Grasses for the Masses
Ornamental Grasses for Any Landscape
Have you considered adding ornamental grasses to your garden or landscape? Take a stroll through our nursery, and you'll be amazed by the number of varieties, sizes, colors, and shapes available. They can also make wonderful additions to a container garden as the “thriller” in the our “thriller, filler, and spiller” recipe. Here is a list of some of our favorites.
Silver Grass 'Morning Light'
- Perennial grass with a broadly arching habit
- Dark green leaves with white vertical striping
- Soft, feathery plumes high above leaves late summer into fall
- Use in a large container or in the landscape
- 4'-6' tall | 3'-4' spread
- Full sun or partial shade
- Moderate water
Sedge 'Toffee Twist'
- Herbacous perennial with a sweeping, trailing habit
- Coppery, fine-textured, elegant foliage
- Use as thriller for a container, border, poolside, groundcover
- 18"-24" tall | 18"-24" spread
- Full to part sun
- Moderate water use
Striped Rush
- Perennial sedge-like plant with an upright, spreading habit
- New Zealand native
- Deep green, needle-like leaves that are striped along one edge with yellow
- Use in containers, near ponds, shade gardens
- 1'-3' tall | 1'-3' spread
- Full sun to partial shade
- High water use
Red Fountain Grass
- Deciduous grass with a full, clumping habit
- Graceful, deep purple leaves
- Feathery dark pink flower heads rise above foliage in summer, becoming tan with age
- Use in a container or as a landscape plant
- 4'-5' tall | 3'-4' spread
- Full sun
- Water-wise
Orange Sedge
- Evergreen perennial with a weeping, clumping habit
- Fine foliage of green to coppery brown with hints of orange in fall and winter
- Insignificant brown flower spikes in summer
- Use in containers, rock gardens, borders, edging, groundcover
- 2' tall | 3' spread
- Full to partial sun
- Moderate water
Zebra Grass
- Perennial grass with a broadly arching habit
- Wide, gold to white horizontal bands along leaves
- Soft, red-brown plumes high above leaves late summer into fall
- Use in a large container or in the landscape
- 4'-6' tall | 3'-4' spread
- Full sun or partial shade
- Moderate water
