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Ornamental Grass Forms

Ornamental Grasses come in a variety of shapes and forms to fit in nearly any landscape application. There are six primary forms of ornamental grass foliage and shape. They are as follows

 

Tufted

Fine textured, spikey foliage.
Example: Festuca Elijahs Blue

Mounded


Weeping foliage that droops over the leaves below.
Example: Pennisetum a. Moudry

Upright

Vertical, erect foliage, growing uniformally.
Example: Typha latifolia

Upright Divergent

Vertical, erect foliage that grows up and out in a divergent manner.
Example: Helictotrichon sempervirens

Upright Arching

Foliage grows vertically, then cascades outward like a fountain.
Example: Miscanthus s. Graziella