Nassella tenuissima ~ Mexican Feather Grass deer-resistant The lavender-blue flowers have frilly

The lavender-blue flowers have frilly outer petals with a domed center cushion bloom on stiff stems nearly year-round from mid-spring until frost

Golden Rod

Tiny creamy white bell-like flowers on spires in midsummer attracting butterflies

a succession of thick showy bi-color orange and white flower spikes on naked stems bloom in spring and reblooms throughout late summer

Though it is an aggressive spreader via underground rhizomes it is easy to contain or relocate

Nassella tenuissima ~ Mexican Feather Grass deer-resistant The lavender-blue flowers have frillyMexican Feather Grass is a clump forming native grass grown for its foliage and sways in the slightest wind. The light silvery green foliage is coupled with airy stems of white flowers in the summer that brown in fall with the foliage. Grows best in full sun and well drained soils. Treat Mexican Feather Grass as an annual if temperatures reach below 20 in winter. Type: Orn. Grass Origins: Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico Height: 1 3' Spread: 1' 3'