Dazzling Color Earlier Than Other Grasses With Hot Rod Switch Grass you won't have to wait long to enjoy vibrant color in your yard. Even when in decline Hot Rod adds decorative interest to the winter landscape.
(It makes a BIG impact in a SMALL garden! Even if you only have a tiny spot like a pot on a balcony, you will love the gorgeous impression Everlite makes!) It is super hardy and evergreen up to zone 4 and requires very little maintenance.
'Red Head' begins to show its enormous bottlebrush plumes in mid to late summer. The deep purple buds mature to smoky purple plumes. This plant has no serious insect or disease problems and is not usually appealing to deer.
If you want easy to grow and low-maintenance, then you can't beat Everlime. It stands out from other carex with eye-catching spring-green blades with a lime-green edge. It will bring light and texture to any garden combo.
Foliage Color: Green with lime colored margins
Soil Type: Rich, evenly moist, well drained soils best
Flower Color: Brown
Foliage: Perennial
Moisture: Water carefully to establish, and weekly as needed for best results.
Tons of showy flower plumes emerge above the foliage in rustic bronze shades that fade to pink then white as autumn comes on. Once you see Adagio Maiden Grass backlit by the sun on a crisp fall evening, though, you will know what's been missing.
Fast-Growing Durable Turf Grass Legacy Buffalo Grass is a variety of Buffalo grass developed by the University of Nebraska. With proper care, you can have an established lawn in as little as 90 days Plugs come as 70 per tray and are grown in greenhouses...
A Thick, Soft Lawn That Tolerates Intense Heat The University of California released this remarkable grass in 2003. Planting is quick and easy. Buffalo grass varieties give up to a 75% reduction in water consumption, therefore saving you money.
Even pests seem to avoid it, eliminating the need for costly pesticides. It also develops a thick mat of roots so planting it against foundations can aid in dealing with water run-off.
The inside foliage, near the center stays green which gives a neat two-tone effect. Something these small gardens often lack is the motion and grandeur of grass, since so many of the American prairie grasses are big and bold.
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With the beautiful Gold Dew Tufted Hair Grass (Dechampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau') you get a highly ornamental but compact plant that packs a big punch in a little space. These naturally short plants – the tufts only get about 24” tall – are perfect...
In summer narrow panicles of creamy long awned spikelets appear. This grass prospers in sunny sites with a wide variety of soils. The crisp green blades are arching and extremely narrow.
Commonly called tufted sedge. The golden color of this cultivar casts a reflection on ponds and streams and will reflect light. A good plant for the water garden or low spot. Is a dense, clump-forming sedge rising 1-2.5′ tall which is grown for its...
Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays present in much of the St. Louis area. Miscanthus Yaku Jima' is a clump-forming grass that is native to certain areas of Japan including the Island of Yaku Jima.
Typically forms an upright, rounded clump of foliage growing 4-6′ tall. 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.
Tiny pink-tinged flowers appear in tassel-like inflorescences above the foliage in late summer, gradually turning into creamy white plumes by fall as the seeds mature. Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.
Plants tend to languish in full shade. This sedge is evergreen in the deep South, maintaining good foliage in both summer and winter. This sedge features narrow leaves (typically to 16” long by 5/16” wide).
Best in full sun. Clumps slowly expand in circumference by short rhizomes, but retain tight clump shape. As seeds begin to form, the flower/seed plumes fade to creamy tan, often providing some winter interest.
This elegantly shaped grass has narrow leaves with white mid-ribs and a vase-like form. Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays present in much of the St. Louis area.
It is stellar when planted in a way to allow viewing of the gracefully cascading blades. The yellow leaves have narrow green stripes. Other common names include forest grass and Japanese forest grass.
It tolerates a wide range of soils, including dry ones, but prefers moist, sandy or clay soils. Tolerates wide range of soils, including dry ones, but prefers moist, sandy or clay soils.
Also may self-seed in optimum growing conditions, however, Panicum Heavy Metal' does not come true from seed and self-seeded plants may be best removed from a planting to preserve the uniformity of the foliage color.
This is a very loose estimate, so please read the directions on the fertilizer before applying it. A very large established Pennisetum Hameln in the ground will take 2 – 3 cups of spread around the drip line of the foliage (not next to the base).
Best in full sun. Tolerates poor soils. Details: Pink Muhly grass is best grouped or massed for late season color. Mass for cover of areas with poor soils. Add texture, movement and mass to your landscape with Pink Muhly Grass, an easy to grow, native...
Clumps may be divided in late winter to early spring. In 1848, and for many years now has been grown as an ornamental plant in certain southern and western parts of the U.S. It has also been grown commercially for harvest of its large flower plumes for...
Juncus effusus clumps are often slow to establish, but once established will spread by creeping rhizomes. In St. Louis, clumps die to the ground in winter. Insignificant, tiny, yellowish-green to pale brown flowers appear in clusters (many flowered cymes)...
Fall pruning, especially in warmer climates, can result in a quick flush of new growth that prevents dormancy and makes winter freezes potentially deadly. A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling...
