ornamental grasses

Landscaping feathery plants

Ornamental grasses are grasses cultivated for decorative rather than agricultural purposes.

They include varieties like fountain grass, pampas grass, and blue fescue, valued for their texture, movement, and seasonal color in gardens and landscaping.

Unlike lawn grasses meant to be mowed flat, ornamental grasses grow tall and are left to sway naturally: The ornamental grasses along the fence add winter interest.

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garden design · native plants · groundcovers · switchgrass · Japanese gardens · low maintenance · naturalistic · prairie · clumping · meadow · sedge · drought-tolerant · bamboo · tall · breeze · bronze · pampas · golden

Categories
Opposites
horticultural function

ornamental grasseslawn grass

Cultivated yard vegetation

turfgrass · Kentucky bluegrass · Bermuda grass · sod · putting green

aesthetic purpose

ornamental grassesvegetable garden

Plot for edible plants

cover crops

plant form/habit

ornamental grassesboxwood

Dense-grained ornamental shrub

clipped hedges · hostas · topiary · succulents

Family

grass, ornament, grassy, ornamentation

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Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G