I live in wisconsin where its cold now.I would love to plant oramental grass in the spring. I have a empty lot next to me which has lots of wild and i like to hide it with ormental grass. So what kind should i buy and should it be by seed or plants? Any help would make be happy.
THANK YOU Romy
There is a book out there of ornamental grasses for cold climates - my sleep deprived brain can't find it right now, but I'll bet you can. Northern Sea Oats is one of several I grow that has thrived so far here in southern NH.
Cheryl
There are a huge number of varieties. You may want to get a few garden catalogs which will provide you will more kinds. Seeds cost a lot less, but you'll need some time for these to grow. You can start seeds in pots, then transplant when the weather warms up. Grasses are very easy to grow, but select varieties for Wisconsin (brrrrr).
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How tall is the grass??????
Be sure you take along a shovel, a pick ax, a crow bar, and an ax when you go to dig the grass. I dug up a three year old clump of Zebra grass (Miscanthus sinesis 'Zebrinus' - Zone 5) a year ago last spring, and the process took almost an hour and a half. Over a third of the time was spent getting the clump out of the ground with the rest of the time devoted to chopping the clump apart and potting the separated sections.
As far as grasses go, Zebra is a relatively slow spreader, although it develops a well anchored root system. I would check how aggressive the grass is before digging and planting. Some grasses sold as ornamentals can turn into thugs.
John
"B & J" expounded:
We had a very hard winter last year, the Miscanthus sinensis I had out by the driveway died....thankfully. There was no way I was ever going to get it out of the ground short of a backhoe! I still needed a mattocks to get rid of the straggler roots that survived, but it's finally gone. Don't put one of these clumps where it'll block vision, you'll be hard pressed to move it!
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