Blue Ornamental Grass Varieties

In the summer tiny blue flowers form, resembling little balls, adding a bit of additional decorative appeal. It also develops a thick mat of roots so planting it against foundations can aid in dealing with water run-off.

The catch with growing grasses is that you have to know what size and form you're growing or you'll end up with the wrong plant in the wrong place and many people misjudge just how tall grasses can grow.

Just one will elevate your garden to designer status! Adagio swings on the scene in early spring with loads of silvery green foliage arching out like a fountain. It quickly becomes a stunning whirl of burgundy and gold in the fall.

In autumn red flowers give way to buff-colored seed heads that hold through the winter. They simply take up too much space. Wait until you see it backlit by the sun. But now we have a striking beauty – the Little Miss Maiden Grass (Miscanthus sinensis...

The effect is shockingly bright color in your garden from a typically simple grass. If you live near the coast, ‘Fireworks' will grow without need to coddle it. If you're looking for something other than the “same old, same old” in your garden this...

By the time autumn arrives, your picturesque grass adopts shades of deep purple, topped with decorative seeds of red/purple intensity. Hot Rod Switch Grass is a must-have for those spots in your yard where you'd like some year-round interest.

This is the most compact of all the Evercolor sedges and is perfect for edging a border, softening a hardscape, spilling out of a container or filling out a garden bed. It looks stunning with dark-colored evergreens or the bright flowers of a perennial...

The deep purple buds mature to smoky purple plumes. * Enormous Purple Plumes All Summer * Golden Foliage in Autumn * Deer Resistant * Great as foundation plantings In the fall the leaves turn gold in color.

It works equally well in sun or shade and is drought and deer resistant once it is established. Whether your garden is rustic or formal, Evercolor Everlime will brighten it up all year.

A good plant for the water garden or low spot. The golden color of this cultivar casts a reflection on ponds and streams and will reflect light. Carex Bowles Golden is easily grown in medium to wet soil in full sun to part shade.

Best in full sun. Tiny buffy colored flowers with red tinges emerge in fluffy panicles above the foliage in August-September. Clumps slowly expand in circumference by short rhizomes, but retain tight clump shape.

Best in full sun. Foliage should be left standing throughout the winter for visual interest and to provide protection for the crowns. Foliage has an overall silvery appearance. Typically forms an upright, rounded clump of foliage growing 4-6′ tall.

Clumps slowly expand in circumference by short rhizomes, but retain tight clump shape. Accent, specimen, grouping or mass. Cultivars available in commerce today, typically growing 3 to 4 feet tall (5 feet in bloom.) It is an upright, warm season, clump-forming...

This sedge features narrow leaves (typically to 16” long by 5/16” wide). This sedge is evergreen in the deep South, maintaining good foliage in both summer and winter. A dense, clump-forming sedge it features grass-like, arching, variegated leaves...

Foliage should be left standing throughout the winter for visual interest and to provide protection for the crowns. Clumps slowly expand in circumference by short rhizomes, but retain tight clump shape.

Prefers moist soils. Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays present in much of the St. Louis area. They stay attractive from summer right through the winter.

Will grow in part shade, but begins to lose its columnar form in too much shade, growing more openly and possibly falling over. In winter, the leaf color fades to beige; the blades persist and offer cover to birds.

It is often used for grazing but also performs well as a lawn with minimal mowing, watering or fertilizing. It is a warm to temperate zone grass that requires sun and dry earth but tolerates a range of soil types, from rocky to sandy, with moderate to...

Foliage is less than 1/8” wide and up to 12” long. Foliage can be semi-evergreen or deciduous depending on the climate. By late summer or autumn plants are crowned with buff colored seedheads.

Panicum Heavy Metal is a switchgrass cultivar which features metallic-blue foliage and a columnar form. Tends to flop in rich soils. Features metallic-blue leaves which turn yellow in autumn, fading to tan-beige in winter.

Plants that are deficient in , are usually growing more slowly than normal, have fewer flowers and seed, and are more susceptible to disease than plants with adequate levels of Potassium.

Red October is no exception, creating a fiery red statement with its fall foliage colors. Who doesn't love the ever-changing colors and texture that Ornamental Grasses bring to the garden?

It is the fall flowering, however, that most distinguishes this grass. Its delicate pink plume seed heads appear in late summer and completely envelop the foliage. Best grown in sandy or rocky, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to...

Mulch in winter. Yellow-green flowers appear in loose, nodding panicles in mid-summer. The yellow leaves have narrow green stripes. Other common names include forest grass and Japanese forest grass.

It was first introduced into the U. In 1848, and for many years now has been grown as an ornamental plant in certain southern and western parts of the U.S. It has also been grown commercially for harvest of its large flower plumes for use in dried arrangements.

Cut back old foliage in early spring. In St. Louis, clumps die to the ground in winter. It is a native plant commonly found in stream margins, ponds, wet depressions in fields, and in roadside ditches.

The softly cascading foliage of Carex Blue Zinger will create a pleasing addition to your shade garden as it bends and sways with the warm summer breezes. After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the Carex...