Hardy Ornamental Grasses

The inside foliage, near the center stays green which gives a neat two-tone effect. 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.

This is a tough perennial grass that is easy to care for. It looks great with prairie-style companions (Coreposis ‘Moonbeam' or Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm' come to mind) or in modern gardens where it makes an unforgettable statement planted in masses.

Hot Rod Switch Grass stays true to its name as the “hot rod” of the grasses—ablaze in color from summer through fall. Your Hot Rod Switch Grass is a perennial grass that will grow 36-42 inches in height, with a 24-inch spread when mature.

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* Enormous Purple Plumes All Summer * Golden Foliage in Autumn * Deer Resistant * Great as foundation plantings This plant has no serious insect or disease problems and is not usually appealing to deer.

Once you try it you will agree that it is such a great and adaptable plant. Evercolor Everlime keeps its shape and color all year, being cold hardy up to zone 5. It makes a magnificent ground cover or try it in your favorite container.

Carex Bowles Golden has shimmering yellow leaves with dark green margins. With regular watering, may be grown in borders, rock gardens and containers. It reflects its beautiful color on ponds and streams.

‘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. Tolerant of summer heat and humidity.

Clumps have a sturdy, compact habit, well suited to the smaller garden. Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays present in much of the St. Louis area.

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. Less vigorous with decreased flowering and tendency to flop in too much shade.

Plants spread slowly by short rhizomes. Insignificant brownish flower spikes appear on triangular stems in spring. , commonly known as Oshima kan suge, is a fine-textured sedge that typically grows in a low, grass-like mounded clump to 10-16” tall and...

Miscanthus Little Zebra makes a tidy, compact mound of green foliage with prominent, yellow horizontal banding that holds well through the summer. As seeds begin to form, the flower/seed plumes fade to creamy tan, often providing some winter interest.

A blaqze of coppery-pink plumes is the perfect addition to any fall garden. Foliage turns yellowish after frost, but quickly fades to straw-beige by winter. This grass also loves our summer heat and humidity.

Native to north America this grass is a perfect addition to any garden. Panicum Shenandoah grows in average, medium to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Perfect for use in rain gardens, and provides winter interest in any situation.

This species thrives in coastal sites with excessive wind but is intolerant of sites with poorly drained soils. By late summer or autumn plants are crowned with buff colored seedheads.

Grows primarily in clumps, but may infrequently spread by rhizomes. Stems typically retain vertical form without flopping throughout the growing season and into winter. Generally best in full sun.

If over-fertilization is severe, and no action taken to remedy the problem the plant may just wilt and die. Water at the base of the plant near the soil line only. A sharp cut will heal quicker than a jagged cut, which will also minimize the likelihood...

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...

Details: Pink Muhly grass is best grouped or massed for late season color. In Missouri, it most frequently occurs in acidic soils in open woods, glades or openings along roads primarily in central Ozark and western areas south of the Missouri River (see...

Yellow-green flowers appear in loose, nodding panicles in mid-summer. Species plants reportedly have better winter hardiness and perform better in full sun exposures than ‘Areola'.

Its common name is in obvious reference to the Argentine grasslands (the pampas) where it grows. It was planted around the world in Victorian times, and today is considered to be one of the most popular of the ornamental grasses.

Juncus effusus is a striking vertical addition to any garden or container planting. Insignificant, tiny, yellowish-green to pale brown flowers appear in clusters (many flowered cymes) that emerge on the side of the stems slightly below the stem tips in...

We suggest when planting your newly purchased Carex Blue Zinger plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper. Bio-tone is a gardener's best friend and can help guarantee your success.

While ornamental grasses generally reach their peak during fall, they can also add texture, volume and color to. The shorter, low-growing ornamental grasses are most often used as edging.

One of the few problems you may have with an ornamental grass plant, however, is the stems falling over, otherwise known as lodging of ornamental grasses.Preventing flopping grass in the garden is easier once you understand why ornamental grass falls...

In most cases, dividing ornamental grasses is recommended every few years once they are established. Many perennial plants benefit from division.You simply dig up the plant when it is going dormant and cut it into two or more sections with healthy roots...

Rose Fountain Grass is an exciting addition to any landscape. It is an excellent cutting plant for flower arrangements. Beautiful rose-copper flower plumes begin their entrance in July with new seed heads appearing all the way into September! Rose Fountain...