Showing posts with label grass. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grass. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Tufted Hair Grass
Deschampsia caespitosa ( Tufted Hair Grass )
A fast growing, finely textured grass, forming a semi-evergreen ( evergreen zones 7 to 9 ) foliage clump reaching a maximum size of 3.5 x 5 feet. It is native to North America, from Greenland to Alaska; south to California to North Carolina. It is also native to northern Eurasia. The Tufted Hair Grass is a cool season grass that grows mostly during spring and fall though remaining green during summer.
It is an excellent choice for mass plantings on wet sites.
The deep green leaves are very narrow, up to 0.12 inches wide.
The pale purplish-green flower panicles appear during mid summer, they are followed
by loose, airy, hazy seed panicles, reaching up to 6 feet high.
This grass remains attractive during autumn and winter.
Hardy zones 4 to 9 ( 3 on protected sites ) in sun or shade. Very soil tolerant including wet clays. Cut back ( to 1/3 height - more may damage the crown ) very early during spring before new growth begins. Dividing should also be done very early in spring.
Bronze Veil
Also called Bronzeschleier.
Forms a tufted evergreen clump up to 3 x 2.5 feet, topped with bronze-yellow inflorescences up to 4.5 feet during autumn.
Gold Dust
Forms a tufted evergreen clump up to 2 x 4 feet, topped with yellow flower inflorescences up to 5 feet during autumn.
Hardy zones 3 to 9
Gold Veil
Reaches up to 2 feet with bright yellow inflorescences.
Golden Pendant
Reaches up to 3 feet with golden-yellow inflorescences.
Northern Lights
Forms a foliage clump up to 14 inches x 2 feet, it does not flower.
The highly attractive foliage is boldly variegated with a white margin that turns to pink during fall and winter.
Schottland ( Scottish Tufted Hair Grass )
Forms a tufted, deep green, evergreen clump up to 3.5 x 5 feet, topped with giant, bright green, airy inflorescences up to 5.5 feet during autumn.
Tardiflora
Reaches up to 3 feet with flower inflorescences borne during late summer.
Deschampsia flexuosa ( Tufted Hair Grass )
Reaches up to 1 x 1 foot.
The golden-yellow flower inflorescences, up to 3.5 feet high are borne during mid to late summer.
An excellent groundcover and looks great planted with heather.
Hardy zones 4 to 9 ( 2 & 3 on very protected sites ) in full sun to partial shade on acidic moist soil though it is tolerant of temporary drought.
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A fast growing, finely textured grass, forming a semi-evergreen ( evergreen zones 7 to 9 ) foliage clump reaching a maximum size of 3.5 x 5 feet. It is native to North America, from Greenland to Alaska; south to California to North Carolina. It is also native to northern Eurasia. The Tufted Hair Grass is a cool season grass that grows mostly during spring and fall though remaining green during summer.
It is an excellent choice for mass plantings on wet sites.
The deep green leaves are very narrow, up to 0.12 inches wide.
The pale purplish-green flower panicles appear during mid summer, they are followed
by loose, airy, hazy seed panicles, reaching up to 6 feet high.
This grass remains attractive during autumn and winter.
Hardy zones 4 to 9 ( 3 on protected sites ) in sun or shade. Very soil tolerant including wet clays. Cut back ( to 1/3 height - more may damage the crown ) very early during spring before new growth begins. Dividing should also be done very early in spring.
Bronze Veil
Also called Bronzeschleier.
Forms a tufted evergreen clump up to 3 x 2.5 feet, topped with bronze-yellow inflorescences up to 4.5 feet during autumn.
Gold Dust
Forms a tufted evergreen clump up to 2 x 4 feet, topped with yellow flower inflorescences up to 5 feet during autumn.
Hardy zones 3 to 9
Gold Veil
Reaches up to 2 feet with bright yellow inflorescences.
Golden Pendant
Reaches up to 3 feet with golden-yellow inflorescences.
Northern Lights
Forms a foliage clump up to 14 inches x 2 feet, it does not flower.
The highly attractive foliage is boldly variegated with a white margin that turns to pink during fall and winter.
Schottland ( Scottish Tufted Hair Grass )
Forms a tufted, deep green, evergreen clump up to 3.5 x 5 feet, topped with giant, bright green, airy inflorescences up to 5.5 feet during autumn.
Tardiflora
Reaches up to 3 feet with flower inflorescences borne during late summer.
Deschampsia flexuosa ( Tufted Hair Grass )
Reaches up to 1 x 1 foot.
