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Ornamental
Grasses
Grasses
are your garden problem solvers. They are hardy, tough and durable.
Their unique colors, textures, and forms add excitement and motion
to the 4-season garden. Ornamental
grass’s animated movement will differ with the seasons for dry and
living grasses appear and sound quite different. Grass forms
are quite varied from low mounding to tall screens offering something
for everyone!
General Care Instructions
Most ornamental grasses prefer the sun, and like to
be moist the first year they are planted. Afterwards, they require
little care.
Leave your grasses stand through the winter. They are beautiful when
snow-covered.
Cut your grasses back when new growth appears in April. Most grasses
are late to renew growth.
Fertilize your grasses in spring and again six weeks later with a
high phosphorus fertilizer to encourage large numerous seed heads
and deep root growth.
Top
Ten Varieties for the Midwest
- Dwarf Fountain
Grass ‘Hameln’ (Pennisetum 'Hameln')
- Maiden
Grass (Miscanthus sin. gracillimus)
- Switch Grass
‘Heavy Metal’ (Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal')
- Feather
Reed Grass ‘Karl Foerster’ (Panicum)
- Switch Grass 'Cloud Nine' (Panicumvirgatum 'Cloud Nine')
- Japanese Silver Grass (Miscanthus sinensis variegatus)
- Porcupine Grass
(Miscanthus strictus)
- Japanese Blood
Grass (Imperata cylindrica)
- Blue Fescue
(Festuca ovina)
- Giant Plume
Grass (Erianthus ravennae)
Best Uses
- As height in
a perennial bed; looks especially nice with Russian Sage and Black-eyed
Susans
- Use around big
green electrical boxes in front yard. Very effective used with “Winter
Gem” Boxwood as an evergreen.
- Screen off a
private “serenity area” from your neighbors. Add a bench, fountain,
gazing ball, birdbath – whatever inspires you!
- Use a dwarf
variety to edge your beds or border your flowers
- Use in container
plantings for a dynamic display Use to accent ponds, rocks, or simply
your mailbox
Allisonville Nursery
garden
center, garden gifts, landscaping
11405 Allisonville Road
Fishers, IN 46038
Phone
317.849.4490
Fax 317.849.5948
We are not
a mailorder nursery. Plants and products are
available for pick-up at our Fishers, Indiana location.
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