There are grasses such as Acorus, Carex, and Juncus that love moisture. Others such as Festuca, Koeleria and Muhlenbergia can go weeks without water. Colors can range every which way from yellows ...

Some evergreen grasses, such as sedges (Carex) or sweet flag (Acorus) do not recover quickly from being cut back. Comb the foliage of these plants with gloved hands in spring to remove old leaves.

Some ornamental grasses are evergreen (Carex, Acorus, pampas grass, muhly grass), but most go dormant for the winter. By the end of February, cut the dormant plants back to within a few inches of ...

I stood at the edge of the IDEA Garden and searched for color. This clump of acorus grass stood out brightly. Acorus gramineus "Ogon," better known as Japanese sweet flag (or just acorus grass ...

The Acorus gramineus group is not nearly as aromatic, but they do give us some great new grass-like choices for flower beds, borders, rock gardens and mixed containers. Ogon is one of the more ...

Our gardens contain many different species of decorative grasses. Take this golden acorus (Acorus graminius ‘Ogon) for instance. You can't find more bang for your buck. As you walk up to the ...

You no doubt have seen Ogon and probably thought it terrific looking ornamental grass, which is precisely ... is known botanically as Acorus gramineus. Proven Winners has to be given the credit ...