Zone 9 Ornamental Grasses

If you have to garden small, be sure to go big! Order your own Little Miss Maiden Grass today. Not a big revolution. 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...

Drought and disease don't bother it once it is established and salt air doesn't even phase it. The FIRST Variegated Purple Fountain Grass! Pennisetum Fireworks ('Fireworks' Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' USPP 18,504.) is the first purple fountain grass...

Even when in decline Hot Rod adds decorative interest to the winter landscape. Dazzling Color Earlier Than Other Grasses With Hot Rod Switch Grass you won't have to wait long to enjoy vibrant color in your yard.

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

In late fall or early spring cut the foliage back almost to the ground before growth starts in spring. The deep purple buds mature to smoky purple plumes. The bushy plumes are great as cut flowers if they are cut soon after they emerge.

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. One of the very best is Evercolor Everlime Carex (Carex oshimensis ‘Everlime').

Single specimens are dramatic; masses may be overwhelming. Is a dense, clump-forming sedge rising 1-2.5′ tall which is grown for its foliage effect. A good plant for the water garden or low spot.

Best in full sun. Less vigorous with decreased flowering and tendency to flop in too much shade. Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays present in much of the St. Louis area.

Miscanthus Morning Light is a grass cultivar that is noted for its very narrow green leaves with white variegation on the margins. Morning Light Maiden Grass forms a graceful, upright mound of narrow green foliage, each leaf neatly edged in creamy-white.

Fast-growing, graceful, foliage. Miscanthus Adagio is a dwarf grass cultivar which is one of the shortest of the many Miscanthus cultivars available in commerce today. Cut foliage to the ground in late winter just before new shoots appear.

It is not totally evergreen in the St. Louis area, although some foliage color will persist through mild winters. Carex Evergold is easily grown in medium to wet soils in part shade.

It typically grows in a substantial clump to 4-6' tall, but sends up flower stalks to 2' above the foliage, thus bringing the total height of the grass to 6-8' tall when in flower.

Tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Prefers moist soils. Best in full sun. Foliage turns yellowish after frost, but quickly fades to straw-beige by winter. This grass also loves our summer heat and humidity.

Perfect for use in rain gardens, and provides winter interest in any situation. Tolerates wide range of soils, including dry ones, but prefers moist, sandy or clay soils. Prefers Full sun to bring out the best red color.

Plants should be groomed or cut to the ground in early spring to remove tattered foliage and make way for new foliage. This grass prospers in sunny sites with a wide variety of soils.

Panicum Heavy Metal is a switchgrass cultivar which features metallic-blue foliage and a columnar form. It is a clump-forming, warm season grass which typically grows in an upright, vertical clump to 3′ tall (to 5′ when in flower).

Always be sure to look on the fertilizer label on the back of the bag to see exactly what is included in the fertilizer. The more full and beautiful an ornamental grass is, the messier it is when cutting down.

Growing to be about 6 feet, this variety makes a striking statement planted in the back of a perennial garden. Red October is no exception, creating a fiery red statement with its fall foliage colors.

Mass for cover of areas with poor soils. Add texture, movement and mass to your landscape with Pink Muhly Grass, an easy to grow, native ornamental grass. Tan seed plumes remain attractive in winter.

Propagation is easiest by division. The yellow leaves have narrow green stripes. This grass is made for partial shade. Best growth occurs in climates with cool summer temperatures.

Leaf blades are extremely sharp (easily cut human skin) and may reach 6-8' in length. Tolerates drought once established. It was first introduced into the U. It was planted around the world in Victorian times, and today is considered to be one of the...

Although the stems appear from a distance as coarse and stiff, they are soft to the touch. Cut back old foliage in early spring. Juncus effususcommonly called soft rush, common rush, bog rush or mat rush, is a grass-like, rhizomatous perennial that features...

Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients. Cutting Carex Blue Zinger to within 2 inches of the ground in winter helps the plant produce a new flush of foliage.

Vines that climb in zone 9 must be tolerant of extreme heat in summer and little natural moisture. There are many ways to use vines in the landscape. It also has great fall color and climbs anything by itself with adhesive tendrils.Tri-color kiwi is also...

It actually needs a cold period to produce flowers. You can also try planting tropical types in a container andin winter. Each grows well in zone 9, but each has slightly different forms and cultural needs.

It will tolerate partial shade but needs rich soil.– Despite the less than savory name, this plant produces beautiful purple, pink, or white flowers in spring and will grow in partial shade.– Ground cover plants are great for those shady areas under...

They typically require chilly periods in winter and only thrive in zones 5 through 7. Read on for tips for growing lilacs in zone 9 as well as a selection of top zone 9 lilac varieties.) are the old-fashioned type of lilac and offer the biggest flowers,...