Partial Sun Ornamental Grasses

Orange New Zealand Sedge forms a magnificently elegant arching mound of bronze-green finely textured leaves that looks fantastic when planted in groups of threes and fives or when used as the centerpiece of a large container.

Dwarf Mondo Grass is durable, hardy grass with ornamental appeal. It also develops a thick mat of roots so planting it against foundations can aid in dealing with water run-off. In the summer tiny blue flowers form, resembling little balls, adding a bit...

Long a staple of riotous English cottage borders and calm Japanese tea gardens alike, US gardeners are finally catching up to the ease and carefree beauty of well-chosen grasses in their own spaces.

Once you see Adagio Maiden Grass backlit by the sun on a crisp fall evening, though, you will know what's been missing. Don't wait to order these sure-fire great additions to your landscape.

But now we have a striking beauty – the Little Miss Maiden Grass (Miscanthus sinensis ‘Little Miss') – that has all of the great traits of the well-loved miscanthus grasses and puts them in a small but mighty package.

It looks great with prairie-style companions (Coreposis ‘Moonbeam' or Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm' come to mind) or in modern gardens where it makes an unforgettable statement planted in masses.

Your Hot Rod Switch Grass is a perennial grass that will grow 36-42 inches in height, with a 24-inch spread when mature. 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.

With a max height of 10 to 15 inches and a max width of 8 to 10 inches this little guy fits anywhere, sun or shade. It looks stunning with dark-colored evergreens or the bright flowers of a perennial border.

This plant has no serious insect or disease problems and is not usually appealing to deer. 'Red Head' looks great in late-season containers. The deep purple buds mature to smoky purple plumes.

Evercolor Everlime keeps its shape and color all year, being cold hardy up to zone 5. They are super easy to care for, they fit into just about any garden style and there are so many colors and forms to choose from.

Foliage promptly turns yellow after frost. Does well in some shade, but tends to flop in too much shade. Single specimens are dramatic; masses may be overwhelming. This beautiful sedge's vivid foliage adds bright color to the garden.

Best in full sun. Foliage turns reddish-brown in fall fading to tan over winter. Miscanthus Yaku Jima is a slightly bigger plant than Adagio, but the main difference is that its leaves are more narrow.

Flower plumes persist well into winter providing good winter interest. Miscanthus Morning Light is a somewhat smaller, more fine-textured version of the popular Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.

Prefers moist soils. Best in full sun. Accent, specimen, grouping or mass. Use this grass a a specimen, in borders, meadow or wild gardens and naturalized areas. Less vigorous with decreased flowering and tendency to flop in too much shade.

Plants generally dislike hot and humid summer climates. Carex Evergold is a popular variegated cultivar that is ornamentally grown in part shade areas for its arching, ornamentally attractive foliage.

Attractive reddish plumes rise one foot above the foliage in late summer. Foliage fades to tan after frost. Flowers appear in corymbose panicles of 10-13 racemes (each to 6” long) above the foliage in late summer.

Blooms later than most cultivars. They are a mounding grass with gracefully flowing narrow green foliage. Tiny reddish-copper flowers appear in tassel-like inflorescences above the foliage in late September, gradually turning into silvery white plumes...

Shenandoah's fantastic steel blue upright foliage slowly adds a dose of burgundy that increases as the season progresses. In winter, the leaf color fades to beige; the blades persist and offer cover to birds.

No other grass exhibits quite the refinement of texture as this species. Foliage can be semi-evergreen or deciduous depending on the climate. Plants adapt to a wide range of conditions – moderate salinity, drought, slightly acid or alkaline pH and heavy...

Panicum Heavy Metal is a switchgrass cultivar which features metallic-blue foliage and a columnar form. Will grow in part shade, but begins to lose its columnar form in too much shade, growing more openly and possibly falling over.

Potassium is the element represented by the third number on the fertilizer bag. Never fertilize a plant with a chemical fertilizer if the plant looks sick or wilted. Apply the fertilizer according to the label directions immediately on top of the soil,...

We recommend planting Red October in almost any sunny spot with well-draining soil. (Andropogon gerardii) Who doesn't love the ever-changing colors and texture that Ornamental Grasses bring to the garden?

, commonly called pink muhly grass or pink hair grass, is a clump-forming, warm season, perennial grass that is noted for its attractive summer foliage and spectacular clouds of fall flowers.

Best growth occurs in climates with cool summer temperatures. This grass is made for partial shade. Plants will grow well in deeper shade (particularly in hot summer climates), but the gold variegation changes to lime green.

Silvery white plumes (sometimes with traces of pink) are more impressive on female plants than on male plants. Female plants produce prodigious amounts of seed and can self-seed freely, often resulting in naturalization that displaces valuable native...

Soft rush is commercially grown in Japan for making tatami (woven mats for homes). Juncus effusus Features cylindrical upright green stems that appear coarse and stiff but are soft to the touch.

A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the stem of the plant with mulch. Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly planted plants when not used at the recommended...