It is hard to visualize the clump size of an ornamental grass with all of its foliage
is full gear in the growing season. In the spring of 1999 I took photos of some
ornamental grass clumps just after spring cleanup was completed.
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This side shows the clump spread rate of a new grass. Pictured is
Miscanthus sinensis 'Graziella'. Planted the fall of 1997, the clump after one year
growth in the ground is 12 inches wide. The stand will be tremendous in the 1999
season!
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This slide shows a 20" wide clump of Pennisetum alopecuroides.
This clump is three years old.
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Here is a monster. This is Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberfeder'.
Four years of growth as accumulated a 26" wide clump. With foliage this
stand during the 1998 season was 8 feet wide.
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