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'''Ornamental Grasses''' have become increasingly popular over the last several years. Along with true [[grass]]es, Poa, the [[Carex]] Genus is included under the classification. Their popularity relates both to their variety and to their three season contribution to the garden. Ornamental grasses vary in sizes from a few inches to several feet. [[Pampas Grass]] is easily recognizable and many people have seen small quite blue grasses in commercial landscapes. What many people do not know is that grasses come in brown, blue, red, green, cream, and variegations that don't stop. There are [[Miscanthus]] grasses whose variegations are horizontal, and appear even on a [[cloudy]] [[day]] to be stippled with [[sunshine]]. What gives grasses their long season is that the new growth is lush and beautiful, the summer appearance can be spectacular, and the [[inflorescenc]]es (grasses' equivalent of flowers) are often dramatic and long lasting. Many Miscanthus and [[Pennisetums]] bloom in mid or late summer, and the blooms are long lasting; many gardeners do not cut them down until February. Some [[Stipas]] bloom in the springs, the inflorescence standing almost six feet above the clumps of [[leaves]], and again the blooms last late into the winter. Almost all ornamental grasses are [[perennial]]s, that is they come up in [[spring]], from their [[root]]s, which have stored large quantities of [[energy]], and come [[fall]] or [[winter]] go dormant. A small percentage are [[evergreen]], and even fewer are annuals. Like most garden plants ornamental grasses are identified by [[genus]] (a family group) and [[species]] (actual plants). A few grasses are simply species and can be grown from [[seed]]. Most are 'cultivars', a particular line of some species, and must be propagated by dividing an existing plant.
[[Category:Gardening]]
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