Monrovia Ornamental Grasses

Not a big revolution. In autumn red flowers give way to buff-colored seed heads that hold through the winter. Wait until you see it backlit by the sun. Its small size is just right for decorative ceramic pots or balcony window boxes.

Fireworks brings deep beautiful color wherever you plant it, even in containers! It grows 24” to 36” tall and holds its color all season long, even deep onto the fall. Use fountain grass to add texture and dimension to your perennial beds and borders.

It has an upright habit, with a gentle cascading effect (to the outside foliage), lending a touch of additional elegance to its form. The long, slender blades of Hot Rod reach up tall and straight, with an additional 6 inches added once it's whimsical,...

(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.

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.

One of the very best is Evercolor Everlime Carex (Carex oshimensis ‘Everlime'). Once you try it you will agree that it is such a great and adaptable plant. Lime-striped foliage all year! Do you want to add year-round motion and energy to your garden...

Carex Bowles Golden has shimmering yellow leaves with dark green margins. Is a dense, clump-forming sedge rising 1-2.5′ tall which is grown for its foliage effect. Foliage promptly turns yellow after frost.

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. Miscanthus Yaku Jima is a slightly bigger plant than Adagio, but the main difference...

Foliage has an overall silvery appearance. Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays present in much of the St. Louis area. Typically forms an upright, rounded clump of foliage growing 4-6′ tall.

Cultivars available in commerce today, typically growing 3 to 4 feet tall (5 feet in bloom.) It is an upright, warm season, clump-forming ornamental grass which features extremely narrow, silver-gray blades which turn yellow in fall.

Plants spread slowly by short rhizomes. Carex Evergold is easily grown in medium to wet soils in part shade. Plants generally dislike hot and humid summer climates. Insignificant brownish flower spikes appear on triangular stems in spring.

Attractive reddish plumes rise one foot above the foliage in late summer. Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Perfect for smaller gardens.

They are a mounding grass with gracefully flowing narrow green foliage. The foliage dries and turns tan-bronze for the winter. They stay attractive from summer right through the winter.

Panicum Shenandoah grows in average, medium to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Will grow in part shade, but begins to lose its columnar form in too much shade, growing more openly and possibly falling over.

By late summer or autumn plants are crowned with buff colored seedheads. Foliage is less than 1/8” wide and up to 12” long. This species thrives in coastal sites with excessive wind but is intolerant of sites with poorly drained soils.

Seed plumes persist well into winter providing visual interest as well as food for birds. This native grass withstands seasonal flooding yet is drought tolerant once established. It is useful for erosion control, rain gardens and areas with salt spray.

Plants such as Pennisetum Hameln grow best if they are fertilized once in the spring and again in early summer. 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...

We recommend planting Red October in almost any sunny spot with well-draining soil. Who doesn't love the ever-changing colors and texture that Ornamental Grasses bring to the garden?

Best grown in sandy or rocky, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to light shade. 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...

Leaf variegation color is affected by the amount of sun exposure and the growing climate. Plants will grow well in deeper shade (particularly in hot summer climates), but the gold variegation changes to lime green.

Its common name is in obvious reference to the Argentine grasslands (the pampas) where it grows. Tolerates drought once established. Female plants produce prodigious amounts of seed and can self-seed freely, often resulting in naturalization that displaces...

Juncus effusus Features cylindrical upright green stems that appear coarse and stiff but are soft to the touch. Easily grown in moist to wet soils, including standing water to 4” deep, in full sun locations.

Fall pruning, especially in warmer climates, can result in a quick flush of new growth that prevents dormancy and makes winter freezes potentially deadly. It creates a barrier between the roots of the plant and fungus and pathogens that can cause root...

Because of its small size, it is most often used as edging or planted in masses as a ground cover. Most ornamental grasses are well suited to full sun, but many varieties also thrive in shade.

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...

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Can be used in rain gardens. 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 to grow and is known for its vigorous performance.