{"id":17819,"date":"2021-08-11T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatbiggreenhouse.com\/?p=17819"},"modified":"2021-08-11T09:00:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T13:00:37","slug":"lets-talk-gardening-ornamental-grasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/lets-talk-gardening-ornamental-grasses\/","title":{"rendered":"LET’S TALK GARDENING – Ornamental Grasses"},"content":{"rendered":"
It is now towards the end of July. It is hot. It is dry. It is humid. But, who loves this time of year? ORNAMENTAL GRASSES! This is their time of year to show off their beautiful blades of grass and their flower plumes.<\/p>\n
I fell in love with ornamental grasses years ago. The obvious variety that people see so often is the Pampas Grass, especially when traveling to the beaches. It is so tall and then that white flower plume sticking up to make the plant as tall as 15 feet or more. Quite impressive! But, I think the first grass that caught my interest was the Zebra Grass, with its green and yellow striped foliage. This may have been the first variety that I bought and planted in my landscape.<\/p>\n
When you decide that you want to plant ornamental grass, the biggest challenge will be deciding what variety you want to plant because there are so many varieties within the different family types \u2013 Pennisetum, Miscanthus, Festuca, Schizachyrium, Panicum, Cortaderia, Muhlenbergia, and others. When you come to see us then you will see all these varieties together in a large area. I would not worry about trying to decide what variety based on the botanical name. What I would suggest is to concentrate your effort on the look of the grass and the growing dimensions to order to determine your choice of ornamental grass.<\/p>\n
Here is what they all have in common:<\/p>\n
There are even a few varieties of ornamental grasses that are classified as being native to our area. A few varieties are a part of the American Beauties Native Plants program. Matter of fact, my new favorite ornamental grass is the native Standing Ovation Little Bluestem. I love its size, its bluish-green foliage along with a few burgundy leaves. And, this variety attracts birds and butterflies, which is a wonderful bonus. Little Bluestem works great in a container.<\/p>\n
In a nutshell, ornamental grasses are a common landscape staple because of their easy care and low maintenance. You see grasses used in most commercial landscaping and neighborhood landscaping. Large growing grasses make beautiful specimens but the smaller compact and dwarf varieties offer equal interest.<\/p>\n
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