Red Ornamental Grass

Big drama for small urban spaces! There is a revolution happening right now in home gardening. They simply take up too much space. Something these small gardens often lack is the motion and grandeur of grass, since so many of the American prairie grasses...

The effect is shockingly bright color in your garden from a typically simple grass. Treat ‘Fireworks' like you would any ornamental grass, shearing it down to the ground in late fall or early spring.

By the time autumn arrives, your picturesque grass adopts shades of deep purple, topped with decorative seeds of red/purple intensity. Even deer tend to leave it alone! Hot Rod is spectacular when planted en masse or used as a border.

You know that you need this beauty in your garden this year. It looks stunning with dark-colored evergreens or the bright flowers of a perennial border. Order yours today! * Beautiful bi-colored leaves * Evergreen that's great in sun or shade * Perfect...

This plant has no serious insect or disease problems and is not usually appealing to deer. 'Red Head' looks great in late-season containers. Use this plant in containers, in sunny borders, meadows, rock gardens, and foundation plantings.

Order yours today! * Cold-hardy to zone 5 * Distinctive lime-striped foliage * Super-easy care * Deer resistant It makes a magnificent ground cover or try it in your favorite container.

Cultivars of this species are superior garden plants to the species. Can also be grown in average garden soil, albeit less vigorously, but soil must not be allowed to dry out. Grass-like, sharply keeled, dark green leaves are up to 30″ long.

Foliage should be left standing throughout the winter for visual interest and to provide protection for the crowns. Best in full sun. Miscanthus Yaku Jima. The cultivar name does not describe a specific clone, but actually describes several very similar...

Tiny reddish-copper flowers appear in long tassel-like inflorescences above the foliage in mid to late September, gradually turning into silvery white plumes as the seeds mature. Blooms later than most cultivars.

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays. Foliage and flower plumes persist well into winter providing good winter interest.

Plants are evergreen throughout most of their growing range. It can also be grown in low spots or along ponds or streams but is equally at home in the rock garden or spilling over a rocky slope.

Best in full sun. Tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Foliage fades to tan after frost. Cut foliage to the ground in late winter just before new shoots appear. Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays present...

This elegantly shaped grass has narrow leaves with white mid-ribs and a vase-like form. Blooms later than most cultivars. Miscanthus gracillimus is easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.

Shenandoah's fantastic steel blue upright foliage slowly adds a dose of burgundy that increases as the season progresses. Will grow in part shade, but begins to lose its columnar form in too much shade, growing more openly and possibly falling over.

No other grass exhibits quite the refinement of texture as this species. Foliage is less than 1/8” wide and up to 12” long. The crisp green blades are arching and extremely narrow.

Foliage clump is topped in mid-summer by finely-textured, pink-tinged, branched flower panicles which hover over the foliage like an airy cloud. Panicum Heavy Metal is a switchgrass cultivar which features metallic-blue foliage and a columnar form.

Plants that are deficient in Nitrogen are usually not growing vigorously, and sometimes exhibit pale colored foliage or chlorosis. Many times, less expensive fertilizers are sold that contain only the major elements needed, but not the minor elements.

Growing to be about 6 feet, this variety makes a striking statement planted in the back of a perennial garden. Deer tend to stay away and this grass will quickly become one of the focal points in your late season garden.

Tolerates poor soils. Does not spread by rhizomes. Tolerant of heat, humidity and drought, but generally grows taller with consistent moisture. Masses of airy, open, loosely branched inflorescences (each to 12” long) in pink to pinkish-red float above...

In St. Louis, the variegated striping appears gold in part shade. Plant foliage will lose color intensity (particularly on variegated leaf cultivars) in full shade. Species plants (not cultivars thereof) may be grown by seed.

In the colder climates, this grass will generally not survive winter, and should be planted in large containers (e.g., whiskey barrels) for overwintering in a garage etc. It thrives in hot, full sun exposures and is especially useful as a specimen grass.This...

Juncus effusus clumps are often slow to establish, but once established will spread by creeping rhizomes. Soft rush is commercially grown in Japan for making tatami (woven mats for homes).

Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked. Starter fertilizer is the best product to use at the time of planting. Our ideal fertilizer schedule for you to use is as follows.

Red fescue does not have any serious pest threats. In places where temperatures are high and there is a great deal of humidity, grass may turn brown and go dormant. Read on to learn more about red fescue grass.) is a perennial lawn grass in USDA planting...

Some are evergreen; some are variegated with gold or white. The fine textured grasses, for example, can create dramatic contrast within borders when placed next to other broad-shaped foliage plants and flowers.There are practical reasons for adding ornamental...

Whether you want to make a subtle statement or a big impact,can be just the right design detail for your landscaping. One of the few problems you may have with an ornamental grass plant, however, is the stems falling over, otherwise known as lodging of...

Take the whole stem and allow the flower stalk to dry in a cool, dry place. You may choose to store them but best germination is with fresh seed.Surface sow in good potting soil with just a dusting of sand on top.