Perennial Ornamental Grasses Zone 7

Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or base of the plant. A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole.

Plant in full to partial sun. Grows only 10'' tall making it perfect as a ground cover or small accent plant in your border garden. Light pinkish white flowers in late summer. Especially striking with lime green or yellow leaves plantings.

Afterwards, the bed should be good to go for several years.Most people who see the Japanese sedge in my garden believe it is a small ornamental grass, but it is distinctively different from grasses.

Easy to grow and provides interest in all four seasons. Richly golden variegated leaves form delicate looking, tough-as-nails mounded plants. 2009 Perennial of the Year.

This sensuous ornamental grass has huge, silky, sand-pink plumes reaching 2 ft. Dramatic in large dried arrangements. Stalks from early summer to mid-autumn. Long atop 6-7 ft.

Hakonechloa Aureola, Eragrostis Purple Love Grass and Cortaderia Pink Pampas. These grasses are easy to grow and provide interest in all four seasons.

Easy to grow and provides interest in all four seasons. The flower spikes of this native grass come to life by creating a pink "cloud-like" effect on the planting area while in bloom.

Growing to 18" tall, the plants' tidy mounding habit make them good options for containers, small spaces and rock gardens. Its narrow, dark green leaves are lined with golden stripes.

This sedge is evergreen in the South, maintaining a good appearance in both summer and winter, but is not evergreen in northern areas, although some foliage color will persist through the winter, but it will need cut back in the spring.

Foliage starts blue-green and develops burgundy tips early, turning fully burgundy during the summer. The attractive airy seed heads are burgundy too, and start appearing as early as July.

Group with other prairie plants such as echinacea, monarda and rudbeckia, to create your own modern meadow. Gorgeous in the fall when the foliage turns vibrant shades of orange, yellow, red and purple.

Dwarf Mondo Grass is a low growing grass that grows to about 4 inches, so if you use it as a lawn substitute keeping it short won't be a problem, and you won't spend all your weekends mowing it.

These naturally short plants – the tufts only get about 24” tall – are perfect for covering the ‘feet' of bare-bottomed plants like tall Phlox or Bee Balm for a prairie garden effect.

Dwarf Chinese Lantern ‘Gnome' (Physalis alkekengi var. It's most often grown for dried flower arrangements where it adds color and charm to fall bouquets. It flowers in mid-summer and a papery, orange calyx forms around each ripening fruit.

It will die back to the ground in cold climates and often needs extra mulch for winter protection in zone 5. The woody vine has three-lobed, dark green leaves and it climbs by tendrils so give it a fence, trellis or other structure to grow on.

One Adagio Maiden Grass is a stunning centerpiece and standout specimen in your garden, but multiples are breathtakingly spectacular in masses. Adagio Maiden Grass (Miscanthus sinensis ‘Adagio') adds graceful motion and rich texture to your landscape.

Not a big revolution. 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.

It looks great with prairie-style companions (Coreposis ‘Moonbeam' or Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm' come to mind) or in modern gardens where it makes an unforgettable statement planted in masses.

Your Hot Rod Switch Grass is a perennial grass that will grow 36-42 inches in height, with a 24-inch spread when mature. Dazzling Color Earlier Than Other Grasses With Hot Rod Switch Grass you won't have to wait long to enjoy vibrant color in your yard.

Each blade has a soft creamy interior that glows against a rich deep-green edge. It looks stunning with dark-colored evergreens or the bright flowers of a perennial border. (It makes a BIG impact in a SMALL garden! Even if you only have a tiny spot like...

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.

Whether your garden is rustic or formal, Evercolor Everlime will brighten it up all year. If you want easy to grow and low-maintenance, then you can't beat Everlime. One of the very best is Evercolor Everlime Carex (Carex oshimensis ‘Everlime').

Insignificant flowers appear in May on inflorescences of staminate and pistulate spikes which are not showy but are noticeable and persist into July. The yellow seems to glow in partial shade.

Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays present in much of the St. Louis area. Tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Panicles fade to silver in fall, but remain showy throughout winter.

Cut foliage to the ground in late winter just before new shoots appear. Blooms later than most cultivars. Miscanthus Morning Light is a somewhat smaller, more fine-textured version of the popular Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full...

Borders, meadows, wild gardens, cottage gardens, naturalized areas or pond/water garden peripheries. Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays.

Plants thrive in moist soils, but also perform well in average garden soils, with better tolerance for periods of dryness than most sedges have. Add texture to your landscape with this lovely mounding grass.