Ornamental Grasses Zone 6

These naturally short plants – the tufts only get about 24” tall – are perfect for covering the ‘feet' of bare-bottomed plants like tall Phlox or Bee Balm for a prairie garden effect.

American Elderberries need to be cross pollinated. ‘Ranch' is an excellent elderberry with a short stature and it only grows 5-6' tall so the berries are easily harvested. It is a great source of vitamin C and has been used for antibacterial properties...

Sunlit drama for your garden! You probably don't realize that your garden is incomplete. Tons of showy flower plumes emerge above the foliage in rustic bronze shades that fade to pink then white as autumn comes on.

Big drama for small urban spaces! There is a revolution happening right now in home gardening. They simply take up too much space. As the summer wears on the outer foliage turns brilliant red and purple that just intensifies in the fall.

The FIRST Variegated Purple Fountain Grass! Pennisetum Fireworks ('Fireworks' Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' USPP 18,504.) is the first purple fountain grass that is more than just ‘purple'.

Dazzling Color Earlier Than Other Grasses With Hot Rod Switch Grass you won't have to wait long to enjoy vibrant color in your yard. It's drought tolerant and generally carefree. Your Hot Rod Switch Grass is a perennial grass that will grow 36-42 inches...

Each blade has a soft creamy interior that glows against a rich deep-green edge. Order yours today! * Beautiful bi-colored leaves * Evergreen that's great in sun or shade * Perfect for small gardens and containers * Pretty fountain-like habit

'Red Head' begins to show its enormous bottlebrush plumes in mid to late summer. * Enormous Purple Plumes All Summer * Golden Foliage in Autumn * Deer Resistant * Great as foundation plantings

Whether your garden is rustic or formal, Evercolor Everlime will brighten it up all year. Everlime can also stabilize and beautify that hard-to-maintain slope, if you need it to. Evercolor Everlime keeps its shape and color all year, being cold hardy...

This beautiful sedge's vivid foliage adds bright color to the garden. 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.

Miscanthus Yaku Jima is a slightly bigger plant than Adagio, but the main difference is that its leaves are more narrow. Tiny buffy colored flowers with red tinges emerge in fluffy panicles above the foliage in August-September.

Best in full sun. Blooms later than most cultivars. Tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Less vigorous with decreased flowering and tendency to flop in too much shade. Clumps slowly expand in circumference by short rhizomes, but usually retain tight...

Clumps slowly expand in circumference by short rhizomes, but retain tight clump shape. Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays. Cut foliage to the ground in late winter just before new shoots appear.

Brightly variegated foliage in yellow and green of Carex Evergold features a tight fountain-like habit, even in the shade. This sedge features narrow leaves (typically to 16” long by 5/16” wide).

Plant Patent PP13,008 issued September 24, 2002. Perfect for smaller gardens. Leaf blades feature, at irregular intervals, distinctive horizontal yellow bands (to 1” in height) that retain good coloration throughout the growing season.

Miscanthus Gracillimus' is an old and very popular cultivar. They stay attractive from summer right through the winter. Substantial clumps tend to flop (or totally collapse when subjected to heavy winter snows), and will often benefit from some support.

This ornamental switch grass cultivar features some of the best burgundy-red foliage of the many panicum cultivars currently available in commerce. Foliage also turns beige in fall and provides good winter interest.

The pale silvery green blades are very mobile with a tendency to wave in the slightest breeze. Plants adapt to a wide range of conditions – moderate salinity, drought, slightly acid or alkaline pH and heavy clay or sandy soil.

Read on to find out about zone 6 native plants.The selection of zone 6 native plants is quite diverse, with everything from bushes and trees to annuals and perennials. Take zone 6, for instance.

(-23 C.), you're in luck. In a climate where winter temperatures can drop as low as -10 F. While most nut trees are relatively slow to establish, many can continue to grace the landscape for centuries, some reaching majestic heights of 100 feet.

If you love a certain herb that you want to cultivate but it isn't suited to your zone 6 climate, you can grow the herb in a pot and then bring it indoors for the winter.do very well when grown inside like a houseplant, as does, which can be grown as...

Dawn redwoods can shoot up to 100 feet tall.A more traditional choice for deciduous trees in this zone is the lovely little). It grows in full sun or partial shade and most varieties mature to under 25 feet tall.

Shade is tricky. Their foliage comes in a huge variety of color and variegation, and several produce extremely fragrant flowers.has attractive foliage and stunning yellow (or blue) clusters of flowers that last all the way from late spring to frost.and...

Are a serious problem. Invasive plants are almost always transplants from other parts of the world. In short, the problems with invasive plants can be very serious and shouldn't be taken lightly.

Remember, apple cultivars that are suited down to zone 3, of which there are several and will thrive in your zone 6. This means you need to have some space or select a self-pollinating variety, or choose dwarf or semi-dwarf cultivars.freestar.queue.push(function()...

Growing succulents in zone 6? Here are a few examples of zone 6 hardy succulents:– Grayish-green leaves, large pink flowers turn bronze in fall.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });– Spreading ground cover...

A very large area indeed!Conversely, the Sunset map for zone 6 is very small containing Oregon's Willamette Valley. USDA zone 6 doesn't stop there but branches out into northwestern Oklahoma, northern New Mexico and Arizona, and on into northern California.