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Grass Graceful Grasses Baby Tut™
Grass graceful grasses baby tut™
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Grass Graceful Grasses Baby Tut™
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Description: Slender, iridescent leaves offer an elegant sweeping, trailing habit.
Growing Tips:

A water garden friendly-grass that can be planted in the landscape as well.

Cyperus is not hardy enough to survive winters with freezing temperatures and it is not a candidate to overwinter inside. It is a very fast grower and will quickly grow to impressive size when replanted in the spring.

The plant can be planted in pots, along the waters edge of a pond, or even in a pond. The crown of the plant should never be covered in water and in fact both of these varieties can thrive in water as shallow as a few inches. The purpose is to keep the bulk of the soil or root mass wet.
The root ball can be submerged but it isn’t necessary. If the plant is put into a pot I would suggest plugging the hole or holes in the bottom of the pot to keep as much water as possible in the pot

Baby Tut is an evergreen or neutral grass. Where temperatures get colder than 25 degrees F, the plants should be treated as annuals. Once the grass turns brown it can either be removed immediately or removed in the spring. It should not be expected to live through the winter and begin growing again in the spring.

In areas where winter temperatures remain above 25 degrees it should be considered a perennial and the following information should be useful.

Evergreen or neutral grasses are usually plants that look like grasses but aren't actually classified as grasses, they are generally called grass-like plants.

Divide evergreen or neutral grasses and grass-like plants in spring only. Evergreen grasses don't ever go dormant. Dividing plants wounds them to some degree. For evergreen grasses this wounding will really affect their ability to live through the winter.

Exposure: Sun or partial sun.
Height: 18 - 24 "
Spacing: 14 - 20"
Hardy temp: 25°F (-4°C)
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Use: Use in water gardens, landscapes and mixed containers.
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Awards:
2008 - Top Performer in Containers
  -Kansas State University
2007 - Top Performer
  -Ohio State University Extension - Springfield
2007 - Top Performer
  -Longwood Gardens
2007 - Leader of the Pack Summer
  -North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum
2007 - Leader of the Pack Early Season
  -North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum
2007 - Leader of the Pack Late Season
  -North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum
2007 - Premium Quality
  -Welby Gardens Trials
2007 - Bronze Medal
  -University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners
2006 - Top Performer
  -Michigan State University
2006 - Best Varieties
  -University of Maine
2006 - Visitors Favorites
  -University of Maine
2006 - Excellent Rating
  -Boerner Botanical Garden
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