Plants grass 3. Depending on what you pair zebra grass with it can have an exotic tropical look and is striking planted near broad leafed tropical plants with colorful flowers such as canna ginger hibiscus and plumeria. Pay attention to your usda zone. Variegated varieties are also available. Ornamental grass plant plugs karl forester feather reed grass ornamental grass bare root division ready for planting in yard or patio garden container.
After that reduce watering to about twice per week soaking the soil more deeply about 6 to 8 inches each time to encourage grass roots to grow down deep in the soil. For example if you decide to plant warm weather grass in a cooler climate then sow the seeds in the spring when temperatures have risen and not in fall. 3 pink muhly grass in 25 inch containers 3 pots of plants by daylily nursery 1955. This feather reed grass forms tight clumps 12 to 18 inches wide with leaves 3 to 5 feet tall.
Flower plumes start purple green and ripen to gold in autumn. Seedheads emerge in early summer and take the plant height to 6 feet. Tall and dash column w says 4 ft. As a bonus the plant sends up spikes of lavender purple or white flowers in late summer followed by bluish black berrylike fruits.
Here is an overview of some of the cold hardy grasses for zone 3. Plant in regards to the grass seed and not the area you live in. Ships from and sold by daylily nursery. Feather reed grass produces big mauve pink feathery blooms feather reed grass produces big mauve pink feathery blooms above stunning red stems.
Zones 3 10 blooming summer fall. 3 hamlen grass in 4 inch containers dwarf fountain grass 3 pots of plants 2879. There are more zone 3 ornamental grasses but these are mostly hybrids of each other and lack diversity. Tall not 5 ft.
And dash 6 ft. Liriope is not a true grass but a member of the lily family. Check out karl foerster. These become wheat colored seed heads that last through summer and into winter.
Ornamental grasses like conifers and other evergreens also provide interest in the fall and winter landscape especially when backlit by morning or afternoon sun. Cool season grasses are best for zone 3 lawns. Ornamental grasses are a large family of beautiful perennial plants that add texture color and movement to the garden.