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The seedheads fade to old gold before dropping their seeds, while the stems remain upright well into winter, looking beautiful when edged in frost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fine architectural plant that makes a real statement in the garden, introducing sound, movement and textural lightness into a space. It combines well with perennials such as \u003cem\u003eAchillea\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEchinacea\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAllium\u003c\/em\u003e bulbs. Low maintenance — in spring, simply cut back faded stems to the main clump and lightly trim any frayed leaves. 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