Topic: Ornamental Grasses
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
More info → 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)
More info → 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
More info → 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
More info → 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
More info → 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
More info → 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
More info → 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
More info → 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
More info → 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
More info → 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
More info → 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
More info → 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
More info → 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)
More info → 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)
More info →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.