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Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae. They usually grow as singular plants in clumps, tufts, hummocks, or bunches, rather than forming a sod or lawn, in meadows, grasslands, and prairies. As perennial plants, most species live more than one season.
Angelika Zaber, a lawn care specialist at Online Turf, says ornamental grasses offer a unique combination of form, texture, and movement, with many varieties featuring attractive flowers that last ...
M. sinensis is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant, and is the source of several cultivars. In Japan, where it is known as susuki (すすき), it is considered an iconic plant of late summer and early autumn. It is mentioned in the Man'yōshū (VIII:1538) as one of the seven autumn flowers (aki no nana kusa, 秋の七草).
Hurd named the grass "hurd grass" but a farmer named Timothy Hanson began to promote cultivation of it as a hay about 1720, and the grass has been known by its present name since then. Timothy has now become naturalized throughout most of the US and Canada. It is commonly grown for cattle feed and, in particular, as hay for horses. It is ...
Moonflower. Moonflowers (Ipomoea alba) are the delicate, “night owlish” cousins of morning glories—limited-time-only attractions whose moth and bat-attracting blooms last but a night.“[The ...
The plant is a warm season ornamental grass which typically grows in graceful, spreading clumps from 2–3 ft (0.61–0.91 m) tall and wide. It features narrow, medium to deep green leaves (to 1/2" wide) in summer, changing to golden yellow in fall, and fading to beige in late fall. The foliage usually remains attractive throughout the winter.
Pages in category "Ornamental grass" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Acorus gramineus;
Snowdrop Companion Plants. Snowdrops are easy to plant with other fall-planted bulbs that either bloom at the same time, or continue the flower show where snowdrops leave off.