Where To Plant Ornamental Grasses

Prices start at : 5.49 USD / each

It does well in full sun and poor, fairly dry soil. Start new plants by division of clumps. Grows in grassy, tuft-like clumps. Quite suitable for seashore planting -- it can take exposure to windblown sand and even salt spray.

Zones: 4-9
Genus: Festuca ovina glauca
Max Height (feet): 6-10"
Colors: Blue
Spread: 6-12''

Illinois

Bloomington

Black Mondo Grass

Prices start at : 12.79 USD / each

Grows only 10'' tall making it perfect as a ground cover or small accent plant in your border garden. Especially striking with lime green or yellow leaves plantings. This plant offers the closest thing to a true black in the plant kingdom! It works wonderfully...

Deer Resistant: Yes
Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
Colors: Black, Pink
Season Color: Summer
Max Height (feet): 10"

Illinois

Bloomington

Adagio Grass

Prices start at : 27.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

Tons of showy flower plumes emerge above the foliage in rustic bronze shades that fade to pink then white as autumn comes on. Once you see Adagio Maiden Grass backlit by the sun on a crisp fall evening, though, you will know what's been missing.

Botanical Name: Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio'
Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Flower Color: White
Mature Height: 3 - 5 feet

Nebraska

Omaha

Little Miss Maiden Grass

Prices start at : 27.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

Its small size is just right for decorative ceramic pots or balcony window boxes. They simply take up too much space. Little Miss has green, lush, graceful foliage that emerges in early spring.

Mature Height: 2 - 3 feet
Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
Soil Type: Well Drained
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Foliage Color: Purple
Fall Color: Red, Burgundy / Purple

Nebraska

Omaha

Fireworks Grass

Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

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 pink margins.

Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
Mature Spread: 24 inches
Foliage: Variegated Purple
Growth Rate: Medium

Nebraska

Omaha

Hot Rod Switch Grass

Prices start at : 35.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

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. Delightful, blue-tinted foliage quickly bursts into bright shades of eye-catching red with this remarkably...

Mature Height: 36 - 48 inches
Growth Rate: Medium
Flower Color: Red Panicles
Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
Mature Spread: 30 - 36 inches
Soil Type: Widely Adaptable

Nebraska

Omaha

EverColor Everlite Variegated Sedge Grass

Prices start at : 29.95 USD / Quart Container

You know that you need this beauty in your garden this year. 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. This is the most compact of all the Evercolor sedges and is perfect for edging...

Botanical Name: Carex oshimensis ‘Everlite'
Foliage Color: White with Green
Foliage: Ornamental grass, evergreen
Mature Height: 10 - 15 inches
Moisture: Water carefully to establish, and as needed during drier periods
Mature Spread: 8 - 10 inches

Nebraska

Omaha

Redhead Fountain Grass

Prices start at : 39.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

'Red Head' begins to show its enormous bottlebrush plumes in mid to late summer. This plant has no serious insect or disease problems and is not usually appealing to deer. The deep purple buds mature to smoky purple plumes.

Botanical Name: Pennisetum 'Redhead'
Mature Spread: 12 - 24 inches
Growth Rate: Medium
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Mature Height: 2 - 3 feet

Nebraska

Omaha

EverColor Everlime Variegated Sedge Grass

Prices start at : 29.95 USD / Quart Container

It will bring light and texture to any garden combo. It forms a neat and easily controlled mound that looks fantastic in a row along the edge of a planter or in masses, filling in large beds under trees.

Mature Spread: 1 - 4 feet
Moisture: Water carefully to establish, and weekly as needed for best results.
Botanical Name: Carex oshimensis 'Everlime'
Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Full Shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate: Medium
Brand: Nature Hills Nursery

Nebraska

Omaha

Hakonechloa, Aureola

★★★★★

Prices start at : 13.99 USD / 1 Plant

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

Height: 18-24 inches
Resistant To: Deer
Planting Time: Fall, Spring
Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders, Container
Sun: Full Shade, Part Sun
Spread: 24-36 inches

Pennsylvania

Warminster

Dwarf Mondo Grass 3 1/4 in. Pots (54-Pack) - Groundcover Plant

★★★★★

Prices start at : 124.99 USD / each

In both warm and cooler climates it is recommended to mow this grass down in early spring to clear out any dead foliage before new leaves begin to develop. Dwarf Mondo is often used as groundcover and as an accent mixed in with rock walkways.

