Content
- An overview of the ornamental grass species
- Wintergreen to evergreen ornamental grasses
- Ornamental grasses for the Kübelhaltung
- Groundcovering grasses
- Shadow-friendly ornamental grasses
- Ornamental grasses, which are suitable as a screen
- Tips
There are countless types of ornamental grass
An overview of the ornamental grass species
If you think grass is boring, you have not met ornamental grasses yet. They are available in a variety of colors, with bushy flowers throughout the winter and giants with stature heights of up to 5 m! However, it is not always easy to keep track of the numerous varieties and to select the appropriate one.
Wintergreen to evergreen ornamental grasses
You want a decorative grass that looks beautiful even in winter and decorates the garden? How about the evergreen Japanese sedge, the hanging sedge, the blue winged grass, the bear fescue or the silver eargrass? They reach a medium stature height of an average of 70 to 150 cm.
Ornamental grasses for the Kübelhaltung
If you do not have your own garden, you can still plant ornamental grasses, for example, on the balcony, the terrace or at the entrance to the house as a welcome gift for guests. The following winter-hardy ornamental grasses are suitable for the bucket attitude:
Groundcovering grasses
The groundcovering ornamental grasses are particularly well suited for beds, background areas, slopes and embankments as well as larger areas, for example in the rock garden. These include, for example:
Shadow-friendly ornamental grasses
Most ornamental grasses prefer sunny to partially shaded locations. The few also manage in the shade. The shadow-tolerant species include in particular:
Ornamental grasses, which are suitable as a screen
Many ornamental grasses become true giants. So they are not to be underestimated as privacy. The best known is probably the bamboo. He should be best planted only with a root barrier, because he has a strong spreading urge.
But also the miscanthus reaches considerable growth heights of up to 2 m. Furthermore, the elephant grass, pampas grass and the giant reed are among the giants among the ornamental grasses. Whether as a solitary example in the front yard on the lawn, next to the garden pond or in the middle or in the background of the perennial flowerbed - they catch the eye.
Tips
Among the most popular ornamental grass species include the pampas grass, the miscanthus, the lampreys grass and the sedges. With these species, you can not go wrong in the selection.