Decorative Grass
Along with true grasses poaceae several other families of grass like.
Decorative grass. Fast growing and quite drought tolerant once established. An ornamental bunchgrass little bluestem produces finely textured foliage that appears in dense mounds. Full sun or part shade and well drained soil.
Best suited for well drained soils including rocky soils it needs regular watering only while growing. But in the world of ornamental grasses fescues are considered low growers and are often used as edgings borders and ground covers. The mounds reach up to 24 inches tall while the blue to green stems reach heights of up to three feet.
Northern sea oats is a fast spreader so plant in a container or other spot that will keep it in bounds. Ornamental grasses are grasses grown as ornamental plants. Ornamental grasses are popular in many colder hardiness zones for their resilience to cold temperatures and aesthetic value throughout fall and winter seasons.
It is a perennial plant that forms dense clumps or gently arching upright gray blue grass and will spread easily in ideal conditions through self seeding. Little bluestem is one of the grasses with fall color. This robust ornamental grass is native to the central and eastern united states where it can be seen growing in abundance throughout the prairies.
To 3 feet tall. Also known as hairawn muhly this is a perennial semi evergreen ornamental grass with fluffy pink purple flowers and a sedge like appearance.