The pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana) belongs to the ornamental grasses and impresses with its enormous growth height. The plant, which comes from South America, requires special care and regular pruning. But can you cut whole fronds off the pampas grass? pruning In…
Category: Grasses, ornamental grasses and ferns
Many plants are suitable for separating your own property from that of your neighbors as a privacy screen. Not only hedges and shrubs are suitable here, various plants in tubs or tall grass can also offer good protection. shrubs in hedges…
With its long fronds, the American pampas grass is an imposing feature in the garden. In order for it to develop well, however, the site conditions must be right. origin and distribution The American pampas grass, bot. Cortaderia selloana is native to…
Pampas grass comes from South America and impresses with its fronds that gently bend back and forth in the wind. However, this effect requires a certain height and size of the plant. Pampasgras The American pampas grass, also called silver pampas…
The possible uses of reeds cover an enormous range. They are just as much a natural part of the unspoilt cottage garden as they are of the idealized natural landscape of a Japanese garden. Learn how to propagate reeds in this guide. We…
With its tufts of feathers, pampas grass is one of the most decorative ornamental grasses. Therefore, every gardener strives for a lush flowering season. Patience is required, because the grass that has migrated blooms late in this country. Flowering time of pampas…
Ornamental grasses in the garden make it lively and can structure the beds. However, many grasses spread via underground roots, so they need a root barrier to keep them from taking over the entire garden. Root barrier – definition Such a…
The decorative lamp cleaner grass usually has to be cut once a year so that it does not lose its beautiful appearance. The following article explains how this is ideally done and when is the best time to do so. Ideal…
The blue fescue or Festuca glauca is a decorative plant that is particularly attractive due to its blue-green color. Coming from mountainous regions, it is not only an area-wide eye-catcher in rock gardens or pots, it is also undemanding. Neither watering nor…
The stag’s tongue fern is perennial and perennial. It grows clumpy and arching overhanging. Otherwise, this rosette plant is evergreen and not sensitive to frost. Characteristic of this fern are the leaf ribs with forked side veins. Older leaves are dark and leathery, while…