{"id":7655,"date":"2015-09-29T09:18:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T16:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=7655"},"modified":"2024-01-24T10:32:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T18:32:49","slug":"grasses-having-a-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/plants\/grasses-having-a-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"Grasses Having a Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been lying. Many a time, I have said, “pppffffftttttt, flowers, they don’t do much for me. I like leaves!” And what am I doing now? Screeching to a stop to go photograph and pet the blooms on the grasses. Nothing makes me lament my shady lot quite as much as seeing glorious grasses<\/a> in full bloom, dancing around in the sun.
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\"Pennisetum<\/p>\n

At least I get vicarious pleasure from Patricia’s garden<\/a> often and see how amazing and happy grasses can be. It’s hard to imagine that her front yard was a blank slate<\/a> in April. The grasses, from Scott Weber’s<\/a> garden, I believe, make such an impact. The bloom, like a cat-tail with a crew cut, belongs to Pennisetum macrourum <\/a>. Exuberant is the word that comes to mind.<\/p>\n

\"Pennisetum<\/p>\n

Schizachyrium scoparium ‘The Blues’, aka Little Bluestem<\/a>, another plant out of Scott’s Rhone Street Gardens<\/a>, is blooming its little head off. I can’t even…<\/p>\n

\"Schizachyrium<\/p>\n

With the color echo of the Ricinus ‘New Zealand Purple,’ aka Purple Castor Bean<\/a>. It’s just killing me.<\/p>\n

\"Schizachyrium<\/p>\n

Speaking of color echoes, the buff Allium<\/a> seed heads show off nicely in front of a stand of Calamagrostis, aka Feather Reed Grass<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"allium\"<\/p>\n

Allium<\/a> and what I think may be Stipa gigantea, aka Giant Feather Grass<\/a> also make a nice pair.<\/p>\n

\"allium<\/p>\n

Calamagrostis, aka Feather Reed Grass<\/a> is such a cooperative plant on a narrow path, politely squeezing itself into a tight column.<\/p>\n

\"Calamagrostis<\/p>\n

And Calamagrostis<\/a> again (I think) with fuzzier flowers.<\/p>\n

\"Calamagrostis\"<\/p>\n

I think Cortaderia, aka Pampas Grass <\/a> gets a bad rap because people underestimate its footprint, and it’s tough to remove that huge clump of sharp leaves if you need to, but wow. I can’t help but love it. There’s no denying it makes an impact.<\/p>\n

\"Cortaderia<\/p>\n

I just love Hakonechloa, aka Forest Grass<\/a>, and the good news is, it’ll grow in the dappled shade I have to offer it. The bad news is, the darn dog thinks it’s delicious. So I admire from a distance. I hope you get to admire it up close in your gardens.<\/p>\n

\"hakonechloa<\/p>\n

\"hakonechloa<\/p>\n

\"hakonechloa\"<\/p>\n

The wavy crimped tassels of Miscanthus, aka Tassel Grass<\/a> are completely irresistible for a tactile garden appreciator. They beg to shake and shimmy like a flapper dress.<\/p>\n

\"miscanthus\"<\/p>\n

And then there are the foxy little tails Pennisetum, aka Fountain Grass<\/a>. Must pet.<\/p>\n

\"pennisetum<\/p>\n

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I enjoy the wild meadow style smattering of Rudbeckia, aka Black Eyed Susan<\/a> in the mass Pennisetum, aka Fountain Grass<\/a> planting in the median. Interesting planting triumphs over metropolitan planters’ tendency to plant neat rows of color spots. Victory to the unconventional gardener behind this!<\/p>\n

\"pennisetum<\/p>\n

The fireworks of what I’m guessing to be Stipa gigantea, aka Giant Feather Grass<\/a> aren’t quite so pet-able, but they’re no less fun to watch. (Corrections welcome if I’ve got a plant ID wrong.)<\/p>\n

\"Stipa<\/p>\n

Stipa (maybe) again, pairs nicely with Verbena bonariensis, aka Verbena on a Stick<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"stipa<\/p>\n

Sometimes when a plant becomes more common, I get bored with it, but Stipa tenuissima, aka Nassella tenuissima, aka Mexican Feather Grass<\/a> has never lost its appeal. So light and silky and always waving in the breeze. Yes, they seed around a bit, and I say, welcome.<\/p>\n

\"Stipa<\/p>\n

Must the grasses have flowers to get any notice? Nay, says Imperata cylindrica ‘Rubra’, aka Japanese Blood Grass<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"japanese<\/p>\n

And if you thought last week’s featured plant, Stipa barbata, aka Silver Feather Grass<\/a> was cool, you should check out Floradora’s post<\/a> about the incredible twisty stems it leaves behind and how they plant themselves. Fascinating.<\/p>\n

\"Stipa<\/p>\n

Happy gardening in this golden month.<\/p>\n

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