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Built for Heat, Calamagrostis a. var. brachytricha Caspian

Built for Heat, Calamagrostis a. var. brachytricha Caspian

Posted by Emerald Coast Growers on May 15th 2025

Feather reed grasses offer some of the most recognizable and sought after flower plumes in the ornamental grass kingdom. Reliable and attractive, this easy to grow genus offers multi-seasonal beauty that makes Calamagrostis a must have element for exceptional landscape designs. Although the rest of the genus starts the show in early spring, warm season Caspian swoops in mid to late summer with a dramatic display of big fluffy flowers. Swoon! A blooming Calamagrostis for
Warm Season Grasses ~ Pennisetum alopecuroides

Warm Season Grasses ~ Pennisetum alopecuroides

Posted by Emerald Coast Growers on Aug 14th 2024

Mother Nature provides optimum outdoor conditions for bulking fountain grasses in late summer and fall. Pennisetum alopecuroides is light-sensitive and needs these long, warm days to promote active growth.Tips for Overwintering Warm Season GrassesWe recommend a fungicide drench before dormancy.In a greenhouse:Keep temps above 23F.Remove dead foliage.Turn up the heat and add light in February.Overwintering outside:Clean up dead debris to mitigate moisture issues.Keep the plants from freezing/thaw
The Cure for PGE is OTC! (Erianthus ravennae)

The Cure for PGE is OTC! (Erianthus ravennae)

Posted by John Friel on Jul 13th 2022

Northerners who venture south are wowed by the stately stands of pampas grass that grace so many home and commercial landscapes.Alas, the coveted Cortaderia selloana won’t survive their winters back home. They can only dream of growing those tall, majestic plumes. They suffer from PGE – Pampas Grass Envy.But those dreams can come true! There IS a big, bold grass even Yankees can grow:It’s northern pampas grass, Erianthus ravennae, to the rescue! No prescription needed! Soaring even taller than
A Sparkling Garden Beauty  (Muhlenbergia)

A Sparkling Garden Beauty (Muhlenbergia)

Posted by John Friel on Jul 2nd 2021

Ornamental grasses offer many outstanding blooms, large, small and in-between. But for downright dazzle, few can outshine a swath of flowering purple muhly grass.This American native is attractive all summer, with graceful clumps of slender, wiry, deep-green blades. But autumn is when it really shines, when masses of finely-divided inflorescences float in glittering clouds above the foliage. It’s a traffic-stopping display, and it comes in several attractive forms.Culture NotesAll our Muhlenberg

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