Decorative Grass Types
This isn t an exhaustive list but it s a great jumping off point.
Decorative grass types. Some ornamental grasses like northern sea oats lily turf and mondo grasses grow in full shade. But in the world of ornamental grasses fescues are considered low growers and are often used as edgings borders and ground covers. In addition to blue fescue other popular ornamental fescues include atlas fescue festuca mairei california fescue festuca californica and sheep fescue festuca ovina.
So let s look at some examples based on height. It does well in partial shade and grows up to 16 inches in height. These can be planted in various seasons won t get damaged due to pests or diseases are resistant to deer come in different shapes and sizes and most of all some are tolerant to drought as well.
There are several types of grasses and perennial plants to choose from when it comes to shade preferences. These grasses grow in clumps and have long arching stems. Variegated mondo grass silver dragon mondo grass.
Maiden grass grows to be very tall and very wide. All these decorative grasses grow well in the u s. In august and september maiden grass will develop bronze foliage.
Pink muhly or cotton candy grass muhlenbergia capillaris also known as hairawn muhly this is a perennial semi evergreen ornamental grass with fluffy pink purple flowers and a sedge like appearance. Most ornamental grasses are low maintenance versatile and carefree transforming your garden into a lush green carpet. Types of ornamental grasses.
Each family has too many subcategories to break down one by one. Maiden grass miscanthus the first of the ornamental grasses we ll explore is maiden grass. There are four main families of ornamental grass.
