 Grasses |
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Grass Bed 2007
Replaced the
Dwarf Fountain Grass |
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Grass Bed 2006
View of
Das
Spitzhäuschen
and grass bed.
Added sea oats,
porcupine grass, and brown mums.
Expanded bed to the west with more grasses. |
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Grass Bed started
in 2005
Included
Feather Reed Grass from Jim & Sue, Dwarf Fountain
Grass and Gold Fescue. Also added Donkey
Tail Spurge and Hens
& Checks.
Just next to the bed is the
Das
Spitzhäuschen |
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Photo taken
fall of 2005 after grasses bloomed. Just to
the right is
Das
Spitzhäuschen and the Burning Bush in the back. |
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Filipendula |
get from Nancy Spring 2006
Planted in Grass Bed |
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Feather Reed Grass
a.ka. Korean Feather Grass
Calamagrostis Brachytricha
Perennial, Full Sun grows to 5' high
A tall graceful mass of deep green foliage topped by showy
wheat-color flowers plumes One of the few ornamental
grasses that will grow in heavy clay soil.
Care: Cut back in early spring as new growth appears.
Keep well-watered during hot weather. |
from Nancy
Spring 2006
and purchase |
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Dwarf Fountain Grass
Pennisetum 'Hameln'
Perennial, Full Sun grows to 24" high
Fine textured foliage, showy white flowers, and a compact
growth habit.
Care: Cut back in early spring as new growth appears.
Keep well-watered during hot weather. |
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Gold Toupee Fescue
Festuca glauca 'Golden Troupee'
Mound of soft golden foliage have a fine texture.
Thrives in average to dry, well-drained soil in full to
part sun. |
dead 2007 |
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Fiber
Optic Grass
Isolepis
cernua
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is a cute little rush (formerly known as Scirpus cernuus)
forming 10-12" clumps with fine, threadlike, green
stems that terminate with a little tuft of inflorescence.
Isolepis really does resemble those fiber optic lamps
popular with teenagers, except it only comes in green.
Clump forming growth habit. Prefers full sun to partial
shade in moist soil. |
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Ornamental Millet,
'Purple Majesty' |
2007 - New
Glazed pot in front of garage. |
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Hardy Pampas
Grass
Saccharum
ravennae
Ravenna grass, native to the Mediterranean and Africa,
makes a great alternative to traditional pampas grass. It
has a large, bold silhouette, showy flower spikes, and is
even hardier than Pampas grass, down to -10° F. During
warm weather it quickly forms a 5 foot clump of 1 inch
wide, medium green leaves. In the summer, 12 to 14 foot
flower spikes develop, and shimmering creamy silver plumes
appear in August and September. Clumps can be sheared back
in early spring. This adaptable grass thrives in both cold
climates and the intense heat of low deserts, although it
requires long warm summers for flower development. |
Purchased from
Fall 2005 from Siffring Landscaping
7629 E Highway 30, Fremont, NE
(402) 721-2450 |
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Porcupine Grass
Miscanthus
sinensis 'Strictus'
'Strictus', commonly known as porcupine grass, is noted
for its horizontally banded foliage and upright, columnar
habit in which the erect leaf blades purportedly resemble
porcupine quills. It typically grows in an upright clump
to 5-6' tall with the flower plumes raising total overall
height to 8-9' tall. Features medium green leaves
variegated with yellow horizontal bands. Foliage fades to
tan after frost. Tiny reddish-bronze flowers appear in
tassel-like inflorescences which rise well above the
foliage in late summer, gradually turning into silvery
plumes in fall. Flower plumes persist well into winter
providing good winter interest. |
Purchased from
Fall 2005 from Siffring Landscaping |
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Varigated Grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Bar'
Lime yellow and green horizontal variegated grass. |
Planted Summer
2006 in West Bed
Ordered $17.50 |
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Corkscrew Rush
Juncus effusus 'Spiralis'
Impressive foliage,
perfect for the modern border or containers. Fertile,
moist, well-drained soil in full sun. Add architectural
flair to your mixed borders by using the arching sprays
and sharp silhouettes to add contrast, or use in mixed
containers for a color explosion on your patio.
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Died 2006.
(Needed moister soil) |
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Horsetail Grass - 'Equisetum
Hyemale'
Hardy bog plant, also known as "scouring rush" has jointed, hollow, tube-like
steams.
Sun or Partial Sun.
Water every other day until established.
Grows to 48" tall |
Started Spring
2007 next to potting bench. Purchased at Affair -
Lincoln -- Bluebird Nursery) |
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Japanese Red Blood
Grass
Imperata Cylindrica 'Red Baron'
Narrow, spectacular glowing red blades, turning an even more intense red during
fall. |
From Blair
Garden Center
summer 2005, planted in driveway bed. |
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