Best Ornamental Grasses for Midwest Gardens
Ornamental grasses add easy, airy beauty to Midwest gardens.
Blue oat grass
Refined and elegant, this grass has beautiful blue-gray, fine-textured leaf blades that grow in a mound. It is stunning throughout most of the season and combines well with most perennials. In fall, brownish spikelets reach for the sky.
Size: to 4 feet tall, 1-2 feet wide
Conditions: full sun and well-drained soil
Zones: 4-9
Best for: its blue-gray color and neat appearance
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