Your plants can be on their way to you in less than two days with Grower Direct Express!

Happy & healthy plants shipped right to your doorstep.

Free Shipping On All Orders $199

Tall Ornamental Grasses

View as

Tall Ornamental Grasses: Bold Beauty & Easy Privacy Solutions

Add height, texture, and graceful movement to your landscape with Tall Ornamental Grasses from Nature Hills. These fast-growing beauties bring architectural drama and all-season color to gardens large and small. Whether you're designing for privacy, creating a dynamic backdrop, or adding motion to the garden, tall grasses fit effortlessly into almost any style.

Many Grass varieties reach impressive heights, anywhere from 6 to 30 feet tall, making them excellent choices for privacy screens, living fences, and dramatic focal points. Plus, they are incredibly easy to grow and adaptable to a wide range of soil types.

Key Benefits of Tall Ornamental Grasses

  • Fast-Growing and High-Impact. Many reach their mature height in a single season
  • Perfect for Privacy Screens or Windbreaks
  • Provides Year-Round Structure and Motion
  • Adaptable to Many Soil Types! From sandy loam to heavy clay
  • Works in Full Sun to Part Shade
  • Low Maintenance and Drought Tolerant once established

Tall grasses bring both function and beauty, making them a landscape essential.

Landscaping With Tall Grasses

Tall grasses add versatility and style to almost any landscape setting:

  • Create a living privacy hedge or screen along property lines
  • Plant as bold focal points in large beds or mixed borders
  • Line driveways, patios, or walkways with swaying movement
  • Pair with roses, perennials, or flowering shrubs for colorful contrast
  • Use in modern, prairie, or naturalistic garden designs

Their airy plumes, graceful blades, and upright forms soften hardscapes and add dynamic energy to the garden. Read more ways to use Ornamental Grass in our Garden Blog Here!

How to Grow & Care for Tall Grasses

Tall grasses are tough and low-maintenance with just a few care basics:

  • Plant in full sun for best growth and flower production. Find planting instructions here.
  • Tolerates a range of soils, but well-drained is ideal; but heavy clay is manageable
  • Water during establishment, then taper off; most varieties become drought tolerant
  • Use the Finger Test to monitor soil moisture
  • Apply a light layer of arborist mulch to conserve moisture and suppress weeds
  • Cut back in late winter or early spring before new growth emerges
  • Divide clumps every few years to rejuvenate plants and expand your garden

Tall grasses are categorized as cool season (grow early in spring), warm season (thrive in summer heat), or evergreen (grass-like Sedges and Carex that stay green year-round).

Grow Tall and Thrive With Nature Hills

Tall ornamental grasses from Nature Hills offer beauty, structure, and effortless motion to every garden. Whether you want to craft a private retreat or add vertical flair to your design, our grasses deliver impressive results with minimal care.

FAQS for Buying Tall Ornamental Grasses Online

What Are the Tallest Ornamental Grasses for Privacy Screens?

Tall ornamental grasses like PAMPAS GRASS, SWITCHGRASS, and GIANT REED GRASS can soar to impressive heights between 6 and 30 feet! These bold beauties create fast-growing living fences that offer lush privacy and natural windbreaks. Their upright stems and billowing plumes move with the breeze, giving you a dynamic, living wall that’s as strong as it is stunning.

How Do You Care for Tall Ornamental Grasses?

Tall grasses are some of the easiest landscape plants to maintain! Plant them in full sun, water them well during their first growing season, and then let their drought-tolerant superpowers shine. They thrive in many soil types, from sandy loam to heavy clay, and need just a simple haircut—cut back in late winter or early spring to refresh them for the new year. Talk about a low-maintenance dream come true!

Which Tall Grasses Grow the Fastest?

If you’re looking for a fast-growing privacy solution, look no further than grasses like MAIDEN GRASS, GIANT MISCANTHUS, and FEATHER REED GRASS. These go-getters shoot up quickly, often reaching their mature size in a single season. Perfect for the impatient gardener and those ready to wave goodbye to nosy neighbors in record time!

Are Tall Ornamental Grasses Good for Small Yards?

Absolutely! Even though they grow tall, many ornamental grasses like KARL FOERSTER FEATHER REED GRASS or HEAVY METAL SWITCHGRASS have slim, upright forms that fit like a glove into tighter spaces. Use them as accent plants, create a bold vertical line, or frame a cozy backyard patio with elegance and grace. Size doesn't matter when it comes to bringing big style into small spaces!

Do Tall Ornamental Grasses Stay Beautiful All Year?

You bet they do! From spring's fresh green shoots to summer's graceful blooms and fall's golden tones, tall grasses deliver four seasons of interest. Even in winter, their dried blades and feathery plumes catch the frost and snow, creating sparkling garden sculptures. Nature’s glitter, anyone? Keep these stalwart stunners standing tall and proud through every season!

Compare /3

Loading...

Find Your Garden's Growing Zone!

Error, Unable to locate a growing zone for that ZIP code.

When ordering a tree or plant, make sure to know your planting zone.

You can determine your garden’s USDA hardiness zone by entering your Zip Code below.