ornamental grass

Landscaping feathery plant

Ornamental grass refers to grasses grown for decorative rather than agricultural purposes.

These include fountain grass, pampas grass, and ornamental varieties of native species.

They're valued in landscaping for texture, movement, and low maintenance: The ornamental grasses along the walkway sway beautifully in the breeze.

Related

panicle · inflorescence · blade · seedheads · wildlife shelter · rustling · windbreak · tufted · focal point · erosion · variegated · borders · movement · plant · sedge · pollinator-friendly · golden · silvery

Categories
Opposites
purpose/function

ornamental grasslawn grass

Cultivated yard vegetation

pasture grass · cover crop · sod · turfgrass · ground cover

cultivation status

ornamental grasscrabgrass

Invasive lawn weed

weed · weeds · quackgrass · goosegrass · foxtail

plant type in landscaping

ornamental grassflowering shrub

Petaled bush variety

ornamental tree · hardscape · ornamental shrub · topiary · bedding plants

Family

grass, ornamental

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G