Pink Ornamental Grass

Mix them into your perennial borders. Once you see Adagio Maiden Grass backlit by the sun on a crisp fall evening, though, you will know what's been missing. Cut them down in late winter and they will spring back up fresh every year.

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. Not a big revolution.

If you live near the coast, ‘Fireworks' will grow without need to coddle it. Use fountain grass to add texture and dimension to your perennial beds and borders. ‘Fireworks' breaks color barriers with a deep maroon-purple center vein flanked by hot...

Hot Rod Switch Grass is a must-have for those spots in your yard where you'd like some year-round interest. The long, slender blades of Hot Rod reach up tall and straight, with an additional 6 inches added once it's whimsical, airy seeds make an appearance.

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. Don't wait until we're sold out of Evercolor Everlite! They will go fast.

'Red Head' begins to show its enormous bottlebrush plumes in mid to late summer. In the fall the leaves turn gold in color. This plant has no serious insect or disease problems and is not usually appealing to deer.

One of the very best is Evercolor Everlime Carex (Carex oshimensis ‘Everlime'). It works equally well in sun or shade and is drought and deer resistant once it is established. Nothing does that as well as grasses and sedges.

A good plant for the water garden or low spot. Foliage promptly turns yellow after frost. This beautiful sedge's vivid foliage adds bright color to the garden. Carex Bowles Golden is easily grown in medium to wet soil in full sun to part shade.

Panicles fade to silver in fall, but remain showy throughout winter. Tiny buffy colored flowers with red tinges emerge in fluffy panicles above the foliage in August-September. Less vigorous with decreased flowering and tendency to flop in too much shade.

Less vigorous with decreased flowering and tendency to flop in too much shade. Flower plumes persist well into winter providing good winter interest. Clumps have a sturdy, compact habit, well suited to the smaller garden.

Foliage should be left standing throughout the winter for visual interest and to provide protection for the crowns. Prefers moist soils. Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays, it also loves the heat and humidity...

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

Clumps slowly expand in circumference by short rhizomes, but retain tight clump shape. Foliage fades to tan after frost. Plant Patent PP13,008 issued September 24, 2002. Tolerant of summer heat and humidity.

Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays present in much of the St. Louis area. Tiny reddish-copper flowers appear in tassel-like inflorescences above the foliage in late September, gradually turning into silvery...

Late fall's stunning red color is enhanced by delicate, small red flower plumes that float above the foliage. The foliage of switch grass Panicum Shenandoah emerges bluish-green but rapidly turns burgundy-red by June and a dark wine for fall.

Its bright green foliage resembles delicate filaments that arise in elegant, vase-like clumps and spill outward like a soft fountain. The crisp green blades are arching and extremely narrow.

Generally best in full sun. Tends to flop in rich soils. It is a clump-forming, warm season grass which typically grows in an upright, vertical clump to 3′ tall (to 5′ when in flower).

There are many slow-release fertilizers on the market. As an alternative, many gardeners like to use bungee cords. Potassium is the element represented by the third number on the fertilizer bag.

(Andropogon gerardii) Growing to be about 6 feet, this variety makes a striking statement planted in the back of a perennial garden. Beginning as a gray-blue in spring, deepening to blue-green in summer, and then dramatically turning a brilliant scarlet-red...

You can also propagate the plant by taking cuttings in early spring, or by planting seeds you have collected from ripe seed capsules in summer. Instead, purchase the plant from aor nursery that specializes in native plants or wildflowers.

Trim foliage to the ground in late winter to early spring before the new shoots emerge. Propagation is easiest by division. This grass is made for partial shade. It is a rhizomatous, deciduous perennial grass that typically grows in dense spreading clumps...

It was first introduced into the U. Female plants produce prodigious amounts of seed and can self-seed freely, often resulting in naturalization that displaces valuable native plants.

In St. Louis, clumps die to the ground in winter. Foliage turns yellow in fall before browning up for winter. When dry, the pith could be lit at one end (sometimes both ends) and burned like a candle.

Remove the old flowers of Carex Blue Zinger as they become brown and unattractive but this is not necessary as the berried covered stems provide added interest in the landscape. Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn...

The plant is a fast growing evergreen vine with waxy leaves and thick flower clusters. Pink petticoat blooms from old wood, so you will not get as dramatic of a display the following year.This is a remarkably self-sufficient vine.

For instance, some spread vigorously; others form neat clumps. While ornamental grasses generally reach their peak during fall, they can also add texture, volume and color to. Ornamental grasses add a softer, more natural feel to borders.

Tie the twine loosely enough so that the grass can move naturally, but tightly enough so that the strands all stand up in one vertical clump. Most of these grasses need very little care and thrive on neglect, so they're perfect for even novice gardeners...