Pure Prairie Ornamental Grasses from Alberta can turn your flowerbed, garden, patio and deck containers into works of art. There are several different varieties of ornamental grass that you can use all year long to keep your garden uniquely beautiful. To learn more about William Moore Farms and the grasses, watch the videos by clicking on the "Product Videos" tab.

Why add ornamental grasses to your garden?

- They are beautiful, adding amazing colour, height and motion to your garden.
- Suitable for most zones in Canada and the US
- Ornamental Grasses are low maintenance and grow quickly for great summer, fall and winter colour.
- Environmentally friendly – drought tolerant.
- An excellent companion plant in beds, containers or as a focal point.
- Attracts birds in Summer, Fall and Winter.

Height Package (Sudan Grass, Copper Wheat, and Golden Foxtail Millet)

Height - Sudan Grass / Colour - Golden Foxtail Millet / Winter Interest - Copper Wheat

Sudan Grass (Sorghum bicolour var.sudanenses): If you want to be amazed by an annual grass, this one will do it. When planted in late May or early June, Sudan Grass will reach heights of 5 to 8 feet by mid August! Large tasselled seed heads and an abundance of lengthy foliage will gently sway and rustle in the lightest of breezes. It also an extremely drought tolerant grass, making it a good choice in very hot locations of your yard or patio. Good xeriscape option. Each package will cover approximately 30 square feet. (Left photo above)

Golden Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica): This is a truly beautiful grass. By mid summer, it reaches 4 to 5 feet in height. Thick rich foliage and large droopy foxtail style seed heads make this a stunning addition to your containers or beds. In late summer or early fall, foliage takes on a crimson colour to add to its bold appearance. Use this as a centre piece with brightly flowering (red to yellow) plants that will reach 2 to 3 feet tall. Each package will cover approximately 25 square feet. (Centre photo above)

Copper Wheat (Triticum aestivum): This is a strong stemmed grass that will stand through fall and winter making it a great 3 season grass. Copper Wheat starts out the summer with deep rich green foliage and gradually turns to a copper colour by fall when its plump bearded seed heads will attract birds to your home! Excellent grass for containers or landscaping; when planting containers try devoting an entire container to one variety of grass, mix coloured containers with companion plants rather than mixing companion plants within one container. Each package will cover approximately 15 square feet (1 square meter). Grows to 3 feet in height. (Right photo above)

CONTAINER PLANTING TIPS:
- Plant seeds 1/4 to 1/ 2“ deep. Press the soil firmly around the seeds to ensure a tight seed to soil contact. Keep moist until the grasses emerge.
- It is best to use one container dedicate to each grass. Annual grasses do not compete as well with companion plants in tight quarters unless you start the grasses and add the companion plants after the grasses are fairly large.
- To add variety, use companion containers of different colours and sizes. A grouping of containers with grasses and companion plantings looks very stylish. 
- The deeper the pots, the better, since the depth will help to promote a healthy root system to ensure stem strength. You will need at least 12” of soil or deeper.
- If you start your grasses indoors then try to get them outdoors as soon as possible as the wind action on the grasses strengthens the stems as they grow and they stand better. Containers in doors tend to grow very rapidly and have weak stems. 
- The diameter of the pots can be quite variable. If you can keep one container devoted to one grass you can keep them reasonably small, 12 to 14” in diameter. However, you can also devote one grass to a large diameter pot.
- You can even grow Sudan grass in pots, but you will need much more depth! If you have the soil depth to accommodate the plant, then Sudan grass can still do quite well in pots and grow upwards of 6 feet! You will require 3 to 4 feet of soil depth for Sudan grass. Sudan grass looks stunning in pots!

* Detailed planting instructions and information on each ornamental grass comes in each beautiful package.