Top 7 of ornamental grasses and hardy

Neat and well-kept plot pleases not only for their owners, but also the guests. Previously only decorate a garden flower bed. Now in vogue composition of cereals, which remain decorative all year round.

They are unpretentious in the care, almost do not need fertilizing, create a feeling of lightness and airiness. You just need to look to the plants do not grow. They can be planted in the central beds, in the background. Low-growing grasses can be planted in the Alpine hills. There are more than 200 species. Consider unusual cereals.

blue fescue

Grows quickly, it has a bluish-sizuyu foliage. Looks nice near water and along the tracks. Sown under winter and spring.

Siberian millet

The plant is known as a fodder crop. It forms a brown panicles, reaching a height of 1 meter. Drought-resistant, it looks nice in winter bouquets.

barley maned

It grows well in southern areas. In the middle zone and farther north may freeze slightly. Therefore, we have grown as an annual plant. It reaches a height of 50 cm. When flowering panicles of beautiful throws a different color from silver to pink, purple. Decorative grass all season.

pearl millet

Has stems and panicles of dark bluish hue. Forms for the season the seeds that have time to ripen. They can be planted the following year. It can grow well in partial shade.

Peristoschetinnik wooly

It forms a shaggy and fluffy panicles. Very decorative grass in the view. It is growing rapidly. Height from 30 to 60 cm.

miscanthus

It grows up to 2 m. Flowers pink-gold, gold-silver.

Zaytsehvost

Fluffy inflorescences are long 3-4 cm, tails resembling birds. Touching and tender plant. It looks great in winter bouquets. Height 5 cm. It can grow in partial shade.

This is a small list of cereals, of which you might not know.

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