Blue oat grass
Refined and elegant, blue oat grass adapts easily and fits equally well in formal or informal gardens. Its mound of grassy gray-blue leaves arches gracefully throughout the season. In fall, panicles of brownish spikelets reach for the sky well above the foliage.
- Light:
- Sun
- Zones:
- 4-9
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Plant Height:
- 4-5 feet tall
- Plant Width:
- 1-2 feet wide
- Landscape Uses:
- Containers,Beds & Borders,Slopes,Groundcover
- Special Features:
- Attractive Foliage,Fall Color,Winter Interest,Cut Flowers,Dried Flowers,Attracts Birds,Drought Tolerant,Deer Resistant,Easy to Grow
Sedum
'Autumn Joy' sedum, with its fleshy clumps of rounded blue-green leaves topped with broccoli-like flower heads, benefits from the lightness and informality that blue oat grass brings.
AsterThe brilliant royal purple flowers of low-growing 'Purple Dome' aster are enhanced by the bluish grassy leaves of blue oat grass.
DahliaEvery one of the myriad dahlia cultivars available would make a good companion for blue oat grass. They thrive in similar conditions
GoldenrodWith open panicles of golden-yellow flowers on 1-1/2-foot stems, 'Golden Fleece' goldenrod is an ideal complement for blue oat grass in sunny places.
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