Topic: Ornamental Grasses

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Briza media

Common Name: Common Quaking Grass

Family: Poaceae

Height: 2.00 to 3.00 feet

Type: Ornamental Grasses

Sun: Full sun

Water: Medium

Bloom Description: Green

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Tripsacum dactyloides

Common Name: Eastern Gamagrass

Family: Poaceae

Height: 4.00 to 8.00 feet

Type: Ornamental Grasses

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Medium

Bloom Description: Purple (female) and Orange (male)

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Melinis nerviglumis

Common Name: Bristle-Leaved Red Top

Family: Poaceae

Height: 1.50 to 2.00 feet

Type: Ornamental Grasses

Sun: Full sun

Water: Medium

Bloom Description: Pink

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Saccharum ravennae

Common Name: Plume Grass

Family: Poaceae

Height: 6.00 to 12.00 feet

Type: Ornamental Grasses

Sun: Full sun

Water: Dry to medium

Bloom Description: Purplish-bronze

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Pennisetum setaceum

Common Name: Crimson Fountaingrass

Family: Poaceae

Height: 3.00 to 4.00 feet

Type: Ornamental Grasses

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Medium

Bloom Description: Burgundy purple

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Pennisetum orientale

Common Name: Oriental Fountain Grass

Family: Poaceae

Height: 2.00 to 3.00 feet

Type: Ornamental Grasses

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Medium

Bloom Description: Rose-purple

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Mondo grass

Common Name: Mondo Grass

Family: Asparagaceae

Height: 0.25 to 0.25 feet

Type: Ornamental Grasses

Sun: Part shade to full shade

Water: Medium

Bloom Description: Lavender

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Phyllostachys edulis

Common Name: Moso Bamboo

Family: Poaceae

Height: 25.00 to 60.00 feet

Type: Ornamental Grasses

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Medium

Bloom Description: White

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Pennisetum glaucum

Common Name: Pearl Millet

Family: Poaceae

Height: 3.00 to 5.00 feet

Type: Ornamental Grasses

Sun: Full sun

Water: Medium

Bloom Description: Purple, Yellow

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Elytrigia elongata

Common Name: Tall Wheatgrass

Family: Poaceae

Height: 3.00 to 5.00 feet

Type: Ornamental Grasses

Sun: Full sun

Water: Dry to medium

Bloom Description: Yellowish

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Muhlenbergia rigens

Common Name: Deergrass

Family: Poaceae

Height: 3.00 to 6.00 feet

Type: Ornamental Grasses

Sun: Full sun

Water: Dry to medium

Bloom Description: Purple to yellow

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Eragrostis elliottii

Common Name: Lovegrass

Family: Poaceae

Height: 2.00 to 3.00 feet

Type: Ornamental Grasses

Sun: Full sun

Water: Dry to medium

Bloom Description: White

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Bouteloua curtipendula

Common Name: Sideoats Grass

Family: Poaceae

Height: 1.50 to 2.50 feet

Type: Ornamental Grasses

Sun: Full sun

Water: Dry to medium

Bloom Description: Purplish

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Pennisetum alopecuroides

Common Name: Fountain Grass

Family: Poaceae

Height: 2.50 to 5.00 feet

Type: Ornamental Grasses

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Medium to wet

Bloom Description: Silvery to pinkish-white

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Cortaderia selloana

Common Name: Pampas Grass

Family: Poaceae

Height: 6 ft. - 10 ft.

Type: Ornamental Sedges

Sun: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

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Spartina pectinata

Common Name: Cord Grass Prairie, Prairie Cord Grass

Family: Poaceae

Height: 4 ft. - 7 ft.

Type: Ornamental Sedges

Sun: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

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Festuca glauca

Common Name: Blue Fescue, Common Blue Fescue

Family: Poaceae

Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft.

Type: Ornamental Sedges

Sun: Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)

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Fargesia scabrida

Common Name: Scabrida Bamboo

Family: Poaceae

Height: 8 ft. - 15 ft.

Type: Ornamental Sedges

Sun: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

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Bouteloua gracilis

Common Name: Blue Gramma, Mosquito Grass

Family: Poaceae

Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft.

Type: Ornamental Sedges

Sun: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

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Festuca rubra

Common Name: Creeping Red Fescue, Red Fescue

Family: Poaceae

Type: Ornamental Sedges

Sun: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

Soil: Acid (<6.0)

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Frequently asked questions about Ornamental Grasses

What are some examples of Ornamental Grasses?

Commonly found Ornamental Grasses include Common Quaking Grass, Eastern Gamagrass, Bristle-Leaved Red Top, Plume Grass.

What conditions do Ornamental Grasses grow best in?

There are many different types of Ornamental Grasses. Common Quaking Grass grows best in full sun and medium wet soil. Eastern Gamagrass grows best in full sun to part shade and medium wet soil. Bristle-Leaved Red Top grows best in full sun and medium wet soil. Plume Grass grows best in full sun and dry to medium wet soil.