There is a wide variety of grasses, many of which are suitable as privacy screens. We have put together an overview of the 20 most popular privacy protection grasses for you in this article!
Tall grasses with G and H
Golden ribbon grass(Spartina pectinata)
- Location: partially shaded
- Height: 150 to 200 cm
- Flower color: light brown
- Flowering period: August to September
- Special properties: summer green, undemanding
Note: The golden ribbon grass can easily cope with sub-zero temperatures of down to -28 degrees Celsius.
Hanging sedge(Carex pendula)
- Location: shady
- Height: 40 to 120 cm
- Color: greenish brown
- Flowering period: June and July
- Special properties: evergreen, forms fruits (caryopses)
Note: The flower spikes hang down vertically and can be up to 10 centimeters long.
Tall grass with M
Butcher's broom bamboo(Phyllostachys ruscifolia)
- Location: partially shaded to shady
- Height: 120 to 150 cm
- Flowering time: none
- Special properties: evergreen, frost hardy and cut compatible, forms only a few runners
Note: Butcher's bamboo bamboo copes excellently with a lack of light and with cool temperatures of up to -20 degrees Celsius!
Bog pipgrass 'Edith Dudszus'(Molinia caerulea)
- Location: shady
- Height: 100 to 120 cm
- Flower color: blackish
- Flowering period: August to October
- Special properties: summer green
Muriel bamboo(Fargesia murielae)
- Synonyms: umbrella bamboo
- Location: partially shaded to shady
- Height: 150 to 250 cm
- Color: pale green
- Special properties: grows about 5 to 20 cm per year
Note: The Muriel bamboo grows about 5 to 20 centimeters per year, which is why it offers excellent privacy protection within a very short time.
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Pampas grass 'pink feather'(Cortaderia selloana)
- Location: sunny
- Height: 80 to 250 cm
- Flower color: white
- Flowering period: August to November
- Special properties: evergreen, well tolerated by pruning
Pampas grass 'Silverstar'(Cortaderia selloana)
- Synonyms: Silverstar
- Location: partially shaded
- Height: 150 to 200 cm
- Flower color: white
- Flowering period: September to October
- Special properties: evergreen, easy to care for
Note: The pampas grass 'Silverstar' is not afraid of diseases or pests.
Pampas grass 'Sunningdale River'(Cortaderia selloana)
- Location: sunny
- Height: 140 to 250 cm
- Flower color: creamy white
- Flowering period: August to October
- Special properties: evergreen to evergreen
Note: The grasses impress with their very large and decorative inflorescences.
Pile tube(Arundo donax)
- Location: sunny
- Height: 300 to 400 cm
- Flower color: white
- Flowering period: August to October
- Special properties: optically reminds of reeds or bamboo
Note: The pile tube is ideal as a privacy screen, but it blooms here
Regions only very rarely.Tall grass with R
Pipe marshmallow(Molinia arundinacea)
- Synonyms: Tall pipe grass
- Location: partially shaded
- Height: 200 to 220 cm
- Flower color: yellowish brown
- Flowering period: August to September
- Special properties: summer green, easy to care for
Note: The pipe grass 'Skyracer' is very suitable as a solitary grass and impresses with its beautiful fruit decorations.
Giant Chinese reeds(Miscanthus x giganteus)
- Synonyms: elephant grass
- Location: sunny
- Height: 300 to 400 cm
- Flower color: red
- Flowering period: October
- Special properties: hardy, forms fruits (caryopses)
Note: The giant Chinese reed can also be cultivated in a bucket, provided it has a capacity of at least 50 liters.
Switchgrass 'Northwind'(Panicum virgatum)
- Location: sunny
- Height: 50 to 100 cm
- Flower color: gray-green in summer, reddish in autumn
- Flowering period: July to September
- Special properties: summer green, copes well with drought
Rod millet 'Prairie Sky'(Panicum virgatum)
- Location: partially shaded
- Height: 120 to 150 cm
- Color: soft pink, brown
- Flowering period: July to September
- Special properties: deciduous, robust and resistant to drought
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Sand pipe 'Karl Foerster'(Calamagrostis acutiflora)
- Location: partially shaded
- Height: 100 to 150 cm
- Color: yellow-brown
- Flowering period: July to August
- Special properties: evergreen
- Synonym: Reigras
Note: The sand pipe does not only look good as a privacy screen, because it also becomes a decorative eye-catcher in a high vase.
Silver beard grass(Andropogon ternarius)
- Location: partially shaded
- Height: 100 to 150 cm
- Color: white to silvery
- Flowering period: June to September
- Special properties: summer green, also thrives on sandy soils
Porcupine grass, zebra reed 'Strictus'(Miscanthus sinensis)
- Synonyms: zebra reed, zebra grass
- Location: sunny
- Height: 130 to 150 cm
- Flower color: white
- Flowering period: August to October
- Special properties: summer green
Beach grass(Ammophila breviligulata)
- Synonyms: sand oats, coastal grass, American beach grass
- Location: sunny
- Height: 100 to 130 cm
- Flower color: yellowish
- Flowering period: August to September
- Special properties: deciduous, forms fruits (caryopses)
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Dwarf Chinese reed 'Adagio'(Miscanthus sinensis)
- Location: sunny
- Height: 100 to 150 cm
- Flower color: silver-white
- Flowering period: September to October
- Special properties: summer green, is very suitable for buckets
Note: The dwarf Chinese silver herb variety "Adagio" can withstand temperatures down to -35 degrees Celsius.
Zebra Chinese reed 'Giraffe'(Miscanthus sinensis)
- Location: sunny
- Height: 180 to 250 cm
- Flower color: brownish
- Flowering period: August to October
- Special properties: deciduous, forms fruits (caryopsis)
Zigzag bamboo 'Spectabilis'(Phyllostachys aureosulcata)
- Location: sunny to partially shaded
- Color: green, isolated white stripes
- Growth height: 250 to 300 cm
- Special properties: evergreen, particularly hardy
- Synonym: yellow tube bamboo
Plant ornamental grasses in the tub
Many grasses can be cultivated in the tub without any problems and act as a privacy screen for the balcony or terrace. It is important that they are placed in a suitable substrate. While potting soil is less suitable due to its high nutrient content, the following substrates are particularly suitable for ornamental grasses:
- Special soil for grasses
- Green plant soil
- loose garden soil
- Potted plant soil
Note: When keeping the bucket, care should always be taken to ensure that no waterlogging occurs. In addition to a loose and permeable substrate, a layer of expanded clay in particular offers the necessary protection.
Plant ornamental grasses in the garden
Many ornamental grasses are very vigorous and spread through their runners roots (rhizomes). In order to prevent the grasses in the home garden from becoming overwhelming or even causing damage, they should be kept in check with a root barrier. Hobby gardeners can either build these themselves or purchase them from retailers as a finished lock. The creation of a root barrier itself is relatively simple and is structured as follows:
- Remove stones and old roots from the planting hole
- Use root barrier
- should be set so that it protrudes about 5 to 8 cm from the ground
- Root barrier should form a closed ring
- Fix the ends and weld them together
Note: The root barrier is best used before the ornamental grasses are planted, as subsequent installation is usually more difficult.
