Ornamental Grass Varieties

Wait until you see it backlit by the sun. Not a big revolution. Its small size is just right for decorative ceramic pots or balcony window boxes. If you have to garden small, be sure to go big! Order your own Little Miss Maiden Grass today.

Treat ‘Fireworks' like you would any ornamental grass, shearing it down to the ground in late fall or early spring. Drought and disease don't bother it once it is established and salt air doesn't even phase it.

Even deer tend to leave it alone! Hot Rod is spectacular when planted en masse or used as a border. Even when in decline Hot Rod adds decorative interest to the winter landscape. Your Hot Rod Switch Grass is a perennial grass that will grow 36-42 inches...

It looks stunning with dark-colored evergreens or the bright flowers of a perennial border. Don't wait until we're sold out of Evercolor Everlite! They will go fast. This is the most compact of all the Evercolor sedges and is perfect for edging a border,...

'Red Head' begins to show its enormous bottlebrush plumes in mid to late summer. * Enormous Purple Plumes All Summer * Golden Foliage in Autumn * Deer Resistant * Great as foundation plantings

It works equally well in sun or shade and is drought and deer resistant once it is established. One of the very best is Evercolor Everlime Carex (Carex oshimensis ‘Everlime'). If you want easy to grow and low-maintenance, then you can't beat Everlime.

This species thrives in shallow water (2-3 “). Cut to ground in winter. A good plant for the water garden or low spot. Foliage promptly turns yellow after frost. Commonly called tufted sedge.

Tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Clumps slowly expand in circumference by short rhizomes, but retain tight clump shape. 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. Blooms later than most cultivars. Prefers moist soils. Tiny reddish-copper flowers appear in long tassel-like inflorescences above the foliage in mid to late September, gradually...

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. Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays.

It is not evergreen in the Maryland area, although some foliage color will persist through the winter.it looks great grouped in the woodland garden or border or when used to edge a woodland path.

As seeds begin to form, the flower/seed plumes fade to creamy tan, often providing some winter interest. Tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Prefers moist soils. Cut foliage to the ground in late winter just before new shoots appear.

Foliage turns yellowish after frost, but quickly fades to straw-beige by winter. Miscanthus gracillimus is easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.

Panicles turn beige as the seeds mature in fall with the seed plumes persisting well into winter. Tolerates wide range of soils, including dry ones, but prefers moist, sandy or clay soils.

Panicles are composed of 60-480 pale yellow or silvery whiskered spikelets. This grass prospers in sunny sites with a wide variety of soils. Foliage is less than 1/8” wide and up to 12” long.

Stems typically retain vertical form without flopping throughout the growing season and into winter. Features metallic-blue leaves which turn yellow in autumn, fading to tan-beige in winter.

Don't fertilize Pennisetum Hameln after August in the North. Can also be used to water, simply wind the hose throught your new plantings and hook up to the faucet and run for 15 to 20 minutes or until plants are sufficiently watered.

(Andropogon gerardii) 'Red October' has attractive foliage that changes color seasonally. Growing to be about 6 feet, this variety makes a striking statement planted in the back of a perennial garden.

Best in full sun. Does not spread by rhizomes. Glossy, wiry, thread-like, dark green leaves and stems form an attractive basal clump to 2' tall. Tolerates poor soils. Mass for cover of areas with poor soils.

It is a rhizomatous, deciduous perennial grass that typically grows in dense spreading clumps to 15” tall and features gracefully arching green leaves variegated with gold longitudinal striping.

However, it bears the same showy plumes which are creamy white and silky to the touch and the plumes are perfect for dried . Tolerates light shade. It was first introduced into the U.

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 summer. Plants will also naturalize by self-seeding.

For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on. Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or base of the plant.

The shorter, low-growing ornamental grasses are most often used as edging. There are a number of other reasons to include ornamental grass in the border or landscape.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });–...

Wrap a strand of garden twine that matches the grass around the entire clump, about halfway up the stalks. Avoid any more fertilizer for the rest of the year.Another reason your ornamental grass may flop over is that it has grown too big.

It is often obvious when this needs to be done, as the grass may have a dead patch in the center or simply fail to produce a thick crown of leaves.Propagation of ornamental grasses is through this division or from volunteer plants that have come from...

Mounds of narrow, elegantly arching leaves grow to 2' tall. Deer resistant. Can be used in rain gardens. Rose Fountain Grass is an exciting addition to any landscape. Good for cut arrangements.