S. barbata is a deciduous, perennial grass forming dense clumps of linear, arching, glossy, bronze-green leaves and long, slender, silky, silvery-grey flower spikelets in summer.

Winterhardy perennial
Height 30/100 cm
Width 30-60 cm
Spacing 30-40 cm/ 5 pc/m2
Flowering time VII-VIII
Site sunny, warm well drained dry chalky soil   
Propagation seeds
Cutting back spring