Perennial Ornamental Grasses

Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots to spread through the loose, nutrient rich soil, much easier than if you used solely the existing soil which more times than not will be hard and compacted.

Plant in full to partial sun. This plant offers the closest thing to a true black in the plant kingdom! It works wonderfully in combination with other plants serving to brighten the foliage around it.

I suspect that, as with other species, the solid green form is more vigorous than the variegated form of the plant. During the winter the plants may look a bit tattered, but if trimmed in early spring, new foliage emerges and renews the planting.

Richly golden variegated leaves form delicate looking, tough-as-nails mounded plants. Easy to grow and provides interest in all four seasons. 2009 Perennial of the Year.

This sensuous ornamental grass has huge, silky, sand-pink plumes reaching 2 ft. Stalks from early summer to mid-autumn. Long atop 6-7 ft. Dramatic in large dried arrangements.

Hakonechloa Aureola, Eragrostis Purple Love Grass and Cortaderia Pink Pampas. These grasses are easy to grow and provide interest in all four seasons.

Easy to grow and provides interest in all four seasons. The flower spikes of this native grass come to life by creating a pink "cloud-like" effect on the planting area while in bloom.

Its narrow, dark green leaves are lined with golden stripes. Growing to 18" tall, the plants' tidy mounding habit make them good options for containers, small spaces and rock gardens.

Adds soothing movement to the garden when foliage dances in the breeze. The moderate spreading habit of this sedge (most sedges are clump-forming) facilitates covering woodland areas as a groundcover.

The earliest purple color on any perennial grass we have seen. Cut some for dried bouquets, then leave the seed heads on during the winter for the wildlife to enjoy. The attractive airy seed heads are burgundy too, and start appearing as early as July.

Gorgeous in the fall when the foliage turns vibrant shades of orange, yellow, red and purple. Group with other prairie plants such as echinacea, monarda and rudbeckia, to create your own modern meadow.

It's drought resistant, so no need to water. * Ornamental * Durable * Deer resistant * Great groundcover It also develops a thick mat of roots so planting it against foundations can aid in dealing with water run-off.

Gold Dew has very dark green leaves and blooms a little later than other grasses, but when it blooms it is covered in golden inflorescence that dance and shine and sparkle in your garden and are well worth the wait.

Once you see Adagio Maiden Grass backlit by the sun on a crisp fall evening, though, you will know what's been missing. Watch them sing by your evergreens. Sunlit drama for your garden! You probably don't realize that your garden is incomplete.

It will make you stop in your tracks! Plant a small drift of Little Miss to imitate the color and movement of the prairie, or just plant one individually to animate your border. * Very easy care * Great for containers and small gardens * Bird friendly,...

In late summer it will shoot up soft, fluffy ‘foxtails' blooms that will add even greater interest. Drought and disease don't bother it once it is established and salt air doesn't even phase it.

It's drought tolerant and generally carefree. Even when in decline Hot Rod adds decorative interest to the winter landscape. By the time autumn arrives, your picturesque grass adopts shades of deep purple, topped with decorative seeds of red/purple intensity.

(It makes a BIG impact in a SMALL garden! Even if you only have a tiny spot like a pot on a balcony, you will love the gorgeous impression Everlite makes!) It is super hardy and evergreen up to zone 4 and requires very little maintenance.

The deep purple buds mature to smoky purple plumes. Smoky Rose Color Plumes That Last Months! The Ornamental Fountain Grass 'Redhead Fountain Grass', 'Pennisetum 'Redhead', produces very soft plumes that are smoky rose in color, all season long.

If you want easy to grow and low-maintenance, then you can't beat Everlime. Everlime can also stabilize and beautify that hard-to-maintain slope, if you need it to. Order yours today! * Cold-hardy to zone 5 * Distinctive lime-striped foliage * Super-easy...

Insignificant flowers appear in May on inflorescences of staminate and pistulate spikes which are not showy but are noticeable and persist into July. The yellow seems to glow in partial shade.

Less vigorous with decreased flowering and tendency to flop in too much shade. Cut foliage to the ground in late winter just before new shoots appear. ‘Yaku Jima' is sometimes described in commerce as being a dwarf form of Easily grown in average, medium...

Flower plumes persist well into winter providing good winter interest. Prefers moist soils. Foliage has an overall silvery appearance. Not much fall color, with blades eventually turning straw-beige by winter.

Prefers moist soils. Tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Cultivars available in commerce today, typically growing 3 to 4 feet tall (5 feet in bloom.) It is an upright, warm season, clump-forming ornamental grass which features extremely narrow, silver-gray...

Plants thrive in moist soils, but also perform well in average garden soils, with better tolerance for periods of dryness than most sedges have. Add texture to your landscape with this lovely mounding grass.

Flowers appear in corymbose panicles of 10-13 racemes (each to 6” long) above the foliage in late summer. It is noted for its compact size, upright form, horizontally-banded foliage and wine-purple flower plumes.

Cut foliage to the ground in late winter just before new shoots appear. Foliage should be left standing throughout the winter for visual interest and to provide protection for the crowns.