Purple Decorative Grass
Purple fountain grass can almost be a year round performer if you treat it right.
Purple decorative grass. Decorative artificial grass purple artificial grass. Prairie fire red switchgrass as the name implies its foliage turns a deep shade of red or purple by early summer. The purple or burgundy colored foliage and soft fuzzy like blooms which are followed by purplish seedheads make a bold statement in the garden on their own or grouped with other plantings. The soft subtle hues of hameln grasses is a perfect combination to offset bolder colors like those found on blanket flowers and salvia.
Of all the ornamental grasses of which there are many purple fountain grass pennisetum setaceum rubrum is probably one of the most popular. For best results keep this ornamental grass in medium to wet soils. Pennisetum alopecuroides purple also named as purpe foxtail fountain grass is a species of perennial grass native to asia and australia. Others perform well in containers.
These books are made available through the rhs lindley library. They are ideal for events and totally capable of taking. Purple fountain grass pennisetum setaceum rubrum. This grass produces flowering stems which are full of feathery seeds.
Liriope is not a true grass but a member of the lily family. Hameln is a great way to add texture to garden borders and ponds. In a garden it looks striking next to lime green and silver grasses and plants such as oat grass or sweet potato vine. When it starts to spread out and the feathered flowers resemble wheat it is time to deadhead the grass.
It is a warm season ornamental grass that grow gracefully in clumps and can reach up to 2 3 tall and as wide. Collect seeds when they are dry usually. An excellent groundcover liriope thrives in sun or shade and helps control erosion on steep slopes. Decoration artificial grass in shop candy colours will add dynamism to your booths shop windows stage scenery and other events of any type they are original leaving their mark on the mind and arousing the curiosity of visitors.
978 0 88192 983 6 the plantfinder s guide to ornamental grasses by roger grounds david charles publishers isbn 0 7153 0638 3 the color encyclopedia of ornamental grasses by rick darke timber press isbn 0 88192 464 4. Many are ideal for gravel gardens prairie planting wildlife gardens and are great to add to the cutting garden. Pampas grass cortaderia selloana with foot long feathery inflorescence pampas is probably the best option if you. There are grasses for damp or dry soil shady as well as sunny situations.
Designing with grasses by neil lucas timber press isbn 13. Propagating purple fountain grass seeds.