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Show Page 8 t- - THEIY lilfAU Home Miac, f ridiy, Auut 20. J W , Ornamental grasses beginning to grow on gardeners By KATHY VAN MULLEKOM Daily Press tain grasses add a touch of delicacy to perennial beds filled with daisies, coreopsis, cone-flowe- When you .think grass, envision more than just the kind you mow. Think fancy grasses ornamental ones that come in all shades of green as well as purplish and blood reds, golden yellows and silvery blues. Ornamental grasses fountain and miscanthus perennial grasses, sedges and some bamboos are growing on gardeners who want visual appeal summer through winter. Once the soil warms in early spring, ornamental grasses begin to sprout. You see little tufts of green first poking through the soil, then they rise and gaillardia. Mounds of blue fescue Elijah Blue can border an edge. Use the feathery features of ornamental grasses to separate swaths, soften hard edges and blend borders. Let grasses hide the ugly dying foliage of spring bulbs. Plant grasses where the morning or evening sun can catch their blades and add a shimmery look to your eye-scap- almost overnight. They tickle Grasses pose no problems if planted properly. Perennial grasses are easiest to grow because their root systems become very drought tolerant. Most crave sun, heat and the sensations of static places. "Not only do they add color to the garden, one can almost hear the sound of the wind rustling through the plumes," says Bob Labuda, a gardener at Norfolk Botanical Garden in southeastern Virginia. "Grasses are especially beautiful near water, among rocks and stones and lining Be sure to plant them with good spacing around them so air and light help them develop to their fullest potential. Most grasses dislike lots of fertilizer. Basically they just need water to get established and then they are on their own. Late winter, prune them to just above ground level. pathways. Herbaceous perennial grasses are used most often for landscape design. They come in multiple colors, shapes and sizes, enabling their use in formal, informal and native landscapes." Grasses also grow well in containers. Japanese blood grass fits perfectly into shallow earthenware pots. Purple fountain grass resembles art when it flows gracefully out of a large terra-cott- a pot. pampas grass demands its space, but there are small varieties available. Miniature foun Miscanthus sinensis Gracillimus: Maiden grass with fine textured, blades that turn after first frost. Nice silver-gree- n golden-bronz- e silver-whit- e plumes. Miscanthus sinensis Variegatus: This variegated Japanese silver grass gracefully arches with silver-whit- e plumes. A creamy white stripe highlights each dark green blade. Miscanthus sinensis Zebrinus: Zebra grass grows to 6 feet tall with yellow- - and leaves; develops silver-whit- e plumes. green-bande- d Miscanthus sinensis purpurascens: Flame grass boasts purple-tingegreen blades in summer with a pink midrib that turns in fall. Mauve-colore- d plumes reach 2 feet above foliage. Nice for containers. d red-oran- Pennisetum alopecuroides Hameln: plumes arch above fountain grass foliage. Dark green tufted blades turn golden russet in fall. Little Bunny, the dwarf Fluffy, buff-colore- d version, grows inches 10-1- 2 n blades, topped by flower spikes summer through fall. rose-re- d Pennisetum alopecuroides Moudry: The black flowering fountain grass offers glossy green blades against black foxtail-lik- e flower spikes that turn brown with age. ERA" 785-501- ESTATE 3 own garden: Imperata cylindrica Red Baron or Rubra: Japanese blood grass is a grass that grows 18 inches tall and spreads. It forms attractive clumps with mi semi-deciduo- blades and rich deep blood-regreen bases. d 0REM- - Less than 1 yr old 4bd 2.5 bath. gar, large lot. Must sell quicklv. ERA $159,900 obo. 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Hair-lik"curls" occur as the blades die and curve back toward the base of the blade 4 Bedroom 376-091- 1 drought-toleragrass forms neat clumps of purplish-maroo- HEAL Red Brick Park (801) Pennisetum alopecuroides Rubrum: This 590 W. State, Pleasant Grove HERE ARE some great grasses to consider for your 4113 Residential-Resort-Commerci- Clumping grass to 12 inches with cream-colore- d flower spikes. M Mountain Lan John Jr $299,500 Pennisetum alopecuroides Cassian: well-draine- d ERAMtn Land 1158 E. 2620 N., Provo tall and wide. soil. silvery-green- GARDENS DO not have to be large to accommodate ornamental grasses. Traditional blades have highlights of creamy-whit- e margins and midvein3, creating a shimmering, silvery. Develops delicate reddish-bronze .plumes in late summer. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
