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Acorus g. variegatus Ornamental Grasses Ornamental Grasses Varigated Japanese Sweet Flag Arundo donax (2 varieties) Ornamental Grasses are attractive landscape Giant Reed Grass plants that can give gardens a new look. Calamagrostis (4 Varieties) Feather Reed Grass • Very few insect or disease problems Carex cultivars • Low nutrient requirements Sedge Grass • Little maintenance once established Chasmanthium latifolium • More than one season of interest flowering Northern Sea Oats inin spring,spring, summer,summer, oror fallfall withwith beautybeauty Ornamental Grasses Cortaderia selloana cultivars and color lasting into winter Pampas Grass • Deschampsia cespitosa Fast growth, some grow 5 to 8 feet in the Tufted Hair Grass first year • Erianthus (Saccharum) Varied textures, from fine fescues to giant Plume Grass miscanthus • Festuca (2 varieties) Foliage colors of blue, green, yellow, Blue Fescue bronze, red and variegated Hakonechloa m. ‘Aureola’ Golden Variegated Hakone Grass Helictotrichon s. ‘Sapphire’ Blue Oats Grass Imperata c. ‘Red Baron’ Japanese Blood Brass Miscanthus (18 varieties) Molinia c. ‘Skyracer’ Tall Purple Moor Grass Ophiopogon (2 varieties) Mondo Grass www.growingforyou.com has prepared this brochure for Panicum (7 varieties) Ornamental grasses have gained tremen- Switch Grass dous popularity over the last 10 years. Pennisetum (8 varieties) Their graceful beauty, varied form, colors Fountain Grass and textures make them attractive for Phalaris (2 varieties) planting in gardens and landscapes. Ribbon Grass Schizachyrium For detailed plant information visit Little Bluestem Copyright 12/02 (may not be reproduced) www.growingforyou.com Printed on recycled paper Why How to Use Selection of Ornamental Grasses Ornamental Grasses Ornamental Grasses One of the most exciting trends in contempo- Native American Grasses rary American landscaping is Nothing is as gorgeous and effective as Chasmanthium, Deschampsia, Panicum, the recent availability of a ornamental grasses backlit by the sun. When Phalaris, Schizachyrium wide variety of ornamental you garden with ornamental grasses, color Water’s Edge grasses. Grasses offer more ceases to be the main goal, while form, texture, than longevity and low main- Acorus, Arundo donax, Calamagrostis, Miscan- scale, year-round interest and translucency be- thus, Phalaris tenance; they bring move- come more important functions. Grasses ex- ment, fall and winter pizzazz, tend your garden’s beauty from the spring and Screening lush volume, texture and line, summer months right through to the snows of Arundo, Calamagrostis, Cortaderia, Erianthus, even sound, to any situation. deep winter. Miscanthus

The design possibilities are They are perfect for our mid-Atlantic mind-boggling! Fall Color weather where heat, humidity and drought Calamagrostis, Molinia, Panicum ‘Shenandoah’ & Plant grasses for a stun- dominate the summer. They seem to literally ‘Rostralbusch’, Chasmanthium, Miscanthus s. ning effect in groups by themselves, with wild- thrive on neglect. They handle pollution, re- purpurascens flowers for a stylized meadow, as a transition area quire no fertilization or mulching, do best in between surrounding fields or woods and the gar- plain well drained soil, and prefer dry condi- Drought Tolerant Arundo Donax, Cortaderia, Miscanthus, Pennise- den proper, or be even bolder and bring some tions instead of over-watering. When flower into the perennial bed for tum, Carex varieties, Festuca, Panicum, Chasman- gardens look tired at the thium, Schizachyrium vertical excitement.. Think end of summer, grasses’ of them as shrub substi- intense fall colors and Moisture Tolerant tutes for hedges and semi- their blooms are strik- Acorus, Calamagrostis, Deschampsia, Panicum, Phalaris, Arundo donax, Chasman- transparent screens, as ingly beautiful. Covered specimens to contrast with thium, Erianthus, Pennisetum s ‘Rubrum’ later on with a blanket rocks and boulders, and by of snow, nothing all means, place a few at evokes the nostalgic When growing perennial grasses, the gardener water’s edge. Plant grasses essence of summer-past needs to know the final size of the plant. From 8- for best effect by back- than the lovely beige 10” Blue Fescue to 12-14’ Giant Miscanthus, lighting, so that every tiny foliage of your orna- grasses have many functions based on size. Some seed and hair-like filament seems illuminated mental grasses. grasses spread their roots by rhizomes that make from within. Ornamental grasses are unbeatable To prevent rotting them useful for erosion control and as a ground fresh or dried in arrangements, with flowers or by during the rainy season, plant ornamental cover. This may be what you wish to achieve. It themselves. grasses high enough to ensure drainage away may also make it difficult to remove from the Ornamental Grasses are adaptable and grow from the base of the plant. Wait until late win- wrong location in your garden. Medium size in virtually every environment you can think of. ter, then shear ruthlessly to 4–6 inches from the grasses (2-4’) combine well with lots of flowering perennials and big (5-12’) graceful grasses have a They thrive from seaside to mountaintop and ground. Once established, most grasses will re- every place in between. From the seasoned gar- variety of shapes and colors. In the back part of a ward you by being drought-heat resistant and garden the bigger grasses can function as a tree or dener to the novice there is a grass that will will thrive for years. stimulate your imagination and tickle your fancy. shrub. They can also work as a screen, hedge, or as striking specimens all by themselves.