Grasses & Sedges

Used as foliage plants year round in gardens throughout the world, grasses are long-lived and low-maintenance perennials whose value lies in the varied colors and textures of their foliage as well as their striking flower spikes. Ornamental grasses complement flowering plants while making an elegant statement on their own.

Sedges, sometimes grown as annuals depending on a region’s cold hardiness zone, have either a spreading (rhizomatous) or a tufted habit. Their linear leaves, from hair-like to strap-shaped, can be deciduous or evergreen and are often colored or variegated, making these plants coveted for their foliage. There is a Sedge for practically every condition, whether sun or shade, wet or dry, which opens this genus to a wide range of uses.