Ornamental Grasses That Grow In Shade

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. * Very easy care * Great for containers and small gardens * Bird friendly, deer resistant...

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. If you live near the coast, ‘Fireworks' will grow without need to coddle it.

It has an upright habit, with a gentle cascading effect (to the outside foliage), lending a touch of additional elegance to its form. Hot Rod Switch Grass is a must-have for those spots in your yard where you'd like some year-round interest.

(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.

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

It makes a magnificent ground cover or try it in your favorite container. Order yours today! * Cold-hardy to zone 5 * Distinctive lime-striped foliage * Super-easy care * Deer resistant

It reflects its beautiful color on ponds and streams. This species thrives in shallow water (2-3 “). This beautiful sedge's vivid foliage adds bright color to the garden. A good plant for the water garden or low spot.

Panicles fade to silver in fall, but remain showy throughout winter. Miscanthus Yaku Jima is a slightly bigger plant than Adagio, but the main difference is that its leaves are more narrow.

Morning Light Maiden Grass forms a graceful, upright mound of narrow green foliage, each leaf neatly edged in creamy-white. Foliage has an overall silvery appearance. ‘Morning Light' tends to keep its upright shape better than some other cultivars and...

Miscanthus Adagio is a dwarf grass cultivar which is one of the shortest of the many Miscanthus cultivars available in commerce today. Cultivars available in commerce today, typically growing 3 to 4 feet tall (5 feet in bloom.) It is an upright, warm...

, 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 as wide. It is not evergreen in the Maryland area, although some foliage color will persist through the winter.it...

Bright green foliage with yellow banding throughout summer. Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays present in much of the St. Louis area.

This is by far the most popular of all Miscanthus varieties. Tolerates of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clay. Cut foliage to the ground in late winter just before new shoots appear.

Prefers Full sun to bring out the best red color. Foliage also turns beige in fall and provides good winter interest. 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. Plants adapt to a wide range of conditions – moderate salinity, drought, slightly acid or alkaline pH and heavy clay or sandy soil.

Generally best in full sun. 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.

Cool season grasses also seem to do better and have better foliage quality when temperatures are cool or if they are given sufficient water during drought periods. If you can find a fertilizer formulated for shrubs, this fertilizer would work well onPennisetum...

Growing to be about 6 feet, this variety makes a striking statement planted in the back of a perennial garden. Deer tend to stay away and this grass will quickly become one of the focal points in your late season garden.

Add texture, movement and mass to your landscape with Pink Muhly Grass, an easy to grow, native ornamental grass. Best grown in sandy or rocky, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to light shade.

In St. Louis, the variegated striping appears gold in part shade. Leaves have a papery texture resembling the leaves of some types of bamboo. Species plants (not cultivars thereof) may be grown by seed.

It was planted around the world in Victorian times, and today is considered to be one of the most popular of the ornamental grasses. However, it bears the same showy plumes which are creamy white and silky to the touch and the plumes are perfect for dried...

Easily grown at the edge of a pond or water garden, in boggy areas, among wet pebbles or rocks or in several inches of standing water. Tolerates light shade, but best in full sun. Soft rush is one of the true rushes.

Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after. Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly planted plants when not used at the recommended rates.

Some grasses can even be integrated into bog or water gardens, while others prefer heat, thriving in drought-like conditions.Ornamental grasses are a diverse group of landscaping plants that can fit into nearly any garden style and make any type of border...

Whether you want to make a subtle statement or a big impact,can be just the right design detail for your landscaping. These plants benefit from being divided every three or four years.

Produce not only graceful beauty but a symphony of soothing sound. This is where all my ornamental grasses reside and provide an effective border andfreestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Every few years, the...

Deer resistant. Good for cut arrangements. It is an excellent cutting plant for flower arrangements. Mounds of narrow, elegantly arching leaves grow to 2' tall. Rose Fountain Grass is an exciting addition to any landscape.