The most important at a glance

Evergreen to evergreen ornamental grasses

Would you like an ornamental grass that also looks beautiful in winter and adorns the garden? How about the evergreen Japansedge, the hanging sedge, the blue fescue grass, the bear fescue or the silver ear grass? They reach an average height of 70 to 150 cm.

Ornamental grasses for keeping pots

Those who do not have their own garden can still plant ornamental grasses, for example on the balcony, terrace or at the entrance to the house as a welcome for guests. For the Bucket keeping The following winter hardy ornamental grasses are suitable:

• Blue fescue
• Fuchsia sedge
• Japan sedge
• Bearskin fescue
• Garden pipegrass
• Lamp cleaner grass

Ornamental grasses covering the ground

The ornamental grasses that cover the ground are particularly good for beds, background areas, slopes and Embankments as well as larger areas, for example in the rock garden. They include, for example:

• Riding grass
• Angle sedge
• millet
• Japan sedge
• Palm frondgrass
• Red ray bush

Ornamental grasses compatible with shade

Most ornamental grasses prefer sunny to partially shaded locations. Few of them come in the shade rightly. The shade-tolerant species mainly include:

• Bronze Schmiele
• Mountain sedge
• Turf
• Giant sedge
• Japan sedge
• Yellow-green garden sedge

Ornamental grasses that are suitable as privacy screens

Many ornamental grasses become real giants. So they are as Privacy screen not to underestimate. The best known is probably the bamboo. He should only be with one Root lock be planted because it has a strong urge to spread.

But the Chinese reed also reaches considerable heights of up to 2 m. Furthermore belong the elephant grass, Pampas grass and the giant reeds to the giants among the ornamental grasses. Whether as a solitaire, for example in the front yard on the lawn, next to the garden pond or in the middle or in the background of the herbaceous bed - they fall into place eye.