Interesting Foliage? Try Grasses!

Grasses and sedges are often associated with the function they bring to a space, but they can bring interest and beauty, too! In the landscape, grasses and sedges with attractive foliage can be just as eye-catching as those with flowers. Whether it’s bold shapes, striking variegation, or a pop of color you are after, there’s a grass for that. Scroll down for a look at these interesting foliage plants.

• Carex?Feather Falls? ‘ET CRX01’ PP26199?(Feather Falls Sedge) – Glossy, green foliage with vivid white margins; an arching dense habit
• Carex morrowii?var.?temnolepis?‘Silk Tassel’?(Silk Tassel Sedge) – Fine-lined, deep-green borders and a silvery white striped foliage; a fountain-like habit
• Carex oshimensis?EverColor? ‘Everlime’ PP25622?(Everlime Sedge) – Arching, deep green foliage flanked by lime margins; a neat, mounded habit
• Carex morrowii?EverColor? ‘Everglow’ PP30466?(Everglow Sedge) – Crisp, green foliage with creamy white margins in spring/summer and an orange tint in fall/winter; upright, attractive habit
• Carex oshimensis?EverColor? ‘Eversheen’ PP25938?(Eversheen Sedge) – Lime yellow center foliage and deep green margins; a tidy, mounded habit
• Miscanthus?sinensis?‘Little Zebra’?(Little Zebra Grass) – Horizontal gold-and-green banded foliage; a compact, mounding habit

• Carex?Ribbon Falls? ‘ET CRX02’ PP29950?(Ribbon Falls Sedge) – Glossy, green foliage; outwardly arching full habit
• Chasmanthium?latifolium?(River Oats) – Distinctive, pale green seed heads and green foliage; a clump-forming, upright habit
• Hakonechloa?macra?(Hakone Grass) – Beautiful green foliage; grows in a mounding, cascading shape
• Juncus?effusus?‘Big Twister’?(Giant Corkscrew Rush) – Shiny, green, corkscrew-like foliage; upright, twisted habit
• Nassella?tenuissima?(Mexican Feather Grass) – Wispy, fine-textured lime-green foliage; a fountain-like habit
• Sporobolus?heterolepis?(Prairie Dropseed) – Deep green narrow foliage; clumping shape that arches downward

• Pennisetum?x?advena?‘Rubrum’?(Purple Fountain Grass) – Vibrant, purple-burgundy flowing foliage; an upright habit
• Acorus?gramineus?‘Ogon’?(Golden Variegated Sweet Flag) – Beautiful bright green and golden-yellow foliage; tufted mound habit
• Carex?buchananii?‘Red Rooster’?(Red Rooster Sedge) – Long, fine-textured, reddish bronze colored foliage; upright tufted habit
• Carex?testacea?‘Prairie Fire’?(Prairie Fire Sedge) – Slender green-bronze foliage tipped with orange highlights; an upright habit
• Festuca?glauca?‘Elijah Blue’?(Elijah Blue Fescue) – Striking, silvery blue foliage; a neat, clumping habit
• Juncus?inflexus?‘Blue Arrows’?(Blue Arrows Rush) – Soft blue-green foliage; a stiff upright habit

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