Plant of the Month – September
‘Karl Foerster’ Feather Reed Grass Calamagrostis x acutifolia ‘Karl Foerster’ Plant Form: Ornamental grass Water Use: Low, Moderate Mature Size: 3-5 ft. tall x 2-3 ft. wide Exposure: Full sun, part sun Bloom Time: Summer (June-August) Native to: Hybrid from Eurasian parents Hardiness: Cold hardy to -30°F ‘Karl Foerster’ Feather Reed Grass, one of the most popular ornamental grasses worldwide, may be the most useful plant available to create bold vertical structure in our gardens. Its erect, feathery plumes […]
Plant of the Month – November
Pink Muhly Grass Muhlenbergia capillaris Plant Form: Ornamental grass Water Use: Low, moderate Mature Size: 2-3 ft. tall & wide Exposure: Full sun, part sun Bloom Time: Summer (July – Aug), Fall (Sept – Nov) Native to: Texas, Northern Mexico Hardiness: Cold hardy to -10°F Pink Muhly Grass is a traffic-stopper with its masses of airy, pink to purple flower plumes in late summer and fall. Plant on the east or west side of your yard to collaborate with the […]
Plant of the Month – September
Deer Grass Muhlenbergia rigens Plant Form: Ornamental Grass Water Use: Low Mature Size: 2-6 ft. tall and wide Exposure: Full sun, part sun Bloom Time: Fall (September – November) Native to: California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, northern Mexico Hardiness: Cold hardy to -10°F Deer Grass is an adaptable, large bunch grass with blue-green foliage that softens desert landscapes wherever it is planted. Fast-growing, it typically reaches mature size in one or two years, with leaves reaching lengths of three […]
Plant of the Month – November
El Toro Muhly GrassMuhlenbergia emersleyi ‘El Toro’ Plant Form: Ornamental Grass Water Use: Low Mature Size: 1-3 ft. tall and wide Exposure: Full Sun, Part Sun Bloom Time: Summer (July – Aug), Fall (Sept – Nov Native to: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas Hardiness: Cold hardy to -10°F El Toro Muhly Grass offers up masses of airy, rosy-purple flower spikes in summer to mid-fall, which dry to a tan color in winter. Plant on the east or west side of your yard to collaborate […]
Plant of the Month – May
Blue Fescue Festuca glauca Plant Form: Ornamental grass Water Use: Low Mature Size: 6 – 12″ tall & wide Exposure: Full Sun, Part Shade Bloom Time: Summer (June – July) Native to: Europe Hardiness: Cold hardy to < 0°F Blue Fescue forms a mounded clump of needle-like, bluish foliage year-round in warm climates. Insignificant pale green flowers rise above the foliage in summer, which some people enjoy, but others remove to retain its “tufted” look. Unlike some of its […]
