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Ornamental
Grasses
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Ornamental grasses are low maintenance,
drought resistant and bring year-round color, texture and form to the
landscape. This
year the grass bed is undergoing a reformation to demonstrate 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.
Plants
in the Ornamental Grasses Garden include:
| Carnation
Grass |
Festica
Blue
Boulder
Grass |
Golden
Hakone |
| Creeping
Broadleaf Sedge |
Feather
Reed Grass |
Zebra Grass |
| 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 |
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