Rough Spear grass (Austrostipa scabra) grows to 15 cm with stems reaching up to half a metre. It has an open panicle with many flowers and a purple colouration.
Foxtail Spear grass (Austrostipa densiflora) grows to 20 cm high with stems up to 1 metre. It has an attractive, dense, compact panicle making it an ideal landscaping grass.
Rough Spear grass is also a great low NSC horse pasture grass to help prevent laminitis and founder in horses and ponies.
Spear grasses are:
Low in NSCs to prevent laminitis (Rough Spear grass)
