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Evergreen decorative grass. Ornamental grasses is a category that we have decided to add relatively recently as a result of heavy customer feedback request. There are actually a wide variety of uses for many ornamental grass varieties probably more than most folks would imagine. This carex comans variety has bronze evergreen foliage. Up to 3 feet.
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. One of the few ornamental grasses that grows well in moderately shady locations deschampsia cespitosa tufted hair grass is a clump forming cool season semi evergreen grass forming a low and dense tussock of narrow dark green leaves up to 18 in. You ll love how they look in the wind. But in the world of ornamental grasses fescues are considered low growers and are often used as edgings borders and ground covers.
In addition to blue fescue other popular ornamental fescues include atlas fescue festuca mairei california fescue festuca californica and sheep fescue festuca ovina. Grows best in moist soils needing no special care once established. While deciduous species die back during the fall and. It is ideal as a border plant or a large container plant it grows to approximately 60cm tall in both sun or shade.
Give your garden four seasons of interest with low maintenance ornamental grasses. Ornamental grasses are valuable for their texture architectural structure motion and the natural feel they give in the garden. Whispy ornamental grasses are versatile plants in any garden or landscape. There are grasses for damp or dry soil shady as well as sunny situations.
6 x carex comans bronze ornamental grass plants. A semi evergreen perennial ornamental grass variety it grows thick tufted foliage with relatively broad leaf blades. Variegated mondo grass is a perennial evergreen grass with fine textured striped. Used for lawn turf or as ornamental plants evergreen grasses provide you with color and foliage throughout the entire year.
We ve rounded up some of the best varieties to try in your yard. Others perform well in containers. It does well in containers as well.