![]() I’ve even seen it growing well on the green roof at the Chicago Botanic Garden in just a few inches of soil. Its adaptable nature allows it to work in a variety of conditions. × acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’) is understandable. The growing popularity of this cousin to ‘Karl Foerster’ ( C. Korean feather reed grass is beautiful and super tough Photo: Marianne Majerus/Marianne Majerus Garden Images Calamagrostis brachytricha ![]() The following are some of my top picks for flowering grasses, ones that you won’t be the least bit tempted to cut back in fall because you’ll want to keep the show going for as long as possible. These plants may not always be the main meal of the garden, but they are like the spices that give it taste (now if only we could eat and drink them like their cousins barley, wheat, rice, and corn). In fact, the movement of their flowers is how ornamental grasses truly take your breath away.ĭuring the season, grasses provide a backdrop and strong textural contrast to shrubs and other broad-leaved perennials, but when they send up their plumes, they can steal the show. Grasses have a tendency to evolve quickly right in front of your eyes, going from clumps of foliage to spectacular flags of color waving in the wind seemingly overnight. Sure, they don’t have the in-your-face flower power of a peony, but the synergy of their texture and color is what makes them so showy-and, unfortunately, ephemeral. ![]() When it comes to ornamental grasses and their flowers, also known as inflorescences, it’s the subtle things that add up.
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