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Ornamental grasses are grasses grown as ornamental plants. Ornamental grasses are popular in many colder hardiness zones for their resilience to cold temperatures and aesthetic value throughout fall and winter seasons.
Chloris texensis is a species of grass known by the common name Texas windmill grass. It is endemic to Texas in the United States, where it occurs on the coastal prairies. [1] This perennial grass forms clumps of stems up to 30 to 45 centimeters tall. The leaf blades are up to 15 centimeters long.
Hilaria mutica is perennial grass that is rhizomatous and forms sod. It usually grows 30 to 60 cm (0.98 to 1.97 ft) tall, sometimes reaching up to 90 cm (3.0 ft). The stems have decumbent bases and erect tops. Most of the stiff, hairless leaves are basal. They are up to 15 cm (5.9 in) long.
The foliage is yellow-green. In the autumn, it produces large (30–70 cm long by 20–30 cm wide) effuse inflorescences (clusters on a stalk) of tiny red and purple spikelets (the type of flower seen in grasses). [1] [2] It produces purple seeds weight about a third of a milligram. [2] Propagation is by seed or sprigging. [2]
Nassella leucotricha is a species of grass known by the common names Texas wintergrass, Texas needlegrass, and Texas tussockgrass. It is native to the south-central United States ( Texas , Oklahoma , Arkansas , Louisiana , Mississippi ) [ 2 ] and much of Mexico (from Tamaulipas and Baja California south to Chiapas ).
Variegated form, garden of Islington College, Nepal. Phalaris arundinacea, or reed canary grass, [1] is a tall, perennial bunchgrass that commonly forms extensive single-species stands along the margins of lakes and streams and in wet open areas, with a wide distribution in Europe, Asia, northern Africa and North America. [2]