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Graceful Grasses® Fiber Optic Grass
Plant in sun or partial shade
10 - 14
Isolepsis (Scirpus) cernus
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Graceful Grasses®Fiber Optic GrassScirpusIsolepsis (Scirpus)cernus
Graceful Grasses®
Fiber Optic Grass
Scirpus
Isolepsis (Scirpus)
cernus
Gardener’s Rated this plant:
4.00
Rate this Plant
4.00
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Features
Bright green grasslike plant with small fluffy flowers at the stem tips
• Best Seller
• Deadheading Not Necessary
• Grass
• Heat Tolerant
• Low Maintenance
• Water Plant
Ornamental Characteristics
Flower Color:
White
Foliage Color:
Green
Garden Height:
10 - 14"; Short
Spacing:
10 - 12"
Habit:
Mounded
Container Plant Style:
Filler - Intermingles well with other plants to fill in the middle ground of a combination
Plant Needs
Duration:
Annual
Bloom Time:
Summer
Hardy Temp:
20°F (-7°C)
Exposure:
Plant in sun or partial shade
Water Needs:
Normal
Maintenance:
Easy
Uses:
Landscapes and containers
Perfect for containers, borders and beds
Patent Information
Growing Tips
Fiber Optic Grass is a neutral grass. Where temperatures get colder than 20 degrees F, the plants should be treated as annuals. Once the grass turns brown it can either be removed immediately or removed in the spring. It should not be expected to live through the winter and begin growing again in the spring.
In areas where winter temperatures remain above 20 degrees it should be considered a perennial and the following information should be useful. Evergreen or neutral grasses are usually plants that look like grasses but aren't actually classified as grasses, they are generally called grass-like plants.
Divide evergreen or neutral grasses and grass-like plants in spring only.
Evergreen grasses don't ever go dormant. Dividing plants wounds them to some degree. For evergreen grasses this wounding will really affect their ability to live through the winter.
In areas where winter temperatures remain above 20 degrees it should be considered a perennial and the following information should be useful. Evergreen or neutral grasses are usually plants that look like grasses but aren't actually classified as grasses, they are generally called grass-like plants.
Divide evergreen or neutral grasses and grass-like plants in spring only.
Evergreen grasses don't ever go dormant. Dividing plants wounds them to some degree. For evergreen grasses this wounding will really affect their ability to live through the winter.
Other Colors In Graceful Grasses® Series
| Year | Award | Trial |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Top Performer | University Laval |
| 2009 | Top Performer | Assiniboine Park Conservatory |
| 2010 | Top Performer | Powell Gardens |
| Love this grass! Great texture! Made it through the wet start & looked great into fall. | ||
| 2010 | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens |
| 2010 | Very Good | Devonian Botanic Garden |
| 2009 | Best of Breed - Summer | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum |
| 2007 | Way Hot 100 | Garden Design |
| 2005 | Best Grasses at the Zoo | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden |
| 2009 | Top Performer | Norfolk Botanical Garden |
| 2009 | Top Consumer Choice - Spring | University of Florida - Fort Lauderdale |
| 2009 | Leader of the Pack - Early Season | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum |
| 2005 | Way Hot 100 | Garden Design |
| 2009 | Top Performer - Late Summer | Michigan State University |
