Using perennial grasses however provides a lovely ground cover for flowers and when used in ornamental gardening will add that extra splash of color and beauty to your garden.
Decorative grass shade. It looks great during the season too. While most ornamental grasses prefer and do best in full sun locations there are a number of grasses and grass like plants that will provide interest to shaded areas n the garden. Full sun or part shade and well drained soil size. Shade tolerant ornamental grasses and grass like plants.
Most ornamental grasses are low maintenance versatile and carefree transforming your garden into a lush green carpet. 26 different types of ornamental grass with pictures and basic care information. One of our favorite grasses switch grass offers airy plumes in late summer and fall. This ornamental grass is easy to grow deer resistant and tolerant of heat drought and poor soils.
Short or dwarf ornamental grass varieties for sun and shade. Tufted hair grass deschampsia cespitosa. Golden lilyturf is a stellar performer in both full shade and partial shade locations. The very best perennial ornamental grass for shade and sun towering tall ornamental grasses small variegated grasses and more ornamental grasses are low maintenance easy to care for and tough as nails perfect as deer resistant ground cover for gardeners of all skill levels.
Panicum virgatum growing conditions. In addition to blue fescue other popular ornamental fescues include atlas fescue festuca mairei california fescue festuca californica and sheep fescue festuca ovina. To 5 feet tall. Use the dried flowers in arrangements or leave them uncut for late fall and winter interest.
Ornamental grass that grows in shade full shade locations can look dreary and benefit from plant selections that brighten the area with variegation or warm colors. Cut the plants back in late winter to encourage new growth. But in the world of ornamental grasses fescues are considered low growers and are often used as edgings borders and ground covers. Many varieties such as dallas blues offer blue gray foliage during the season and turn brilliant shades of gold or red in autumn.
These can be planted in various seasons won t get damaged due to pests or diseases are resistant to deer come in different shapes and sizes and most of all some are tolerant to drought as well. There are even perennial grasses for shade that are perfect for trimming the bases of trees and larger plants. Hardy in zones 6 9 it reaches 18 36 tall and takes full sun to light shade. Korean feathered reed grass does best in partial or dappled shade so it would be a good addition as an underplanting to ornamental trees.
There is a rich variety of colored ornamental grasses including green.