Let's
visit about one of the easiest care plant families for the landscape,
in fact they are so easy to care for they are considered zucchini
plants because like zucchini, if you plant it you will have squash! I'm
referring to ornamental grasses.
Just
like our own prairies, these grasses thrive under very harsh
conditions. I'm partial to the Switch grasses! Consider 'Shenandoah'
Switch Grass ( Panicum virgatum v. 'Shenandoah'), new growth emerges
green with ends tipped in red. In summer, reddish pink seed heads form
above reddish foliage and in autumn the foliage turns a dark black
purple. This selection is striking topping out at 3 feet!
Another
is 'Prairie Sky' Switch grass (Panicum virgatum v 'Prairie Sky) its
foliage is bluish with pink seed heads and a mature height of 5 feet.
This one can serve as windbreak specimen in the flower bed. So take a
look at grasses and in particular the switch grasses.
