Adding grasses to your landscape not only provides some texture, interest and movement, but also can add some color as well. Here are some of our favorites.

Muhly Grass

Beautiful lavender pink plumes adorn this easy care grass in the early fall through to late fall, at which point they become a beige color, until they are done. Clustering a few together, will give greater impact.  A native Florida plant, Muhly Grass grows in full sun and has excellent salt tolerance.  The deer normally don’t bother it either.  It is a moderate size grass that grows 3-4 feet high and wide. 

Red Fountain Grass

This beautiful grass is actually more burgundy in color despite its name and produces similar color smallish plumes all summer into the fall. It is useful as an accent plant or clustered together around trees or palms. Provides beautiful interest, color and movement in your garden.  Fountain grass grows 3-4 feet high and wide and prefers full sun.  They have moderate salt tolerance and deer normally don’t bother them. 

White Fountain Grass

Like it’s cousin, the Red Fountain Grass, it also grows 3-4 feet high and wide and provides the same texture and movement as the Red.  It is a green grass that has beige/white plumes that suspend above it all summer into the fall.  It also prefers full sun and has moderate salt tolerance.  Deer don’t normally bother it.

Fakahatchee Grass

This Florida native is a great option for those people who live on small ponds or waterways.  It is often found along river banks, streams and swamps.  It is a large clumping grass that can grow 4-5 feet high and wide.  It can tolerate wet feet when planted close to water.  Prefers full sun and has good salt tolerance. Deer don’t normally bother it.  There is a dwarf version as well that will only grow about 3-4 feet. Both have insignificant plumes that not that showy. 

Spartina Grass

This grass is also a Florida native and likewise can be used along waterways, ponds or swamp areas as it tolerates wet feet very well. It is often planted around ponds or retention ponds to help with bank erosion.  This grass does not have showy blooms like other grasses but is an excellent option for areas requiring low maintenance plants.  Good salt tolerance, cold hardy and deer don’t normally bother it.