Ornamental grasses

A beautiful fine grass originating from Oklahoma and Texas. It has narrow gray-green leaves. The flowers bloom in fluffy clouds of pink color, creating the impression of a light haze over the flower bed. Beautiful for bouquets too.

Moor grass is an unjustly overlooked ornamental grass that can add structure to the garden right from early spring. It originates from sunny and semi-shady rocky hillsides, where it naturally grows in permeable soils. It excels with exceptional frost resistance down to minus thirty-four degrees and absolute undemandingness, making it an ideal choice even for complete beginners. Moreover, the plant completely avoids all diseases and pests. Its bright and light green leaves sprout very early and retain their attractive appearance unusually long into winter. It forms compact clumps at a height of thirty to fifty centimeters. During August and September, tiny beige and white flower spikes gently peek out of them. It works wonderfully in mixed perennial beds or as a groundcover plant when planted out in a thirty-centimeter grid. It looks beautiful in combination with calamint, gaura, or oregano, to which it provides a calm and soft grassy background. Both the inflorescences and stiff leaves are perfectly suited for floristic purposes, especially as an interesting complementary detail in autumn bouquets or for drying in long-lasting arrangements.

A fast-growing ornamental grass with strikingly colored dark burgundy foliage. It blooms from July to October with pink to burgundy spikes that gradually fade to beige. It is interesting not only for its flowers but also for its overall habit and striking color contrast.

Japanese forest grass Greenhills is one of the most elegant ornamental grasses you can plant in the shady corners of your garden. It originates from the moist rocky slopes of the Japanese island of Honshu, which predestines its growing requirements. It loves humus-rich, well-draining soil that does not dry out, and it thrives best in partial shade or shade, where its leaves won't be burned by the sharp midday sun. In gardens, it is valued for its cascading growth that resembles flowing water, thus bringing much-desired movement and lightness to static plantings under trees. The Greenhills cultivar stands out with a fresh, bright green leaf color that literally lights up the darker areas under tree canopies. Unlike variegated varieties, it looks very natural and calm, creating a perfect background for other perennials. This long-lived grass does not spread by aggressive runners and keeps its compact clumping shape. Although it is not used much for cutting, it fulfills its ornamental function until late autumn, when the leaves turn warm beige and golden tones. We leave the dry clumps in the bed throughout the whole winter, when they are decorated with frost, and cut them back only in the spring.

This visually attractive and striking species grows naturally on sandy soils, especially where it does not have excessive competition from other grass species. Originally a wild native plant of North America. Thanks to its self-seeding ability, it can currently be found almost all over the world in regions with mild to warm climates. It definitely impresses gardeners and florists with its appearance. It has awns up to eight centimeters long. The fluffy green and later beige inflorescences with a purplish tinge wave elegantly in the slightest breeze. It brings an element of movement to bouquets and flower beds.

Feather grass flowers captivate in beds and bouquets with their lightness and delicacy. All Feather grasses love full sun and dry, stony, well-drained soil. To look most natural in beds, it is good to plant them in several pieces in loose groups together with other drought-loving perennials and bulbs. Only then will their stems and inflorescences, set in motion by the slightest breeze, stand out. Narrow-leaved feather grass is a warmth-loving grass growing on sunny slopes. In our country, especially in the Central Bohemian Uplands and southern Moravia. Its caryopses are equipped with a long hairy awn. This species has the thinnest leaves of all domestic Feather grasses.

Tufted hair grass is an undemanding native grass that remains green even in winter. In nature, it grows in meadows and forest clearings. It forms a neat clump of leaves, from which fine, thin stems with transparent clouds of flowers grow. It adapts even to more difficult conditions, such as dry shade or compacted soil, and handles waterlogging as well. The flowers of the 'Goldtau' cultivar turn bronze to gold as they finish blooming. It belongs among the smaller, compact cultivars.

Little Bluestem is a prairie grass originally from North America. In the garden, it can adapt well to various moisture conditions. Its color variability is interesting. It sprouts in shades of gray-green, recolors to purple-brown shades during the season, and remains attractive in shape and color even through winter. The unusually shaped and striking inflorescences are perfectly usable in fresh and dried bouquets. The delicate flowers are elegantly drooping. In summer, it has gray-green coloration. In late autumn, the leaves and spikes of the cultivar Blaze color up in shades of pink, rust to orange.

Japanese forest grass is a true jewel for shady and semi-shady corners of gardens, bringing an unrepeatable lightness. This elegant ornamental grass originates from the moist rocky cliffs of Japan, where it naturally forms cascading stands. Thanks to its origin, it loves well-draining, humus-rich soil that does not dry out, and appreciates protection from the harsh midday sun. In the garden, it works great as undergrowth beneath trees and shrubs or as an edging element along paths, where its stems wave beautifully in even the gentlest breeze. The Beni-kaze cultivar, whose name poetically translates to red wind, does justice to its name and is sought after for its color variability. While the plant is fresh green and resembles a small bamboo in the spring and summer, with the arrival of cooler autumn days, its leaves begin to turn into deep tones of red, burgundy, and bronze. This color show continues into winter, when the plant dries out, but thanks to its sturdy stems, it keeps its attractive shape even under a dusting of snow. It is a long-lived perennial that does not suffer from diseases or pests, and is an ideal choice for beginners. You just need to cut it low to the ground in the spring and it will sprout back into beauty.

This tufted and upright growing grass comes from Asia. Its red coloration when sprouting and then in autumn is striking. During the summer, its leaves are green, resembling reed or bamboo leaves. They stand out from the stalks in an almost horizontal position. Elegant airy flower panicles change color from crimson purple to reddish-brown at the seed ripening stage.

Miscanthus forms beautiful fountain-like clumps. They complement tall perennials especially well. Their leaves and feathery flowers are spectacular. Vanilla Sky has creamy white flowers, and the leaves turn wine-colored shades in autumn.

An unmissable perennial grass originating from South America. Its plume-like inflorescences are interesting. Its exotic appearance makes it destined for the role of a striking garden specimen. The inflorescences can be used fresh or dried. Careful selection of a suitable site is absolutely necessary for successful cultivation and overwintering.

An unmissable perennial grass originating from South America. Its plume-like inflorescences are interesting. Its exotic appearance makes it destined for the role of a striking garden specimen. The inflorescences can be used fresh or dried. Careful selection of a suitable site is absolutely necessary for successful cultivation and overwintering.