Ornamental Grasses | Photos of Ornamental Grass

*PHOTOS OF ORNAMENTAL GRASSES* (click thumbnails to enlarge image)
	CALAMAGROSTIS x acutiflora Feather Reed Grass Sun or light shade. Plumes late summer into Fall. Upright narrow clump with fine texture. Height 2 to 4 feet.
	CAREX oshimensis 'Evergold' Striped Weeping Sedge Sun or partial shade. Fine textured. Green margins with creamy yellow center. Height 12 to 18 inches.
	FESTUCA cinerea *Blue Fescue* Sun or partial shade. Good border plant. Height up to 12 inches.
	IMPERATA cylindrica Japanese Blood Grass Sun to partial shade. Foliage starts green turning red. Height 1 to 2 feet.
	MISCANTHUS sinensis ‘Adagio’ Dwarf Maiden Grass Sun. More compact than regular Maiden Grass. An abundance of narrow tan plumes. Height 4 to 5 feet.

	MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Gracillimus' Maiden Grass Sun. Narrow green leaves with white midrib. Plumes in the Fall. Height 6 to 7 feet.
	MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Morning Light' *Morning Light Maiden Grass* This green-white variegated variety of Miscanthus has a narrower leaf and tighter habit than the Variegatus variety shown below. Height 4 to 5 ft.
Clumps should be cut back in early winter to remove brown foliage and make way for spring growth.	MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Variegatus' *Variegated Maiden Grass* Sun. Green and white leaf variegation. Plumes in the Fall. Height 5 to 6 ft. Grasses widen and should be divided (split in half) every few years.
	MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Zebrinus' *Zebra Grass* Sun to partial shade. Likes moist soil. Wide green leaves with yellow bands. Height 5 to 8 feet.
	MISCANTHUS transmorrisonensis *Taiwanese miscanthus* Sun. Height 3 to 4 feet. Plumes appearing mid-summer are held high above the foliage.
	PANICUM virgatum 'Shenandoah' Switch Grass Sun to partial shade. Open reddish purple panicles, late summer into fall. Several cultivars. Height 4 to 6 feet.

	PENNISETUM alopecuroides *Fountain Grass* Sun to partial shade. Dense, cylindrical plume mid-summer into Fall. Height 2 to 4 feet.
	PENNISETUM alopecuroides 'Hamelin' *Dwarf Fountain Grass* Sun. Compact grower. Plumes late summer into Fall. Height 2 to 3 feet.
	PENNISETUM setaceum Purple Fountain Grass Note: Not winter hardy in Penna. Sun. Purple leaves. Purplish-pink plume mid-summer to frost. Height 3 to 4 feet.
Excerpt from Sandy's Garden A reader asks about the hardiness of Red Fountain Grass Q. I really like Red Fountain Grass but hate purchasing it every year. I've never seemed to be successful getting the seeds I save from my plants to grow the next year. Is there something I should be doing differently? A. Red fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’) is propagated by division rather than from seed. That explains why it is more expensive than many other annuals. Red fountain grass typically sets sterile seed, which is why you have not had any luck getting it to grow. You can dig your plants up in the fall and pot them up in large containers, to try to overwinter them indoors. An unheated attached garage or crawl space where the temperature does not fall below about 40 degrees would be ideal. Cut them back and water them thoroughly before putting them in for the winter. Leave them alone until late April. Then you can pull them out and divide the clumps if needed. Pot the divisions up to get them growing before putting them back in the garden after danger of severe frost has passed.
	PHALARIS arundinaera Ribbon Grass Partial shade. Variegated leaves. Can become invasive. Height 2 to 3 feet.
	SACCHARUM ravennae Ravenna grass Sun. Also called Hardy Pampas Grass. Tall upright plumes in late summer. Height 12 to 14 feet.

PHOTOS OF ORNAMENTAL GRASSES (click thumbnails to enlarge image)

PHOTOS OF ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
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