against a dark background and move gently in any breeze.

This grass looks best as a specimen, surrounded by lower growing plants where it can be appreciated fully.

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Plant lover living in Toronto, Canada where I grow a wide range of plants in a very small space.
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