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Need some silvery ideas

16 years ago

I want to plant two low growing grasses, one on either side of my brick pathway. I'm looking for something that grows about 3' wide/high and has silver foliage. I've been doing a lot of searches, but have yet found anything that tickles my fancy. Silver sedge comes pretty close.

The grasses will be planted next to Nepeta 'Kit Kat', boxwoods and several different varieties of roses.

Any suggestions??

Heather

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tjsangel
16 years ago
Many grasses are either taller than that at maturity or shorter, such as blue fescue. One I can suggest is Blue Oat grass, Helictotrichon sempervirens. It meets your requirements, easy to grow and a nice slivery blue color.

Jen
anna_beth
16 years ago
Elymus arenarius. Very drought tolerant, spiky and silvery.

http://www.veddw.co.uk/garden/index.html - elymus at Veddw House (UK), scroll to bottom of page

Here is a link that might be useful: elymus arenarius
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grass_guy
16 years ago
Good suggestions. I'll add Carex Ice Dance, Carex Blue Zinger, and Miscanthus Little Kitten (all are zone 5).

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