Low Maintenance 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. This is a tough perennial grass that is easy to care for. In late summer it will shoot up soft, fluffy ‘foxtails' blooms that will add even greater interest.

By the time autumn arrives, your picturesque grass adopts shades of deep purple, topped with decorative seeds of red/purple intensity. Hot Rod Switch Grass stays true to its name as the “hot rod” of the grasses—ablaze in color from summer through...

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 Don't wait until we're sold out of Evercolor Everlite! They will go fast.

* 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.

It makes a magnificent ground cover or try it in your favorite container. One of the very best is Evercolor Everlime Carex (Carex oshimensis ‘Everlime'). They are super easy to care for, they fit into just about any garden style and there are so many...

The yellow seems to glow in partial shade. Carex Bowles Golden is easily grown in medium to wet soil in full sun to part shade. Foliage promptly turns yellow after frost. This species thrives in shallow water (2-3 “).

Miscanthus Yaku Jima is a slightly bigger plant than Adagio, but the main difference is that its leaves are more narrow. It achieves a thick, full clump of billowing, arched foliage quickly, and silver flowers in August.

‘Morning Light' tends to keep its upright shape better than some other cultivars and rarely flops. Foliage should be left standing throughout the winter for visual interest and to provide protection for the crowns.

Dwarf size facilitates use as a tall ground cover. Accent, specimen, grouping or mass. Borders, meadows, wild gardens, cottage gardens, naturalized areas or pond/water garden peripheries.

Add texture to your landscape with this lovely mounding grass. A dense, clump-forming sedge it features grass-like, arching, variegated leaves which are creamy yellow with dark green borders.

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.

Tolerant of summer heat and humidity. The foliage dries and turns tan-bronze for the winter. Substantial clumps tend to flop (or totally collapse when subjected to heavy winter snows), and will often benefit from some support.

Prefers Full sun to bring out the best red color. In winter, the leaf color fades to beige; the blades persist and offer cover to birds. Panicles turn beige as the seeds mature in fall with the seed plumes persisting well into winter.

This species performs as a perennial through zone 7 but is usually a reseeding annual in areas with colder winters. Foliage can be semi-evergreen or deciduous depending on the climate.

This native grass withstands seasonal flooding yet is drought tolerant once established. Looks great combined with Black-eyed Susan. Panicum Heavy Metal tolerates wide range of soils, including dry ones, but prefers moist, sandy or clay soils.

As an alternative, many gardeners like to use bungee cords. Sometimes, the growth is taller and longer with less than desirable branching when Nitrogen is deficient. To lessen the mess of long grass blades spilling throughout your garden, use this quick...

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. Its delicate pink plume seed heads appear in late summer and completely envelop the foliage.

Trim foliage to the ground in late winter to early spring before the new shoots emerge. Species plants (not cultivars thereof) may be grown by seed. It is a rhizomatous, deciduous perennial grass that typically grows in dense spreading clumps to 15”...

Plumes and blue-green leaves are both great for cutting and drying. Cortaderia is one of the most cold hardy varieties of pampas grass, this selection is shorter and more compact than others.

Although the stems appear from a distance as coarse and stiff, they are soft to the touch. Easily grown in moist to wet soils, including standing water to 4” deep, in full sun locations.

Carex Blue Zinger is slightly taller and bluer than the straight species. Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients. Carex Blue Zinger reliably blooms on the seasons new growth, so prune to the...

Ornamental grasses come in a wide range of heights, colors, and textures, making them perfect for any space in the garden, especially the border. Forms of ornamental grass that creep or self-sow can eventually become troublesome later on in the border,...

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...

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. In all cases, keep competitive weeds from around the root zone and add a layer of organic...

Rose Fountain Grass is an exciting addition to any landscape. Good for cut arrangements. 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...