Container-grown ornamental grasses are also much easier todivide.
(Note:the USDA zones listed below refer to ground-grown plants, not container-grown.)
However, you’re able to always treat ornamental grasses in containers asannuals, replanting them each year.
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Here are 10 good choices for ornamental grasses to grow in containers.
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Caring for ornamental grasses in containers is basically the same as any other outdoor potted plant.
They need regular water, but most are not as thirsty as flowering plants.
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Left undivided, ornamental grasses can even split their pots.
The plant grows 2 to 3 feet tall in tufted clumps.
The flowerheadsattract butterflies, while the foliage is deer and rabbit resistant.
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The plants grow 2 to 3 feet tall, with thin spiky leaves and a clumping growth habit.
(It is a fast-growing grass that is easily grown as an annual).
Other varieties to try includePennisetum’Burgundy Giant' andPennisetumorientale.
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‘Aurealoa’ is a cultivar that has golden-striped leaves that change to gorgeouscopper-orange tonesin the autumn.
It grows 12 to 18 inches tall with a gracefully arching growth habit.
It thrives in sun and heat and can take a bit of neglect in a container.
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It grows to 3 to 5 feet tall, with delicate, finely textured foliage.
‘Karl Foerster’has wonderful, tall flower plumes that create an eye-catching focal point when grown in a container.
It grows to about 5 feet tall.
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Leatherleaf sedge grows 1 to 2 feet tall, with fine-textured, upright foliage.
The airy growth habit has a softening effect and the white on the leaf margins brighten the garden.
It grows 3 to 7 feet tall, with dense, upward-arching leaves and flower/seed stems.
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The ‘Morning Light’ cultivar is noted for having thin green leaves with white variegated margins.
Other good choices includeMiscanthus sinensisVariegatus’,M.
sinensis’Autumn Morning', andM.
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Japanese sweet flag needs regular water and some shade when grown in a container.
New Zealand Flax (Phormium tenax)
New Zealand flax is frequently used and seldom recognized.
There are many cultivars available, ranging from 1 to 12 feet in height, with attractive sword-shaped leaves.
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And unlike most potted plants, ornamental grasses do not really thrive when planted in a general-purpose potting mix.
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