Tall Ornamental Grasses are very popular and low-maintenance landscape options and there has been an explosion of interest in them for landscape use!
These tallest Ornamental Grass varieties can fit into almost any garden design, and add height, movement, white noise, and long-season color to your yard.
Read on to learn more about how Tall Grasses from NatureHills.com are ideal additions to your garden!
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Towering Grass Varieties
Most large Grasses are fast-growing and you can see great results in one season! Some established Grasses can even reach anywhere from 10 to 30 feet in height in a single growing season.
These tall Ornamental Grass can be used for seasonal privacy hedges or focal points. Garden punctuation, large pots and planters, architectural texture, and vertically eye-catching specimens! They’re of course a great source of white noise and zen-like swaying in the breeze for Sensory Gardens!
The Tallest On The Block
In the 80s and 90s, Pampas Grass had the corner market as the tallest and the showiest! But it’s not the best Grass for every area of the country and certainly not the only tall grass out there!
Check out these other towering Grasses to adorn your landscape that are 5 feet or taller! While a lot of that is all flowering plumes, these are still mighty year-round landscape interest!
- Silver Feather Maiden Grass
- Fire Dragon Maiden Grass
- Cloud Nine Switch Grass
- Cabaret Maiden Grass
- Malepartus Maiden Grass
- Giant Feather Grass
Big displays, massive privacy, and property division, these Grasses hold their own among large shrubs and even trees as long as you give them enough sun! Towering and strong, their architectural lines and soothing presence in the garden will still command attention!
Still Tall, But Not As Towering
Most Maiden Grasses like Graziella Maiden Grass, Red Silver Maiden Grass, and Huron Sunrise Gold Bar Maiden Grass fall in the 3-5 feet tall range or you can check out these other shining examples!
- Adagio Maiden Grass
- Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass
- Big Bluestem
- Maiden Grass
- Golden Sunset™ Yellow Prairie Grass
- Red October Andropogon (Bluestem)
- Pumila Dwarf Pampas Grass
- Avalanche Feather Reed Grass
- Silver Feather Maiden Grass
- Skyracer Purple Moor Grass
- Variegated Japanese Silver Grass
- Totem Pole Switch Grass
Still, these grasses are great for screening, property division, and backdrops. These smallest of the tall have as much bravado as their larger cousins, without the need to put a crick in your neck! Fantastic back-of-the-border accents and Rock Garden lovelies, plant a pop of airy color with these brilliant selections!
Tallest Ornamental Grasses With The Widest Spread
Got room to play with? Or have a large area to fill? Go with the swaying beauty of Ornamental Grass! Go big with these largest and widest Grasses, growing between 6-8 feet in height and spreading 4-6 feet wide, colonizing larger areas when mature.
- Silver Feather Maiden Grass
- Cosmopolitan Maiden Grass
- Cloud Nine Switch Grass
Sure to make short work of mass planting situations, these great spreaders fill hard-to-mow slopes, add drifts of color, secure soil on eroding hillsides, and filter rainwater and runoff, while adding their graceful presence to Zen gardens, Cottage gardens, and all types of mixed perennial and shrub borders!
Caring For Ornamental Grass
Both warm-season and cool-season Large Grasses are easily grown in full sun to part shade, but you will have the best growth and the strongest vertical, uniform growth in full sun.
If you choose cool-season grasses, they will have their growth spurts in early spring, while warm grasses depend on warmer weather, in mid to late spring and do their best in the summer's hot weather.
They are tolerant of a wide range of soils, from well-drained sandy soils to heavy clay - but must have soil that doesn’t consistently become soggy which leads to a fast death from root rot.
Provide regular water access during their first year in the ground and then you can back off, only watering during extended periods of drought or excessive heat.
All plants appreciate a 3-4 inch deep layer of arborist mulch around their root systems, but keep the crowns of Perennial Grasses clear of debris. Every 3-5 years it is recommended you divide Grass to maintain their clumps' health. Prune most Ornamental Grass down in the very early spring before new growth emerges.
Early spring pruning is best so the dormant tops can be appreciated during the winter months. This timing is also better versus fall because those cut hollow stems can allow more water to enter the crown and can cause problems. Enjoy for winter, cut in early spring to eliminate all of last year's old foliage as new leaves and seed heads all emerge from the roots.
Learn more in-depth Planting, Care, and Maintenance For Ornamental Grass in our Garden Blog.
Mighty Plumes and Commanding Presence!
Get ready to be impressed! Fast-growing and powerfully impactful Ornamental Grasses have lasting, easy-to-grow, and nearly maintenance-free beauty! Mixing and melding into about any landscape size or style, these carefree perennial plants bring the wow factor to your sun gardens!
Shop for Ornamental Grass without worry because some Grass may be considered invasive in some states but not in all states. Nature Hills uses Plant Sentry™ to prevent the sale and shipment of any plant that is prohibited by all of the 48 states that we ship to. So if your state has restrictions for any plant, it will not allow you to even purchase that plant. Nice, huh?
Our knowledgeable customer service team is here to assist you in choosing the right Ornamental Grass for your landscape and find alternatives for any situation!
Check out all the fantastic Tall Grasses available for your landscape today at NatureHills.com!
Happy Planting!
