{"id":2825,"date":"2020-02-20T21:34:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T04:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/?p=2825"},"modified":"2020-02-20T21:34:25","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T04:34:25","slug":"our-favorite-ornamental-grasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/our-favorite-ornamental-grasses\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Favorite Ornamental Grasses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In our last post we highlighted our favorite<a href=\"http:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/our-favorite-small-scale-evergreen-trees\/\"> Small Scale Evergreen Trees<\/a>, using our awesome <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plantmaster.com\/\">Plantmaster Database<\/a>. This time we wanted to share some favorite grasses. Truth be told, these selections include &#8220;grass like&#8221; plants, such as sedges and reeds, as well as true grasses. Many of these grasses are evergreen (indicated with &#8211; <strong>(EG)<\/strong>, providing year round appeal. Grasses are a great component of any planting design, providing a break in texture, form, and color. They range in size from the small Mondo Grass (less than a foot), to towering Miscanthus which may be 6&#8242; or more. These plant genera also host many other interesting and nice cultivars to explore.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantmaster.com\/presents\/?id=5e4f5d244e3df\">Plantmaster interactive view<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"h3\">Favorite Ornamental Grasses<\/h1>\n<table class=\"hover\" width=\"100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Botanical<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Common<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"text-left\" colspan=\"2\" scope=\"row\">Perennial<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chondropetalum tectorum<\/td>\n<td>Cape Rush <strong>(EG)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"text-left\" colspan=\"2\" scope=\"row\">Grass<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Calamagrostis X acu. &#8216;Karl Foerster&#8217;<\/td>\n<td>Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Carex divulsa<\/td>\n<td>Berkeley Sedge <strong>(EG)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Deschampsia ces. &#8216;Northern Lights&#8217;<\/td>\n<td>Northern Lights Tufted Hair Grass <strong>(EG)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Festuca &#8216;Siskyou Blue&#8217;<\/td>\n<td>Siskyou Blue Fescue <strong>(EG)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hakonechloa macra &#8216;Aureola&#8217;<\/td>\n<td>Japanese Forest Grass, Hakone Grass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lomandra &#8216;Platinum Beauty&#8217;<\/td>\n<td>Platinum Beauty&#x2122; Lomandra <strong>(EG)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lomandra longifolia &#8216;Breeze&#8217;<\/td>\n<td>Dwarf Mat Rush <strong>(EG)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Miscanthus sinensis &#8216;Morning Light&#8217;<\/td>\n<td>Morning Light Silver Grass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Miscanthus transmorrisonensis<\/td>\n<td>Evergreen Miscanthus <strong>(EG)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Muhlenbergia capillaris &#8216;Pink Flamingo&#8217;<\/td>\n<td>Pink Flamingo Muhly Grass <strong>(EG)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Muhlenbergia rigens<\/td>\n<td>Deer Grass <strong>(EG)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ophiopogon japonicus<\/td>\n<td>Mondo Grass, Lily Grass <strong>(EG)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ophiopogon planiscapus &#8216;Nigrescens&#8217;<\/td>\n<td>Black Mondo Grass <strong>(EG)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pennisetum alo. &#8216;Hamelin&#8217;<\/td>\n<td>Hamelin Dwarf Fountain Grass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sesleria autumnalis<\/td>\n<td>Autumn Moor Grass <strong>(EG)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stipa ichu<\/td>\n<td>Peruvian Feather Grass <strong>(EG)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"contents\">\n<h2>Perennial<\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"15\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"485\">\n<div class=\"imagewidth\">\n<div class=\"imagediv\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.plantmaster.com\/PlantMaster\/Photos\/1208a.jpg\" alt=\"Cape Rush\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"center caption\"><em>Chondropetalum tectorum<\/em> | Cape Rush<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"240\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Grass<\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"15\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"485\">\n<div class=\"imagewidth\">\n<div class=\"imagediv\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.plantmaster.com\/PlantMaster\/Photos\/24339a.jpg\" alt=\"Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"center caption\"><em>Calamagrostis X acu. &#8216;Karl Foerster&#8217;<\/em> | Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"485\">\n<div class=\"imagewidth\">\n<div class=\"imagediv\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.plantmaster.com\/PlantMaster\/Photos\/137a.jpg\" alt=\"Berkeley Sedge\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"center caption\"><em>Carex divulsa<\/em> | Berkeley Sedge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"pagebreakbefore\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"15\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"485\">\n<div class=\"imagewidth\">\n<div class=\"imagediv\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.plantmaster.com\/PlantMaster\/Photos\/1963a.