Ornamental Grasses Zone 4

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This is a tough perennial grass that is easy to care for. 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.

Hot Rod Switch Grass stays true to its name as the “hot rod” of the grasses—ablaze in color from summer through fall. It has an upright habit, with a gentle cascading effect (to the outside foliage), lending a touch of additional elegance to its...

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The deep purple buds mature to smoky purple plumes. 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.

Nothing does that as well as grasses and sedges. It makes a magnificent ground cover or try it in your favorite container. It works equally well in sun or shade and is drought and deer resistant once it is established.

Insignificant flowers appear in May on inflorescences of staminate and pistulate spikes which are not showy but are noticeable and persist into July. The golden color of this cultivar casts a reflection on ponds and streams and will reflect light.

Leaf blades (to 3/8” wide) are green and arch gracefully downward. Foliage should be left standing throughout the winter for visual interest and to provide protection for the crowns.

‘Morning Light' tends to keep its upright shape better than some other cultivars and rarely flops. Tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Clumps slowly expand in circumference by short rhizomes, but usually retain tight clump shape.

Dwarf size facilitates use as a tall ground cover. Cut foliage to the ground in late winter just before new shoots appear. Versatile ornamental grass for smaller areas. Less vigorous with decreased flowering and tendency to flop in too much shade.

Plants thrive in moist soils, but also perform well in average garden soils, with better tolerance for periods of dryness than most sedges have. This sedge is evergreen in the deep South, maintaining good foliage in both summer and winter.

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. They stay attractive from summer right through the winter. This elegantly shaped grass has narrow leaves with white mid-ribs and a vase-like form.

Perfect for use in rain gardens, and provides winter interest in any situation. Tolerates all types of soil. Panicles turn beige as the seeds mature in fall with the seed plumes persisting well into winter.

Plants should be groomed or cut to the ground in early spring to remove tattered foliage and make way for new foliage. Blooming plants are about 1-2' tall and 1' wide. Panicles are composed of 60-480 pale yellow or silvery whiskered spikelets.

Panicum Heavy Metal tolerates wide range of soils, including dry ones, but prefers moist, sandy or clay soils. Foliage clump is topped in mid-summer by finely-textured, pink-tinged, branched flower panicles which hover over the foliage like an airy cloud.

To lessen the mess of long grass blades spilling throughout your garden, use this quick and easy technique for cutting back ornamental grasses. For the ones that remain semi-evergreen, you should only cut off the brown or winter injured foliage in the...

We recommend planting Red October in almost any sunny spot with well-draining soil. Deer tend to stay away and this grass will quickly become one of the focal points in your late season garden.

Genus name honors Gotthilf Henry Ernest Muhlenberg (1753-1815), Lutheran pastor in Pennsylvania, U.S.A., distinguished amateur botanist. Tan seed plumes remain attractive in winter.

Golden Japanese Forest Grass is Best grown in humusy, consistently moist, well-drained soils in part shade. Trim foliage to the ground in late winter to early spring before the new shoots emerge.

Shade trees are larger trees that can help keep cooling costs down in the summer or create a shady oasis in the landscape. Evergreen trees are often used as windbreaks, privacy screens and to add winter interest to the landscape.

Maples are great container trees. Select a location protected from winter winds, like a courtyard. You'll need to apply a thick layer of mulch over the tree's root zone.and move it indoors when the winter gets really cold.

French hydrangeas are only reliably hardy to about USDA zone 5. As one of the hardiest species of hydrangeas for zone 4,produces long, conical clusters of tiny flowers. Some plants develop arching stems while others are tightly formed bushes.

Not quite all varieties are hardy to zone 4.– Does very well in shade, but only some varieties are hardy to zone 4.When planting shade plants for zone 4, it's important to pay attention to the plants' needs.

These cold hardy azaleas are extremely prolific when it comes to flowers, and, come May, your bushes will be laden with fragrant pink flowers.For light pink flowers with a sweet smell, consider the “Pink Lights” selection.

Keep reading to learn more about growing wildflowers in zone 4 and selecting cold hardy wildflowers that will stand up to zone 4 winters.Before delving too far into wildflower selection, it's important to understand that USDA zones are based on temperature,...

The key to success largely depends on your zone 4 grape selections. Very popular for its toughness and flavor, it's a good choice in cold climates. Grapevines do have different levels of hardiness, however.