There are countless ornamental grasses to pick out from , so narrow down a list of my favorites is problematical . However , the undermentioned assortment — categorized by their undecomposed time of year of pursuit — is a near jump . Choosing at least one from each season will ensure that your grass - forward garden always has something spectacular buy the farm on .
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Spring
Red tussock grass
Chionochloa rubra
Zones:7–10
Size:3 to 4 feet magniloquent and wide
status : Full sunlight to fond shade ; moist , well - enfeeble soil
Native Range : New Zealand
Mexican feather grass
Nassella tenuissima
Size:1 to 2 feet tall and all-inclusive
condition : Full sun ; well - drained ground
Native reach : Texas , New Mexico , Mexico , Argentina
Blue oat grass
Helictotrichonsempervirens
Zones:4–8
Size:2 to 3 feet magniloquent and 2 to 2½ feet wide-eyed
aboriginal range : cardinal and southwestern Europe
‘Campo Azul’ autumn moor grass
Sesleriaautumnalis‘Campo Azul ’
Zones:5–8
Size:1 to 3 human foot tall and 1 to 2 feet wide
Native range : Hybrid
Summer
‘Little Miss’ miscanthus
Miscanthussinensis * ‘ Little Miss ’
Zones:5–9
Size:2 to 3 feet improbable and spacious
Native range : Eastern Asia
‘Heavy Metal’ switchgrass
Panicumvirgatum‘Heavy Metal ’
Size:4 to 5 base marvelous and 1 to 2 feet broad
Conditions : Full Dominicus to fond shade ; moist dirt
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aboriginal range : North America
Purple miscanthus
Miscanthus‘Purpurascens ’
Size:4 to 5 feet marvellous and 2½ to 3 foot all-inclusive
‘Skyracer’ purple moor grass
Moliniacaeruleasubsp.arundinacea‘Skyracer ’
Size:6 to 8 feet tall and 2 to 4 feet wide
Conditions : Full sun ; damp soil
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aboriginal kitchen stove : Europe , Asia , northern Africa
Fall
‘Blondo’ miscanthus
Miscanthus sinensis‘Blondo ’
Zones:4–9
Size:3 to 5 feet tall and 3 to 4 ft extensive
Photo: Carol Collins
condition : Full sun to partial shade ; well - drained soil
Seep muhly grass
Muhlenbergiareverchonii
Size:1½ to 2 foundation tall and panoptic
circumstance : Full sun ; well - run out
Photo: Kerry Ann Moore
Native image : Central Oklahoma to central Texas
‘Fire Dragon’ miscanthus
Miscanthus sinensis‘Fire Dragon ’
Size:6 to 7 feet tall and 3 to 4 foot wide
‘Shenandoah’ switchgrass
Panicumvirgatum‘Shenandoah ’
Winter
Orange sedge
Carextestacea *
Zones:6–10
Size:18 to 24 column inch tall and panoptic
Photo: courtesy of Susan Calhoun
Native range : New Zealand
- This is technically not a sess .
Crystal Falls® mondo grass
Ophiopogonjaburan‘HOCF ’
Zones:6–11
Size:24 to 30 inches tall and broad
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Conditions : Partial to full shade ; damp soil
Native scope : Japan , Korea
‘Fine China’ sedge
Carex‘Fine China ’
Size:8 to 12 in magniloquent and 24 column inch wide
Giant feather grass
Celtica gigantea
Size:6 to 8 feet tall and 2 to 3 animal foot wide
Conditions : Full sun ; moist , well - drained soil
Photo: Michelle Gervais
Native range : Iberian Peninsula , northern Africa
*Invasive Alert: Miscanthus (Miscanthus sinensis)
This plant is considered invasive in AL , CT , GA , IN , KY , MD , NC , NH , NJ , NY , PA , SC , TN , and VA .
Please visitinvasiveplantatlas.orgfor more information .
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