Variegated Ornamental Grass

Something these small gardens often lack is the motion and grandeur of grass, since so many of the American prairie grasses are big and bold. With so many people moving from the suburbs back into urban spaces, there is a trend of finding beautiful small...

If you're looking for something other than the “same old, same old” in your garden this year, order a few Pennisetum Fireworks from us today! * Outstanding variegated foliage * Summer bloom * Heat tolerant

Try one today! * Colorful foliage * Adaptable to a variety of soils * Drought & salt tolerant * Thrives in full sun Delightful, blue-tinted foliage quickly bursts into bright shades of eye-catching red with this remarkably colorful switch grass variety.

(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.

In the fall the leaves turn gold in color. 'Red Head' looks great in late-season containers. Use this plant in containers, in sunny borders, meadows, rock gardens, and foundation plantings.

It forms a neat and easily controlled mound that looks fantastic in a row along the edge of a planter or in masses, filling in large beds under trees. If you want easy to grow and low-maintenance, then you can't beat Everlime.

A good plant for the water garden or low spot. Genus name from Latin means cutter in reference to the sharp leaves and stem edges (rushes are round but sedges have edges) found on most species' plants.

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

Clumps have a sturdy, compact habit, well suited to the smaller garden. Flower plumes persist well into winter providing good winter interest. Best in full sun. Less vigorous with decreased flowering and tendency to flop in too much shade.

Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays, it also loves the heat and humidity ofour summers. Prefers moist soils. Clumps slowly expand in circumference by short rhizomes, but retain tight clump shape.

This sedge features narrow leaves (typically to 16” long by 5/16” wide). Where not evergreen, foliage should be cut to the ground and removed in late winter. Plants tend to languish in full shade.

Cut foliage to the ground in late winter just before new shoots appear. As seeds begin to form, the flower/seed plumes fade to creamy tan, often providing some winter interest. Foliage fades to tan after frost.

Best in full sun. Foliage turns yellowish after frost, but quickly fades to straw-beige by winter. Tiny reddish-copper flowers appear in tassel-like inflorescences above the foliage in late September, gradually turning into silvery white plumes as the...

Cut back clumps to the ground in late winter to early spring. Native to north America this grass is a perfect addition to any garden. It tolerates a wide range of soils, including dry ones, but prefers moist, sandy or clay soils.

Leaves are glossy and usually rolled into a threadlike cylinder. This species thrives in coastal sites with excessive wind but is intolerant of sites with poorly drained soils. In summer narrow panicles of creamy long awned spikelets appear.

Panicum Heavy Metal is a switchgrass cultivar which features metallic-blue foliage and a columnar form. Generally best in full sun. Also may self-seed in optimum growing conditions, however, Panicum Heavy Metal' does not come true from seed and self-seeded...

A less expensive fast release fertilizer such as a 10-10-10 will work just as well if applied twice during the early spring and again in the late spring. It is generally recommended to not use power equipment such as gas hedgers to prune RPennisetum Hameln...

(Andropogon gerardii) Who doesn't love the ever-changing colors and texture that Ornamental Grasses bring to the garden? 'Red October' has attractive foliage that changes color seasonally.

Details: Pink Muhly grass is best grouped or massed for late season color. , commonly called pink muhly grass or pink hair grass, is a clump-forming, warm season, perennial grass that is noted for its attractive summer foliage and spectacular clouds of...

It is stellar when planted in a way to allow viewing of the gracefully cascading blades. Trim foliage to the ground in late winter to early spring before the new shoots emerge. Clumps spread by rhizomes, but are not considered to be invasive.

It was first introduced into the U. , commonly called pampas grass, is native to Brazil, Argentina and Chile. Clumps may be divided in late winter to early spring. Dwarf Pampas grass is Winter hardy to USDA Zones 7-11 where it is best grown in dry to...

Juncus effususcommonly called soft rush, common rush, bog rush or mat rush, is a grass-like, rhizomatous perennial that features cylindrical upright green stems in spreading basal clumps to 20-40” tall.

Cutting Carex Blue Zinger to within 2 inches of the ground in winter helps the plant produce a new flush of foliage. Remove the old flowers of Carex Blue Zinger as they become brown and unattractive but this is not necessary as the berried covered stems...

In part 3 of this 3-part series, I will discuss those hardy deciduous shrubs whose main attractive feature are their variegated leaves. In the last installment, I will describe those shrubs with variegated foliage.

Some varieties offer shades of blue and silver, while others are tinged in red or purple.is a low-growing, cool-season, clump-forming grass with silvery-blue foliage. Ornamental grasses add a softer, more natural feel to borders.

Most of these grasses need very little care and thrive on neglect, so they're perfect for even novice gardeners to grow. Give these plants one application offirst thing in the spring just as the grass blades begin to sprout.

In most cases, dividing ornamental grasses is recommended every few years once they are established. Water until the container is evenly moist and then place in a plastic bag or top with a plastic dome.Germination differs by species, but once you have...