Silver Shadow silverhair pineapplegrass
Astelia 'Silver Shadow'
USDA zones8 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Silver Shadow' silverhair pineapplegrass (Astelia 'Silver Shadow') is a perennial for borders, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It stays evergreen, so the silvery leaves give color all year. It also tolerates drought and salt, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Silver feather grass, Purple cranesbill, and Atropurpurea Nana Japanese barberry.