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Ornamental grasses can be used to great effect in our gardens from providing a calming presence to more exuberant flowering plants to being the only focus of the design.
Decorative grass. We ve rounded up some of the best varieties to try in your yard. You ll love how they look in the wind. 26 different types of ornamental grass with pictures and basic care information whether you have a large yard a small patch of land to call a garden or just a balcony to hang some container plants you can find more than one ornamental grass variety to suit your needs. Pampas grass grows best in full sun and while it grows best in moist soil it can tolerate a wide range of soils.
Pampas grass or cortaderia is a popular and attractive ornamental grass that grows in clumps and displays beautiful feathery plumes that are creamy white in color. Pampas grass in bloom. Ornamental grasses deliver a lot of bang for the buck. But in the world of ornamental grasses fescues are considered low growers and are often used as edgings borders and ground covers.
Give your garden four seasons of interest with low maintenance ornamental grasses. In addition to blue fescue other popular ornamental fescues include atlas fescue festuca mairei california fescue festuca californica and sheep fescue festuca ovina. This ornamental grass grows quickly and can reach heights of 10 feet tall and wide. Others perform well in containers.
They introduce exciting textures to the garden along with movement and even sound as they rustle in the breeze. There are grasses for damp or dry soil shady as well as sunny situations.