Low Growing Ornamental Grasses

But now we have a striking beauty – the Little Miss Maiden Grass (Miscanthus sinensis ‘Little Miss') – that has all of the great traits of the well-loved miscanthus grasses and puts them in a small but mighty package.

The effect is shockingly bright color in your garden from a typically simple grass. If you're looking for something other than the “same old, same old” in your garden this year, order a few Pennisetum Fireworks from us today! * Outstanding variegated...

By the time autumn arrives, your picturesque grass adopts shades of deep purple, topped with decorative seeds of red/purple intensity. Try one today! * Colorful foliage * Adaptable to a variety of soils * Drought & salt tolerant * Thrives in full sun

It looks stunning with dark-colored evergreens or the bright flowers of a perennial border. Each blade has a soft creamy interior that glows against a rich deep-green edge. Don't wait until we're sold out of Evercolor Everlite! They will go fast.

Smoky Rose Color Plumes That Last Months! The Ornamental Fountain Grass 'Redhead Fountain Grass', 'Pennisetum 'Redhead', produces very soft plumes that are smoky rose in color, all season long.

It makes a magnificent ground cover or try it in your favorite container. It stands out from other carex with eye-catching spring-green blades with a lime-green edge. 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 reflects its beautiful color on ponds and streams. This beautiful sedge's vivid foliage adds bright color to the garden.

The cultivar name does not describe a specific clone, but actually describes several very similar forms of miscanthus that have in common diminutive size and narrow leaves. Foliage should be left standing throughout the winter for visual interest and...

Elegant, arching white and green variegated leaves, this elegant ornamental grass is noted for its very narrow green leaves with white variegation on the margins, giving off an internal ‘light' affect.

Use this grass a a specimen, in borders, meadow or wild gardens and naturalized areas. Tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Prefers moist soils. Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays, it also loves the heat...

A dense, clump-forming sedge it features grass-like, arching, variegated leaves which are creamy yellow with dark green borders. , commonly known as Oshima kan suge, is a fine-textured sedge that typically grows in a low, grass-like mounded clump to 10-16”...

Prefers moist soils. It typically grows in a substantial clump to 4-6' tall, but sends up flower stalks to 2' above the foliage, thus bringing the total height of the grass to 6-8' tall when in flower.

This grass also loves our summer heat and humidity. Tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Blooms later than most cultivars. A blaqze of coppery-pink plumes is the perfect addition to any fall garden.

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. Cut back clumps to the ground in late winter to early spring.

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.

Seed plumes persist well into winter providing visual interest as well as food for birds. Foliage clump is topped in mid-summer by finely-textured, pink-tinged, branched flower panicles which hover over the foliage like an airy cloud.

Warm season grasses will do better during warmer times of the year and remain good looking even when temperatures are high and moisture is limited. A less expensive fast release fertilizer such as a 10-10-10 will work just as well if applied twice during...

Growing to be about 6 feet, this variety makes a striking statement planted in the back of a perennial garden. (Andropogon gerardii) We recommend planting Red October in almost any sunny spot with well-draining soil.

Borders, cottage gardens or native plant areas. Glossy, wiry, thread-like, dark green leaves and stems form an attractive basal clump to 2' tall. , commonly called pink muhly grass or pink hair grass, is a clump-forming, warm season, perennial grass that...

Plant foliage will burn in full sun locations. The yellow leaves have narrow green stripes. , commonly called Hakone grass, is a rhizomatous, shade-loving, deciduous perennial grass that is native both to moist mountain areas including wet rocky cliffs...

Cortaderia is one of the most cold hardy varieties of pampas grass, this selection is shorter and more compact than others. It was planted around the world in Victorian times, and today is considered to be one of the most popular of the ornamental grasses.

Notwithstanding its preference for abundant moisture, soft rush will perform surprisingly well in average garden soils as long as they receive consistent irrigation. Although the stems appear from a distance as coarse and stiff, they are soft to the touch.

Is a low clumping European sedge. Any type of mulch will do but cypress or hardwood mulch will be of a higher quality and provide better nutrition overall as they breakdown. A general rule of thumb is to count to 5 for every one gallon of pot size.

Ornamental grasses come in a wide range of heights, colors, and textures, making them perfect for any space in the garden, especially the border. Their foliage also turns russet to golden-brown.

Most of these grasses need very little care and thrive on neglect, so they're perfect for even novice gardeners to grow. These plants benefit from being divided every three or four years.

This gives you the “2 for the price of 1” effect that budget minded gardeners appreciate, as well as increases and enhances the growth of the plants.Ornamental grass propagation is easiest with this method but some produce well with seed.

Deer resistant. Mounds of narrow, elegantly arching leaves grow to 2' tall. Can be used in rain gardens. Good for cut arrangements. It is an excellent cutting plant for flower arrangements.