Ornamental Grasses
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Ornamental Grasses
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The term ornamental grass is applied to grasses and glasslike plants that are used chiefly for their beauty. Ornamental grasses are easy to grow, but there is a mystique that surrounds their use in the landscape. The mystery is all in the imagination of the gardener who has yet to try them. Pruning: We cut back our grasses about the time we prune the roses, which is in late February. Cut the foliage back from 6 to 12 inches, depending on the grass. Exactly when you cut them back during the winter depends on whether you like the appearance of the dead foliage or not. Cutting back must, however, be done before the fresh, new growth comes up in spring After you cut back, side-dress with an application of the 12-6-6 fertilizer in early spring, then again in midsummer. Keeping the bed well-mulched and watered during the summer pays off with a healthier, happier looking plant. Types of Grasses: Grasses can be categorized as either clumping and spreading. Clump-forming grasses form tidy mounds and spread slowly. Spreading grasses spread by creeping roots, and some can become invasive. When considering an ornamental grass, make sure it is classified as clump-forming, or at least described as slow-spreading. If you have your heart set on a variety, only to find out it can become invasive Most ornamental grasses grow best in full to part sun, but they are tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions. If you are planting them into an existing bed, little improvement will be needed. Turn the soil and then incorporate a 2-inch layer of organic matter in the area to be planted. Then just be careful to plant the ornamental grass at the same level it was growing in the container, and water it in well. Fountain Grass:
Pampus Grass: Pampas grass, like poinsettias, flowers when days get shorter. To obtain good growth and plume production , pampas grass should be fertilized with a complete fertilizer at the rate of two pounds per 100 square feet four times each year.
Pink Muhlygrass:
Lirope:
Johnson Grass: Non Native & Invasive and not normally planted to the landscape, found on river edges or fields.
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