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Examples

  • The Stipa is the cornerstone of the daylily hill and offer year around interest.

    I Kale Your Name* « Fairegarden 2009

  • Anemanthele lessoniana (aka Stipa arundinacea), say, or molinia - best practice is to detach seed by running the stems between forefinger and thumbnail.

    Life and style | guardian.co.uk 2009

  • Desert and desert-steppe species such as Stipa pennata, Allium polyrrhizum, Anabasis brevifolia, and Artemisia frigida reach far into the southern regions of the Altai Mountains.

    Altai montane forest and forest steppe 2008

  • Nevertheless, centers of origin of certain genera, such as Stipa, Astragalus and Oxytropis, occur.

    Kazakh steppe 2008

  • Dominant plants of the steppe include grasses and forbs such as Stipa bungeana, Pennisetum flaccidum, Aristida triesta, Orinus thoroldii, Artemisia webbiana, and Trikeraia hookeri.

    Yarlung Zambo arid steppe 2008

  • Alternatively, use a tall grass planted in a pot on its own, such as Stipa gigantea, a densely-tufted evergreen type that'll look great on a frosty morning.

    icNewcastle 2009

  • I also have the Nasella/Stipa in the hottest, driest, sunniest part of the garden, by the shed.

    Updates And A New Fairest Of The Faire « Fairegarden 2010

  • Principle communities include tussock grasslands of Stipa spp. and xerophytic cushion grasses of Poa spp. interspersed with bushes of Schinus magellanicus and Condalia microphilia, among other species.

    Península Valdés, Argentina 2008

  • Sandy areas are covered with feather grass Stipa sp. and other steppe species.

    Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania 2009

  • Patagonian steppe occurs to the east, with extensive tussock grasslands of Stipa spp.,

    Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina 2009

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