Annual Ornamental Grasses

With so many people moving from the suburbs back into urban spaces, there is a trend of finding beautiful small – even dwarf – plants to fit the smaller gardens. But now we have a striking beauty – the Little Miss Maiden Grass (Miscanthus sinensis...

‘Fireworks' breaks color barriers with a deep maroon-purple center vein flanked by hot pink margins. The effect is shockingly bright color in your garden from a typically simple grass.

Delightful, blue-tinted foliage quickly bursts into bright shades of eye-catching red with this remarkably colorful switch grass variety. By the time autumn arrives, your picturesque grass adopts shades of deep purple, topped with decorative seeds of...

Order yours today! * Beautiful bi-colored leaves * Evergreen that's great in sun or shade * Perfect for small gardens and containers * Pretty fountain-like habit You know that you need this beauty in your garden this year.

The bushy plumes are great as cut flowers if they are cut soon after they emerge. * Enormous Purple Plumes All Summer * Golden Foliage in Autumn * Deer Resistant * Great as foundation plantings

It forms a neat and easily controlled mound that looks fantastic in a row along the edge of a planter or in masses, filling in large beds under trees. Evercolor Everlime keeps its shape and color all year, being cold hardy up to zone 5.

Carex Bowles Golden is easily grown in medium to wet soil in full sun to part shade. It is also interesting as a specimen or accent plant, brightening shady areas. Does well in some shade, but tends to flop in too much shade.

It provides the strong narrow green leaves of Maiden Grass, but in a 3–4′ version. Miscanthus Yaku Jima' is a clump-forming grass that is native to certain areas of Japan including the Island of Yaku Jima.

Tiny reddish-copper flowers appear in long tassel-like inflorescences above the foliage in mid to late September, gradually turning into silvery white plumes as the seeds mature. Clumps have a sturdy, compact habit, well suited to the smaller garden.

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays, it also loves the heat and humidity ofour summers.

A dense, clump-forming sedge it features grass-like, arching, variegated leaves which are creamy yellow with dark green borders. Plants are similar in appearance to Genus name from Latin means cutter in reference to the sharp leaves and stem edges (rushes...

Leaf blades feature, at irregular intervals, distinctive horizontal yellow bands (to 1” in height) that retain good coloration throughout the growing season. Less vigorous with decreased flowering and tendency to flop in too much shade.

Substantial clumps tend to flop (or totally collapse when subjected to heavy winter snows), and will often benefit from some support. Useful as a specimen, in the border, or for mass planting.

The foliage of switch grass Panicum Shenandoah emerges bluish-green but rapidly turns burgundy-red by June and a dark wine for fall. Foliage also turns beige in fall and provides good winter interest.

The crisp green blades are arching and extremely narrow. Plants adapt to a wide range of conditions – moderate salinity, drought, slightly acid or alkaline pH and heavy clay or sandy soil.

It is useful for erosion control, rain gardens and areas with salt spray. The metallic-blue leaves of Panicum Heavy Metal turn yellow in autumn, fading to tan-beige in winter. This native grass withstands seasonal flooding yet is drought tolerant once...

Never fertilize a plant with a chemical fertilizer if the plant looks sick or wilted. An example would be 10-10-10 or 12-4-8. Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots of Pennisetum Hameln to spread through the loose, nutrient rich soil,...

Growing to be about 6 feet, this variety makes a striking statement planted in the back of a perennial garden. Who doesn't love the ever-changing colors and texture that Ornamental Grasses bring to the garden?

Tolerates poor soils. Details: Pink Muhly grass is best grouped or massed for late season color. This beautiful ornamental grass is stunning in dried floral arrangements. Tan seed plumes remain attractive in winter.

It is a rhizomatous, deciduous perennial grass that typically grows in dense spreading clumps to 15” tall and features gracefully arching green leaves variegated with gold longitudinal striping.

Cortaderia is one of the most cold hardy varieties of pampas grass, this selection is shorter and more compact than others. Flower plumes (1-3' long) may rise to 4 to 5′ tall on erect stems.

Is commonly found in central and southern Missouri in stream margins, sloughs, ponds, wet depressions in fields, pastures and prairies and in roadside ditches (Steyermark). Soft rush may be grown in tubs or containers sunk in the mud to control unwanted...

Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked. This procedure, called deadheading, encourages the Carex Blue Zinger plants to produce new foliage, keeping your plant looking attractive throughout...

Some are evergreen; some are variegated with gold or white. Nothing says color better than the myriad of color variations found in ornamental grasses. Ornamental grasses come in a wide range of heights, colors, and textures, making them perfect for any...

Divide the plants in spring before any fresh shoots appear and plant each new grass clump far enough away so that it doesn't shade its neighbors.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });So how do you fix falling...

Take the whole stem and allow the flower stalk to dry in a cool, dry place. In most cases, dividing ornamental grasses is recommended every few years once they are established. Most propagation of ornamental grasses is straightforward and takes no special...

Deer resistant. Beautiful rose-copper flower plumes begin their entrance in July with new seed heads appearing all the way into September! Rose Fountain Grass is a very easy plant to grow and is known for its vigorous performance.