Colorful Ornamental Grasses

Not a big revolution. 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. The inside foliage, near the center stays green which gives a neat two-tone effect.

Treat ‘Fireworks' like you would any ornamental grass, shearing it down to the ground in late fall or early spring. In late summer it will shoot up soft, fluffy ‘foxtails' blooms that will add even greater interest.

Even deer tend to leave it alone! Hot Rod is spectacular when planted en masse or used as a border. It's drought tolerant and generally carefree. Dazzling Color Earlier Than Other Grasses With Hot Rod Switch Grass you won't have to wait long to enjoy...

Enjoy Big Excitement From a Little Plant! It's time to add some energy and excitement to your tired garden and we have just the thing for you! EverColor Everlite Variegated Sedge Grass (Carex oshimensis ‘Everlite') is the newest introduction in the...

Use this plant in containers, in sunny borders, meadows, rock gardens, and foundation plantings. 'Red Head' begins to show its enormous bottlebrush plumes in mid to late summer. Smoky Rose Color Plumes That Last Months! The Ornamental Fountain Grass 'Redhead...

Nothing does that as well as grasses and sedges. Lime-striped foliage all year! Do you want to add year-round motion and energy to your garden this year? If you want easy to grow and low-maintenance, then you can't beat Everlime.

Carex Bowles Golden is easily grown in medium to wet soil in full sun to part shade. Can also be grown in average garden soil, albeit less vigorously, but soil must not be allowed to dry out.

‘Yaku Jima' is sometimes described in commerce as being a dwarf form of Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Cut foliage to the ground in late winter just before new shoots appear.

‘Morning Light' tends to keep its upright shape better than some other cultivars and rarely flops. Typically forms an upright, rounded clump of foliage growing 4-6′ tall. Clumps have a sturdy, compact habit, well suited to the smaller garden.

Dwarf size facilitates use as a tall ground cover. 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.

A dense, clump-forming sedge it features grass-like, arching, variegated leaves which are creamy yellow with dark green borders. It can also be grown in low spots or along ponds or streams but is equally at home in the rock garden or spilling over a rocky...

Foliage should be left standing throughout the winter for visual interest and to provide protection for the crowns. It is noted for its compact size, upright form, horizontally-banded foliage and wine-purple flower plumes.

Prefers moist soils. Foliage should be left standing throughout the winter for visual interest and to provide protection for the crowns. This is by far the most popular of all Miscanthus varieties.

Foliage also turns beige in fall and provides good winter interest. In winter, the leaf color fades to beige; the blades persist and offer cover to birds. Tolerates wide range of soils, including dry ones, but prefers moist, sandy or clay soils.

Plants adapt to a wide range of conditions – moderate salinity, drought, slightly acid or alkaline pH and heavy clay or sandy soil. Foliage can be semi-evergreen or deciduous depending on the climate.

Grows primarily in clumps, but may infrequently spread by rhizomes. Panicles turn straw-yellow as the seeds mature fading to beige in winter. Tends to flop in rich soils. Panicum Heavy Metal tolerates wide range of soils, including dry ones, but prefers...

This is not to be rushed. In choosing the basic type of fertilizer for your Pennisetum Hameln, it is important to determine what you need your plant to do. Can also be used to water, simply wind the hose throught your new plantings and hook up to the...

Beginning as a gray-blue in spring, deepening to blue-green in summer, and then dramatically turning a brilliant scarlet-red come fall, this grass brings some serious drama! The perfect ornamental grass to add winter interest, 'Red October' is both deer...

Genus name honors Gotthilf Henry Ernest Muhlenberg (1753-1815), Lutheran pastor in Pennsylvania, U.S.A., distinguished amateur botanist. Best in full sun. Details: Pink Muhly grass is best grouped or massed for late season color.

Mulch in winter. Other common names include forest grass and Japanese forest grass. Plant foliage will lose color intensity (particularly on variegated leaf cultivars) in full shade.

Cortaderia is one of the most cold hardy varieties of pampas grass, this selection is shorter and more compact than others. It thrives in hot, full sun exposures and is especially useful as a specimen grass.This variety is very drought resistant once...

Cut back old foliage in early spring. In many locations it is considered to be a somewhat aggressive weed. Easily grown at the edge of a pond or water garden, in boggy areas, among wet pebbles or rocks or in several inches of standing water.

A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. We recommend feeding your Carex Blue Zinger in the very early spring and again in mid summer after all new growth has hardened off and it...

Short grasses can also be used in small groups for a massing effect or in large groups as ground cover. The shorter, low-growing ornamental grasses are most often used as edging. Their wispy, graceful foliage adds interesting form and texture to borders.

These plants benefit from being divided every three or four years. Give these plants one application offirst thing in the spring just as the grass blades begin to sprout. If you have a habit of fertilizing your ornamental plants on a regular basis, you'll...

Actual care will depend upon the species, as some prefer dry conditions and others need consistent moisture.Follow the same cultural care required by the parent plant. It is often obvious when this needs to be done, as the grass may have a dead patch...

Rose Fountain Grass is an exciting addition to any landscape. Can be used in rain gardens. Good for cut arrangements. Mounds of narrow, elegantly arching leaves grow to 2' tall. Beautiful rose-copper flower plumes begin their entrance in July with new...