Common Name: Mondo Grass
Best Time to Plant: Spring to Fall
Mature Height (in.): 8
Mature Width (in.): 8
Returnable: 90-Day
Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred

Georgia

Atlanta

Graceful Grasses Purple Fountain Grass (Pennisetum) Live Plant, Bronze-Purple Foliage, 4.5 in. Qt.

Prices start at : 14.99 USD / each

This award-winning grass is heat tolerant and perfect in containers and the landscape, or as a cut or dried flower. When the grass turns brown it can be removed immediately or in the spring.

✓ Blooms from mid summer to late fall, quart grasses are 5-10 in. tall when they are shipped, depending on the season
✓ Proven Winners guarantees all of its plants are correctly packaged in specially designed boxes, arrive in good condition and are accurately labeled
✓ Hand-picked and delivered fresh from the greenhouse
✓ Maintenance: easy

Best Time to Plant: Spring
Fragrance: None

Georgia

Atlanta

9.25 in. Pot - Pampas Grass With Sandy White Blooms, Live Evergreen Grass

★★★★★

Prices start at : 34.09 USD / each

Also take precautions when maintaining such as a long sleeve shirt and gloves because the blades of grass can cut you. Pampas Grass makes for a large display of long blades of green grass and beautiful bloom plumes that can be over 10 ft.

✓ Fertilize in spring with slow-release granular fertilizer
✓ Water as needed
✓ Great as a landscape specimen or border and mass planting

Annual / Perennial: Perennial
Fragrance: None
Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred

Georgia

Atlanta

1 Gal. Elijah Blue Fescue Grass

★★★★★

Prices start at : 17.4 USD / each

Space 12 to 15 in. Likes well drained soil with good drainage. Well suited, too, for edging or in the rock garden or for growing under trees, where it's soft blue offers a pleasing color contrast.

When shipped as a bare root plant, the shake and ship system will be used to remove soil from the roots, thus increasing the root tip surface area, which in turn, greatly enhances the ability of the plant to rapidly establish itself in the new environment: Yes
Annual / Perennial: Perennial
Recommended Space Between Plantings (in.): 12
Additional Characteristics: Drought Tolerant
Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred
Growth Habit: Clumping

Georgia

Atlanta

2.50 Qt. Pot Pink Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia), Live Perennial Plant, Pink Plumes (1-Pack)

★★★★★

Prices start at : 20.88 USD / each

Long-lived, too and birds feast on their seed. Extremely easy to maintain, Pink Muhly Ornamental Grass thrives despite heat, humidity, drought and even poor soil. In late summer it becomes 1 of the most stunning plants around.

Returnable: 90-Day
Botanical Name: Muhlenbergia capillaris
Recommended Space Between Plantings (in.): 30
Space plants 18 in. to 24 in. apart for best results: Yes
Growth Habit: Clumping
Wildlife Deterred: Deer

Georgia

Atlanta

2.5 Qt. Evergreen Stella Golden-Yellow Live Perennial Daylily Plant, Fragrant and Trumpet-Shaped Flowers

★★★★★

Prices start at : 16.56 USD / each

The “Evergreen Stella” Daylily will make a lovely addition to a container garden, or used in your landscape as a groundcover or for edging planting. These stunning evergreen re-blooming versions of the Stella de Oro Daylily will develop large golden...

✓ Golden-yellow trumpet flowers attract birds and butterflies
✓ Winter hardy in USDA zones 3-9
✓ Not guaranteed to be in bloom on arrival

Sun Tolerance: Full Sun
Additional Characteristics: Evergreen
Container Size: 1 GA-Gallon

Georgia

Atlanta

2.5 Qt. Evercolor Eversheen Carex, Live Evergreen Grass, Lime Yellow Striped Green Foliage

★★★★★

Prices start at : 16.56 USD / each

During the winter months its lime yellow and green color will bring vibrant attractive color to the landscape. Its outstanding color is a magnificent complement to broad leaved perennials in container gardens.

