Ornamental Grasses For Clay Soil Uk

Grow this plant in full sun it is not shade tolerant.

Ornamental grasses for clay soil uk.

Graceful arching stems are excellent cut and dried for your home. This hardy zones 3 to 8 beauty was selected as the perennial plant of the year for 2001. I m on several acres and have dreams of mass plantings of the graceful beauties. Peter krumhardt among the most versatile of ornamental grasses switchgrass thrives in moist dry or clay soil and even in part shade.

Ornamental grasses can add year round beauty to the flower garden and landscape. However some grasses will be fine in clay soil. 28 tall zone 4 8. Expect its glossy dark green leaves to stay clean all summer long.

Ornamental grasses can be grown as specimens in borders as screens or in containers. Sporobolus heterolepis prairie dropseed a very attractive grass prairie dropseed forms clumps of fine textured hair like medium green leaves that typically form an arching foliage mound to 15 tall and 18 wide. Most prefer full sun and well drained soils. It will grow well in your average clay soil requiring the same amount of water as most of your other perennials like daisies and daylilies.

Eye catching ornamental grasses are fantastic as a contrast against other perennials introducing movement and softening hard landscaping. Ready made border clay soil 3 ready made border cool grasses and hot exotics 6 ready made border cottage garden scheme 1 ready made border dry mediterranean 2 ready made border elegant and architectural 1 ready made border fiery summer 5 ready made border mediterranean 1 ready made border red summer 2 ready made border sandy. Suitable for any well drained soil they can be planted in a sunny or partially shaded position. Fluffy brush like tactile summer inflorescences are incredibly versatile for borders or containers and are perfect for sensory gardens.

I love ornamental grasses but i m cursed with heavy clay soil with the added bonus of poor drainage. Calamagrostis acutiflora karl foerster. Others turn shades of red and maroon in autumn. Cool season grasses those which come into growth early in the year such as carex calamagrstis chasmanthium deschampsia festuca hakonechloa molinea and stipa can be lifted and divided in late winter or early spring.

Some varieties such as heavy metal have bluish green foliage. Feather reed grass calamagrostisx acutiflora karl foerster tolerates clay and one of the easiest to grow. Enrich the planting site with organic matter prior to planting.