Ornamental Grasses

Ornamental grasses add variety to many types of gardens. Common uses include groundcover, specimen plants, erosion control, and as vertical design elements. They are adaptable, can grow in poorer soils better than many other garden plants, and require little effort to maintain.

Ornamental grasses come in many heights, colors, textures and have varying water requirements. Grasses look well against a dark background when placed to catch morning or evening light and they add a significant vertical presence to the winter landscape, and when they catch the wind, they add movement and sound to the landscape not readily obtained from many other plants.

Whether used in mass plantings to create drifts of color or as a single, eye-catching specimen, there is a grass (or two) for every situation!

Varieties of Ornamental Grasses Available From Ran-Pro Farms

Feather Reed Grasses (Calamagrostis sp.)

  • Karl Foerster’s Feather Reed Grass

Feather Grasses (Nassella tenuissima)

  • Mexican Feather Grass

Pampas Grass (Cortaderia sp.)

  • Pampas Grass
  • Pink Pampas Grass

Maiden Grasses (Miscanthus)

  • Morning Light Maiden Grass
  • Gracillimus Maiden Grass
  • Japanese Silver Grass
  • Zebra Grass

Muhly Grasses (Muhlenbergia sp.)

  • Pink Muhly Grass
  • Lindheimer Muhly Grass

Switch Grasses (Panicum sp.)

  • Dallas Blue Switch Grass

Fountain Grasses (Pennisetum sp.)

  • Piglet Dwarf Fountain Grass
  • Hameln Dwarf Fountain Grass
  • Little Bunny Dwarf Fountain Grass
  • National Arboretum Black Fountain Grass
  • Purple Fountain Grass

Feather Reed Grasses (Calamagrostis sp.)

  • Karl Foerster’s Feather Reed Grass

Feather Grasses (Nassella tenuissima)

  • Mexican Feather Grass

Pampas Grass (Cortaderia sp.)

  • Pampas Grass
  • Pink Pampas Grass

Maiden Grasses (Miscanthus)

  • Morning Light Maiden Grass
  • Gracillimus Maiden Grass
  • Japanese Silver Grass
  • Zebra Grass

Muhly Grasses (Muhlenbergia sp.)

  • Pink Muhly Grass
  • Lindheimer Muhly Grass

Switch Grasses (Panicum sp.)

  • Dallas Blue Switch Grass

Fountain Grasses (Pennisetum sp.)

  • Piglet Dwarf Fountain Grass
  • Hameln Dwarf Fountain Grass
  • Little Bunny Dwarf Fountain Grass
  • National Arboretum Black Fountain Grass
  • Purple Fountain Grass

Our Watermiser™ Landscape plants are hearty, container-grown, and nurtured to provide a vigorous plant. At Ran-Pro Farms, each plant receives individual attention.

  1. Hand-pruned
  2. Container grown
  3. Staked for straight growth
  4. Grown using environment friendly, sustainable practices