✓ Fertilize every spring with slow-release fertilizer
✓ Water twice per week until established, then water once per week

Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred
Botanical Name: Carex oshimensis 'Eversheen'
Best Time to Plant: Spring to Fall
Fragrance: None

Georgia

Atlanta

Cortaderia, Pink Pampas

★★★★★

Prices start at : 13.99 USD / 1 Plant

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

Height: 72-84 inches
Genus: Cortaderia
Life Cycle: Perennial
Zone: 7-10
Planting Time: Fall, Spring
Bloom Season: Fall, Summer

Pennsylvania

Warminster

Ornamental Grass Collection

Prices start at : 29.99 USD / 3 Plants

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

Resistant To: Deer
Genus: Hakonechloa, Eragrostis, Cortaderia
Spread: 36-72 inches
Sun: Full Sun
Ornamental Use: Borders, Dried Flowers
Life Cycle: Perennial

Pennsylvania

Warminster

Eragrostis, Purple Love Grass

★★★★★

Prices start at : 11.99 USD / 1 Plant

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

Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders, Container
Genus: Eragrostis
Resistant To: Deer
Height: 18-24 inches
Life Cycle: Perennial
Zone: 5-8

Pennsylvania

Warminster

Mondo Grass 3 1/4 in. Pots (54-Pack) - Groundcover Plant

★★★★★

Prices start at : 124.99 USD / each

Mondo is often used for lining pathways and groundcover. It is considered evergreen in warmer climates, but will turn brown in cooler areas then come back out in spring. Tall and wide with slender green leaves which make for a low maintenance unique look...

✓ Plant in full sun to part shade
✓ Clumping growth habit
✓ Plant in well drained garden soil

Growth Habit: Clumping
Recommended Space Between Plantings (in.): 6
Best Time to Plant: Spring to Fall

Georgia

Atlanta

1 gal. Variegated Japanese Sedge Ornamental Grass

Prices start at : 23.07 USD / each

Although grown for the beautiful foliage, small cream to brown flowers appear in mid spring. A low growing grass with the habit of a ground cover and appealing variegated foliage. A slow grower that thrives in wet and shady conditions.

✓ To accommodate mature size or when planting in groups, space 24 in. away from other plants or structures
✓ If evergreen foliage turns brown at the tips, trim back in spring

Mature Width (in.): 18
Additional Characteristics: Deer Resistant,Disease Resistant,Dwarf Variety,Evergreen
Sun Tolerance: Part Sun
Fragrance: None

Georgia

Atlanta

Variegated Liriope 3 1/4 in. Pots (54-Pack) - Live Groundcover Grass

★★★★★

Prices start at : 114.18 USD / each

In summer this Liriope will develop lilac blooms which stands out boldly against the foliage, then as the flowers fade dark berries will replace them on the bloom stalks in fall. In both warm and cooler climates it is recommended to mow this grass down...

✓ Classic choice for border planting around gardens and pathways
✓ Zone 5-10
✓ Plant in full sun to part shade

Sun Tolerance: Part Sun
Common Name: Monkey Grass
Growth Habit: Clumping

Georgia

Atlanta

9.25 in. Pot - Pink Muhly Grass, Live Plant

★★★★★

Prices start at : 34.09 USD / each

Cut blooms are great for fresh or dried arrangements. Pink Muhly looks great planted in groups or as borders. Pink Muhly grass, also known as Muhlenburg grass, adds great texture to your landscape and puts on a show of delicate and airy pink blooms in...

✓ Fertilize in spring with slow-release granular fertilizer
✓ Ornamental landscape grass

Additional Characteristics: Deer Resistant,Drought Tolerant
Best Time to Plant: Spring to Fall
Mature Width (in.): 36
Sun Tolerance: Full Sun

Georgia

Atlanta

Highlander - Ornamental Grass Seed

Prices start at : 4.10 USD / Packet

Transplant: Sow 4-6 weeks before last frost date. Packet: 100 seeds.Direct seed (recommended): Sow seeds 1/8" deep after the last frost. 9,600 seeds/oz. Cover seeds lightly. Small seedlings can be separated and transplanted directly from seedling tray...

✓ Ideal for Drying and Crafts
✓ Use for Cut Flowers and Bouquets

Days To Maturity: 60 - 70 Days
Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated

Maine

Winslow

Lowlander - Ornamental Grass Seed

Prices start at : 4.10 USD / Packet

Can be planted in individual containers and then planted out in the field without dividing or they may be seeded in seedling trays in a mix such as Redi-earth. Direct seed (recommended): Sow seeds 1/8" deep after the last frost.

Ideal for Drying and Crafts: Yes
Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
Life Cycle: Annual
Latin Name: Setaria italica

Maine

Winslow

Carex, Evergold

Prices start at : 11.99 USD / 1 Plant

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

Sun: Full Sun, Part Sun
Genus: Carex
Resistant To: Deer
Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders
Zone: 5-8

Pennsylvania

Warminster