Many are ideal for gravel gardens prairie planting wildlife gardens and are great to add to the cutting garden.
Ornamental grass evergreen. Usually partnered with late summer perennials grasses provide a long season of interest. As ornamental grasses become garden staples they are finding their way into more and more container gardens. Container grown ornamental grasses are also much easier to divide. Up to 3 feet.
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. A good option for waterside gardens. Growing ornamental grasses in containers is a great way to feature grasses without the worry of them spreading or taking over the garden. But in the world of ornamental grasses fescues are considered low growers and are often used as edgings borders and ground covers.
The majority of ornamental grasses are deciduous turning color in autumn dying back and appearing again the following spring. 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. Hair grass is an evergreen depending on climate grass with airy plumes in shades of golden silver purple and green. A semi evergreen perennial ornamental grass variety it grows thick tufted foliage with relatively broad leaf blades.
The most popular ornamental grass. Give your garden four seasons of interest with low maintenance ornamental grasses. The plant has an. While deciduous species die back during the fall and.
Ornamental grasses are valuable for their texture architectural structure motion and the natural feel they give in the garden. Selected bamboo ferns and grasses 2 selected black friday 80 selected british grown 3 selected japanese garden 20 selected autumn colour 4 selected autumn colour 10 selected bamboos and grasses 37 selected evergreen plants 11 selected ferns 11 selected late summer colour 1 selected perennials 2. The variations in colour and texture of ornamental grasses provide structure movement and interest in planting schemes even in the dead of winter. Grows best in moist soils needing no special care once established.
It does well in containers as well. There are grasses for damp or dry soil shady as well as sunny situations. Others perform well in containers.