A fine-leaved perennial tussock grass is a popular ornamental grass in Europe.  In Australia, it has occasionally been planted when mistaken for a native Austrostipa. The leaves grow to 20 cm long but the finely branching seed heads are on stems up to 1 metre tall. Each seed has a sharp point and a long twisting awn enabling it to be carried on livestock, vehicles or hay. If Mexican feathergrass became established in SA it would invade native grasslands and compete with pastures, reducing their productivity as it is poor forage.

A low growing or prostrate form of Rosemary to 0.4 m high with a mass of lilac-blue flowers from late summer, right through winter and into spring. An aromatic culinary herb and one of the most beautiful and useful ground-covers. It is perfect for mass planting on retaining walls and in garden beds, or as a specimen in a pot. Hardy, water wise and very well suited to coastal plantings.