Looking to extend your perennial garden into late Summer and Fall? Grasses offer texture in your garden and many offer fall color. They are beautiful tucked in among your flowers OR as mass plantings. Most are drought tolerant and perform well in full sun. Consider size and spread to make your choice as some can get quite large.
Exposure: Sun
Bloom Time: Most will offer some type of plume in late Summer to Fall.
Varieties:
- Blue Avena/Blue Oat
- Feather Reed Grass ‘Karl Foerster’
- Flame Grass (Miscanthus purpurascens)
- Hakone Grass – yellow (Hoekonium aureola)
- Hardy Pampas (Erianthus ravennae)
- Little Blue Stem