The name Grass is a very large family of plants, which includes herbaceous plants and more rarely shrubs or trees. They usually have a rhizome and a stem reed. Grasses grow in both wetlands and drylands from the far north to the tropics.
1. Stip
Grassy evergreen and deciduous plants. They grow in moderately moist, light soils and sunny places. They are cultivated for their shape and their inflorescences. They are planted either in compositions or in pots. It is good at the end of winter to prune them so that they are renewed. Propagated easily by division in early spring.
2. Fescue
Annual and perennial herbaceous plants with very thin elongated leaves and conical inflorescences in summer. They grow in moderately moist, fertile soils, in sunny places. They are cultivated mainly for their beautiful blue foliage. They are planted in compositions, groups and pots. They are ideal plants for creating borders in flower beds or lawns. Multiplies easily by division. While not affected by diseases.
3. Penisetum
Annual and perennial herbaceous plants with elongated leaves and cylindrical inflorescences in late summer and autumn. There are varieties with red or green foliage. They grow in moderately moist, light soils and sunny places. They are planted in compositions and pots. At the end of winter, we remove the entire aboveground part of the plant. Propagated easily by division in early spring.
4. Generation
Perennial herbaceous plant with elongated leaves and large conical inflorescences in late summer and autumn. They grow in sunny places in fertile soils with low water requirements. We remove the entire aboveground part of the plant, after the end of its flowering and before the development of the new vegetation, so that the new period is rich. We must be careful how we treat the leaves because we can easily cut them. They are planted individually and in a prominent position in large areas of lawn as it occupies a large area. It is suitable for coastal plantings. Multiply by division.