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Lights Tufted Hair Grass\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"center caption\"><em>Deschampsia ces. &#8216;Northern Lights&#8217;<\/em> | Northern Lights Tufted Hair Grass<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"485\">\n<div class=\"imagewidth\">\n<div class=\"imagediv\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.plantmaster.com\/PlantMaster\/Photos\/25474a.jpg\" alt=\"Siskyou Blue Fescue\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"center caption\"><em>Festuca &#8216;Siskyou Blue&#8217;<\/em> | Siskyou Blue Fescue<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"15\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"485\">\n<div class=\"imagewidth\">\n<div class=\"imagediv\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.plantmaster.com\/PlantMaster\/Photos\/8646a.jpg\" alt=\"Japanese Forest Grass, Hakone Grass\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"center caption\"><em>Hakonechloa macra &#8216;Aureola&#8217;<\/em> | Japanese Forest Grass, Hakone Grass<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"485\">\n<div class=\"imagewidth\">\n<div class=\"imagediv\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.plantmaster.com\/PlantMaster\/Photos\/1199a.jpg\" alt=\"Platinum Beauty&#x2122; Lomandra\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"center caption\"><em>Lomandra &#8216;Platinum Beauty&#8217;<\/em> | Platinum Beauty&#x2122; Lomandra<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"pagebreakbefore\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"15\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"485\">\n<div class=\"imagewidth\">\n<div class=\"imagediv\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.plantmaster.com\/PlantMaster\/Photos\/25702a.jpg\" alt=\"Dwarf Mat Rush\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"center caption\"><em>Lomandra longifolia &#8216;Breeze&#8217;<\/em> | Dwarf Mat Rush<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"485\">\n<div class=\"imagewidth\">\n<div class=\"imagediv\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.plantmaster.com\/PlantMaster\/Photos\/923a.jpg\" alt=\"Morning Light Silver Grass\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"center caption\"><em>Miscanthus sinensis &#8216;Morning Light&#8217;<\/em> | Morning Light Silver Grass<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"15\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"485\">\n<div class=\"imagewidth\">\n<div class=\"imagediv\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.plantmaster.com\/PlantMaster\/Photos\/310a.jpg\" alt=\"Evergreen Eulalia\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"center caption\"><em>Miscanthus transmorrisonensis<\/em> | Evergreen Eulalia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"485\">\n<div class=\"imagewidth\">\n<div class=\"imagediv\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.plantmaster.com\/PlantMaster\/Photos\/2597a.jpg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo Muhly Grass\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"center caption\"><em>Muhlenbergia capillaris &#8216;Pink Flamingo&#8217;<\/em> | Pink Flamingo Muhly Grass<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"pagebreakbefore\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"15\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"485\">\n<div class=\"imagewidth\">\n<div class=\"imagediv\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.plantmaster.com\/PlantMaster\/Photos\/2316a.jpg\" alt=\"Deer Grass\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"center caption\"><em>Muhlenbergia rigens<\/em> | Deer Grass<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"485\">\n<div class=\"imagewidth\">\n<div class=\"imagediv\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.plantmaster.com\/PlantMaster\/Photos\/1176a.jpg\" alt=\"Mondo Grass, Lily Grass\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"center caption\"><em>Ophiopogon japonicus<\/em> | Mondo Grass, Lily Grass<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"15\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"485\">\n<div class=\"imagewidth\">\n<div class=\"imagediv\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.plantmaster.com\/PlantMaster\/Photos\/24442a.jpg\" alt=\"Black Mondo Grass\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"center caption\"><em>Ophiopogon planiscapus &#8216;Nigrescens&#8217;<\/em> | Black Mondo Grass<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"485\">\n<div class=\"imagewidth\">\n<div class=\"imagediv\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.plantmaster.com\/PlantMaster\/Photos\/24787a.jpg\" alt=\"Hamelin Dwarf Fountain Grass\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"center caption\"><em>Pennisetum alo. &#8216;Hamelin&#8217;<\/em> | Hamelin Dwarf Fountain Grass<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"pagebreakbefore\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"15\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"485\">\n<div class=\"imagewidth\">\n<div class=\"imagediv\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.plantmaster.com\/PlantMaster\/Photos\/14765a.jpg\" alt=\"Autumn Moor Grass\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"center caption\"><em>Sesleria autumnalis<\/em> | Autumn Moor Grass<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"485\">\n<div class=\"imagewidth\">\n<div class=\"imagediv\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.plantmaster.com\/PlantMaster\/Photos\/3261a.jpg\" alt=\"Peruvian Feather Grass\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"center caption\"><em>Stipa ichu<\/em> | Peruvian Feather Grass<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"footer\">\n<div id=\"copyright\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our last post we highlighted our favorite Small Scale Evergreen Trees, using our awesome Plantmaster Database. This time we wanted to share some favorite grasses. Truth be told, these selections include &#8220;grass like&#8221; plants, such as sedges and reeds, as well as true grasses. Many of these grasses are evergreen (indicated with &#8211; (EG), &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/our-favorite-ornamental-grasses\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Our Favorite Ornamental Grasses<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2825"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2825"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2826,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2825\/revisions\/2826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}