Ornamental grasses are low maintenance, drought resistant and bring year-round color, texture and form to the landscape. This bed demonstrates the many different varieties of ornamental grass and sedge the homeowner can grow in their garden. Cool season to warm season grasses add color and interest all season, including the winter when the masses bend and twist in the winter wind. Page down to read how to care for them.
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Plants in the Ornamental Grasses Garden
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Carnation Grass |
Festica Blue Boulder Grass |
Golden Hakone |
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Creeping Broadleaf Sedge |
Feather Reed Grass |
Zebra Grass |
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Japanese Blood Grass |
Dwarf Fountain Grass |
Tufted Sedge |
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Morning Light Miscanthus |
Dwarf Zebra Grass |
Silver Spike |
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Native Purple Muhly |
Native Switch Grass |
Native Little Bluestem |
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Mexican Feather |
New Zealand Flax |
Ruby Grass |
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Warm Season Grasses |
Cool Season Grasses |
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Prefer 80 – 95 degrees F |
Grows well above freezing (32 to 75 degrees F) |
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Breaks dormancy in late spring |
Begins growth in late winter |
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Slow growth until summer |
Dormant during hot summer (leave alone…) |
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Prune in late winter or very early spring |
Prune late winter or very early spring |
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Divide at first signs of growth and well before blooming |
Divide late winter/early spring or late summer/early autumn |
