grasses short answer Flashcards
name 3 cool season grasses
carex oshimensis ‘Everlime’
Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’
Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’
name 3 warm season grasses
Panicum virgatum’ Strictum’
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Strictus’
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’
name 3 grasses that are clump forming
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’
Fetuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’
Panicum virgatum ‘Structum’
name 3 grasses that spread via runners
Chasmanthium latifolium
Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’
Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’
when did the trend for ornamental grasses catch on? where?
1970, washington ,DC
who were the first LA to use ornamental grasses?
Oeheme and Van Sweden
what was Oeheme and Van Sweden’s innovative design style called?
new American Garden
name 3 functions ornamental grasses serve in the landscape
- low maintenance
- 4 season interest
- variety of shape and form
what is a warm season grass
what is cold season grass
-start to grow as soon as temp rises above zero, usually have brightest foliage and flowering which that fades by mid summer
name 3 drought tolerant grasses
- Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’
- Chasmanthium latifolium
- Miscanthus sinensis’ Gracillimus’
- Panicum virgatum ‘Strictum’
name 3 moisture tolerant grasses
- Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’
- Chasmanthium latifolium
- Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’
- Panicum virgatum’ Strictum’
name 3 shade tolerant grasses
- Chasmanthium latifolium
- Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster
- Carex oshimensis ‘Everlime’
name 3 evergreen grasses
Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’
Helictotrichon sempervirens ‘Sapphire Fountain’
Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescnes’
