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As the summer wears on the outer foliage turns brilliant red and purple that just intensifies in the fall. Little Miss has green, lush, graceful foliage that emerges in early spring.

Drought and disease don't bother it once it is established and salt air doesn't even phase it. Use fountain grass to add texture and dimension to your perennial beds and borders. This is a tough perennial grass that is easy to care for.

Even when in decline Hot Rod adds decorative interest to the winter landscape. 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.

You know that you need this beauty in your garden this year. (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...

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.

Whether your garden is rustic or formal, Evercolor Everlime will brighten it up all year. If you want easy to grow and low-maintenance, then you can't beat Everlime. It makes a magnificent ground cover or try it in your favorite container.

Cultivars of this species are superior garden plants to the species. Foliage promptly turns yellow after frost. Is a dense, clump-forming sedge rising 1-2.5′ tall which is grown for its foliage effect.

‘Yaku Jima' is sometimes described in commerce as being a dwarf form of Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tiny buffy colored flowers with red tinges emerge in fluffy panicles above the foliage in...

Best in full sun. 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.

Clumps slowly expand in circumference by short rhizomes, but retain tight clump shape. Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Foliage and flower plumes persist well into winter providing good winter interest.

Plants are evergreen throughout most of their growing range. Plants generally dislike hot and humid summer climates. Carex Evergold is easily grown in medium to wet soils in part shade.

Foliage should be left standing throughout the winter for visual interest and to provide protection for the crowns. Tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Flowers appear in corymbose panicles of 10-13 racemes (each to 6” long) above the foliage in late...

Flower plumes persist well into winter providing good winter interest. Blooms later than most cultivars. Prefers moist soils. Miscanthus gracillimus is easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.

Perfect for use in rain gardens, and provides winter interest in any situation. Will grow in part shade, but begins to lose its columnar form in too much shade, growing more openly and possibly falling over.

Plants should be groomed or cut to the ground in early spring to remove tattered foliage and make way for new foliage. Foliage is less than 1/8” wide and up to 12” long. No other grass exhibits quite the refinement of texture as this species.

Grows primarily in clumps, but may infrequently spread by rhizomes. Tends to flop in rich soils. The metallic-blue leaves of Panicum Heavy Metal turn yellow in autumn, fading to tan-beige in winter.

As an alternative, many gardeners like to use bungee cords. It's a matter of personal choice whether you cut back your ornamental grasses in fall or spring. Many ornamental kinds of grass will remain attractive if left standing throughout the better part...

Red October is no exception, creating a fiery red statement with its fall foliage colors. 'Red October' has attractive foliage that changes color seasonally. (Andropogon gerardii) We recommend planting Red October in almost any sunny spot with well-draining...

It is the fall flowering, however, that most distinguishes this grass. Tolerates poor soils. Tolerant of heat, humidity and drought, but generally grows taller with consistent moisture.

Best growth occurs in climates with cool summer temperatures. Leaves have a papery texture resembling the leaves of some types of bamboo. Plants will grow well in deeper shade (particularly in hot summer climates), but the gold variegation changes to...

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. Female plants produce prodigious amounts of seed and can self-seed freely, often...

From ancient times until the early 1900s, soft rush stems were used in England to create inexpensive, candle-like evening lights called “rushlights.” Rush stems were peeled away and the inner pith was soaked in animal fat, grease or wax.

After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the Carex Blue Zinger a good deep watering. Starter fertilizer is the best product to use at the time of planting.

It is an excellent cutting plant for flower arrangements. Mounds of narrow, elegantly arching leaves grow to 2' tall. Can be used in rain gardens. Beautiful rose-copper flower plumes begin their entrance in July with new seed heads appearing all the way...

Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid soft growth that is vulnerable to diseases and insects. Carex Ice Dance is a dense, spreading sedge (grass) growing to 12 inches tall and is grown for its foliage effect.

Drought resistant. Plant 6'' apart for tight clump pattern and then mulch tightly to eliminate weeds. Blue Festuca is a hardy, rapidly multiplying, year round ground cover. Grows in grassy, tuft-like clumps.

Use in full to partial sun. Purple Majesty shows off deep-purple foliage and stems with 12” to 14” flower plumes which resemble cat tails. Stem and mid-rib of foliage turns purple after about 8 leaves have developed.