Mexican Feather Grass is an ornamental grass. It may behave like a perennial and die back each winter in colder climates. In my zone 7 garden it’s more like a semi-evergreen, retaining some color over the winter and keeping enough green or tan grass stalks to still provide interest all winter.

It does best in full sun in an area with good drainage. It can take some shade, can handle drought, and does not do well with excessive watering.

What’s its season of interest?

Mexican Feather Grass develops a feathery plume of seeds in the summer.

How easy is it to care for Mexican Feather Grass?

Overall score: 7 (easy). It’s not especially hard to grow Mexican Feather Grass since it actually does worse if you overly water or fertilize it. Give it dry, well-draining soil and it will do okay left on its own.

It can be challenging to get Mexican Feather Grass to really thrive though. It is not a long-lived grass and doesn’t respond well to being divided or moved. You will likely get smaller feather grass plants popping up in your garden from the seeds it sends out each year, but so far these haven’t been hard to manage in my own garden. In fact, these little seedlings have been needed to replace the older plants as they start dying out over the years.

Problems with Mexican Feather Grass

It can die if it gets too much water or is exposed to standing water.