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Silver Tussock

Silver Tussock

POA cita

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Common Name(s)
Silver Tussock
Sunlight
Full Sun (6+ hrs) or Partial Sun / Shade (3-6 hrs)
Perennial Zones
7, 8, 9, 10
Watering
Let dry
Max Height
2'–4'
Max Spread
18"-24"
Garden Design Role
Architectural
Bloom Season
Summer
Lifespan
Perennial
Growing Habit
Mounding, Clumping, Tufted
Drought Resistance
Moderate drought resistance
Bloom Color
Brown
Foliage Color
Green
Stem Color
Green, Purple/Black
Genus
Poa
Family
Poaceae
Ship Size
4"

Silver Tussock builds a dense fountain of very fine blades that shift between golden green and silver depending on the light, arching out from an upright clump. It moves constantly — even a small breeze runs through it.

Use it in numbers. Poa cita is a drift plant, best massed along a slope, through a gravel garden, in prairie-style planting, or anywhere a coastal, low-maintenance look is wanted; a single clump underplays it. Full sun or light shade, sharp drainage, deep watering while it establishes and little after that.

Grower's note: comb the old thatch out with a rake in early spring, or cut tired clumps back before fresh growth rises. Trapped dead growth and winter wet are the main things that weaken a crown.

  • Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hrs) or Partial Sun / Shade (3-6 hrs)
  • Water: Let dry
  • Drought Tolerance: Moderate
  • Mature Size: 2'–4' tall × 18"-24" wide
  • Bloom Season: Summer
  • Lifespan: Perennial in zones 7–10 — grown as an annual in colder zones
  • Perennial Zones: 7–10

Divide established clumps in spring for more. Guaranteed to arrive healthy.

Silver Tussock