The golden-yellow flower inflorescences, up to 3.5 feet high are borne during mid to late summer.
An excellent groundcover and looks great planted with heather.
Hardy zones 4 to 9 ( 2 & 3 on very protected sites ) in full sun to partial shade on acidic moist soil though it is tolerant of temporary drought.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Blue Stem Grass
Schizachyrium
Schizachyrium scoparium ( Little Bluestem )
Also called Andropogon scoparius. A moderate growing, deep-rooted, upright perennial grass, reaching up to 3.5 x 3.5 ( rarely over 3 ) feet, is native to tall grass prairie ecosystems in North America ( from Alberta to Quebec; south to Arizona to Florida ).
The foliage is blue-green, turning coppery-orange to deep red in autumn.
The silvery-pink flower plumes, up to 3 inches in length, are borne mid-summer into early autumn. They are followed by fluffy white seedheads that persist into winter.
Hardy zones 2 to 9 in full sun and requires well drained soil. Easy to grow and tolerant of drought, poor soils, sand, heavy clay, saline and alkaline soils but not wet soil. Deer resistant, it is not prone to pests or disease. Cut back during early spring. Propagation is from seed or division during early spring.
* photo taken on Feb 15 2011 in Howard Co, MD
* photo of unknown internet source
* photo taken by Jennifer Anderson @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
* photo taken by L. Glasscock @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database Southern wetland flora
* USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Blaze
Reaches up to 4.2 x 2.5 feet, with blue-foliage that turns to intense-red during autumn, then to bright pink during winter.
Blue Heaven
Vigorous and more upright in habit, reaching up to 4 x 3 feet with deep blue foliage that tinges reddish later in summer then finally to intense red, violet or purple during autumn.
The Blues
Forms a clump, up to 3 x 4 feet high of intense-blue, soft, hairy foliage that becomes tinted deep red during autumn. Looks great in mass plantings on berms and for erosion control.
The soft, pinkish seed heads reach up to 5 feet in height.
* photo taken on June 30 2013 @ U.S. National Arboretum, DC
* photos taken on Aug 25 2013 @ University of Maryland, College Park
* photo taken on Sep 14 2013 in Columbia, MD
Standing Ovation
Strongly upright, not flopping over, reaching up to 4 x 1.5 feet.
The foliage is intense blue-green and the stems are tinged deep purple.
During autumn the foliage turns to intense yellow, orange and red.
* photo taken on Sep 23 2013 in Burtonsville, MD
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Schizachyrium scoparium ( Little Bluestem )
Also called Andropogon scoparius. A moderate growing, deep-rooted, upright perennial grass, reaching up to 3.5 x 3.5 ( rarely over 3 ) feet, is native to tall grass prairie ecosystems in North America ( from Alberta to Quebec; south to Arizona to Florida ).
The foliage is blue-green, turning coppery-orange to deep red in autumn.
The silvery-pink flower plumes, up to 3 inches in length, are borne mid-summer into early autumn. They are followed by fluffy white seedheads that persist into winter.
Hardy zones 2 to 9 in full sun and requires well drained soil. Easy to grow and tolerant of drought, poor soils, sand, heavy clay, saline and alkaline soils but not wet soil. Deer resistant, it is not prone to pests or disease. Cut back during early spring. Propagation is from seed or division during early spring.
* photo taken on Feb 15 2011 in Howard Co, MD
* photo of unknown internet source
* photo taken by Jennifer Anderson @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
* photo taken by L. Glasscock @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database Southern wetland flora
* USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Blaze
Reaches up to 4.2 x 2.5 feet, with blue-foliage that turns to intense-red during autumn, then to bright pink during winter.
Blue Heaven
Vigorous and more upright in habit, reaching up to 4 x 3 feet with deep blue foliage that tinges reddish later in summer then finally to intense red, violet or purple during autumn.
The Blues
Forms a clump, up to 3 x 4 feet high of intense-blue, soft, hairy foliage that becomes tinted deep red during autumn. Looks great in mass plantings on berms and for erosion control.
The soft, pinkish seed heads reach up to 5 feet in height.
* photo taken on June 30 2013 @ U.S. National Arboretum, DC
* photos taken on Aug 25 2013 @ University of Maryland, College Park
* photo taken on Sep 14 2013 in Columbia, MD
Standing Ovation
Strongly upright, not flopping over, reaching up to 4 x 1.5 feet.
The foliage is intense blue-green and the stems are tinged deep purple.
During autumn the foliage turns to intense yellow, orange and red.
* photo taken on Sep 23 2013 in Burtonsville, MD
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