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Plant Library Ornamental Grasses

Erianthus ravennae - False Pampas Grass

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Erianthus ravennae – False Pampas Grass √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – upright arching form with gray-green leaves. Produces flower spikes of silver with hints of purple. One of the largest grasses growing 9-15' tall and spreading 6-8' wide.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – drought tolerant, prefers normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Use as a specimen or in large gardens

 

Festuca glauca – Blue Fescue Grass

Festuca glauca – Blue Fescue Grass

Festuca glauca – Blue Fescue Grass
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – grown for its clump forming narrow blue gray foliage. Grows 8”-12” tall in dense mounds, produces small plumes in summer.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to light shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering, drought tolerant
Long Island Nursery Plants Use as edging borders, mass plantings and ground cover

 

Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ – Japanese Forest Grass

Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ – Japanese Forest Grass

Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ – Japanese Forest Grass
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – fine textured bright yellow leaves with a variegated green stripe that turns red in the fall. Foliage arches towards light, makes for a graceful colorful ground cover in shady areas. Grows 18” tall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to light shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Great for containers and edging borders

 

Imperata cylindrical ‘Rubra” – Japanese Blood Grass

Imperata cylindrical ‘Rubra” – Japanese Blood Grass

Imperata cylindrical ‘Rubra” – Japanese Blood Grass
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics –an erect leaf blade that’s a bright green on bottom that turns to a blood red color midway up. It grows 18”-24” tall in a dense form. It produces a fuzzy plume for winter interest.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soils
Long Island Nursery Plants Plant in perennial borders

 

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’ – Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’ – Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’ – Maiden Grass
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – delicate clumps of fine textured foliage in a rounded form. Grows 5’-8’ tall and produces plumes with reddish flowers in mid autumn, this makes for great winter interest.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to light shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – drought tolerant, prefers normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Use in perennial borders, beds and as a specimen

 

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Strictus’ – Porcupine Grass

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Miscanthus sinensis ‘Strictus’ – Porcupine Grass
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – horizontally banded foliage and upright habit in which the erect leaf blades resemble porcupine quills. Green leaves are variegated with yellow bands. Produces reddish plumes that turn to silver in fall. Grows 5-6' tall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to light shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – drought tolerant, prefers normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Use as a specimen or in groups and cottage gardens

 

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Variegatus’ – Variegated Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Variegatus’ – Variegated Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Variegatus’ – Variegated Maiden Grass
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – delicate clumps of fine textured foliage in a rounded form, leaf edges are white. Grows 5’-8’ tall and produces plumes with reddish flowers in mid autumn, this makes for great winter interest.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to light shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – drought tolerant, prefers normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Use in perennial borders, beds and as a specimen

 

Pennisetum alopecuroides – Fountain Grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides – Fountain Grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides – Fountain Grass
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – a clump arching mound of flat narrow linear leaves. Grows 24”-36” tall, produces spike like plumes that are at their peak in summer. Cut back in early spring before new growth.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to light shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – drought tolerant, prefers normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Use as mass borders and perennial beds

 

Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’ – Fountain Grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’ – Fountain Grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’ – Fountain Grass

Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – a clump arching mound of flat narrow linear leaves. Grows 18”-24” produces spike like plumes that are at their peak in summer. Cut back in early spring before new growth.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to light shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – drought tolerant, prefers normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Use as mass borders and perennial beds

 

Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Little Bunny’ – Miniature Fountain Grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Little Bunny’ – Miniature Fountain Grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Little Bunny’ – Miniature Fountain Grass
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – broadly rounded form with dense tiered branches, displays large white or pink flowers, fruit ranges from yellowa clump arching mound of flat narrow linear leaves. Grows up to 12” produces spike like plumes that are at their peak in summer. Cut back in early spring before new growth.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to full shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – drought tolerant, prefers normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Use as mass borders and perennial beds