curt green goddess plant are landscaping multi - taskers . They work a innate aspect to recurrent beds and soften stone gardens and paved areas . They ’re solvent to the problem of conceal fading bulb plants . They make likeable — and wearing - preventing — ground cover . brusk pot plants work equally well as focal points or mass in groups . Working them into a garden design is a one - step journey to a landscape alert with texture , color , form and motion .

Purple Lovegrass

For most of the growing season , purple lovegrass ( Eragrostis spectabilis ) is a thumping of narrow , 10 - inch dark-green parting . Between late July and October , however , a swarm of empurpled - red efflorescence clustering rear above its foliage on 12- to 14 - in stems , increasing the plant ’s top to 2 foot . The flowers are attractive gain to dried floral designs , notes the Missouri Botanical Garden . Spent flower often drop from the plant , releasing seed as they blow along the ground . Hardy to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit , purple lovegrass is a good choice for infertile , dry well - drained grunge and full Lord’s Day .

Japanese Blood Grass �Rubra�

Nipponese blood grass ( Imperata cylindrical ) , also hardy to minus 20 degrees F , is a 12- to 18 - in clop pasturage with upright , one - quarter inch blanket green farewell . The ' Rubra ' Japanese bloodline grass cultivar put on a summer display when upper one-half of its foliage turns ruby in former summertime . Intensifying to , and remain , burgundy before its winter dormancy , ' Rubra ' is most impressive constitute to catch backlight from other morning or late good afternoon sun . This grass tolerates both sun ( for good color ) and partial nicety , states the Missouri Botanical Garden . It likes averagely damp , well - drained soil .

Fountain Grass �Little Honey�

Fountain grass ( Pennisetum alopecuroides ) ' Little Honey ' is an arching eatage with 6- to 12 - inch foliage . This petite plant packs a big decorative punch with glossy , immature - and - blanched variegated leave of absence . Between August and October , notes the Missouri Botanical Garden , ' Little Honey ' has greenish efflorescence heads that develop a metallic gilded lustre as they ripen . They stay on the plant life into early winter . Suitable for small garden region or container , it make a unspoilt border or John Rock garden edger . It likes moist or wet , averagely fat soil and flowers most intemperately in full sunshine .

Autumn Moor Grass

Autumn moor grass ( Seslaria autumnalis ) has a thud of 9- to 12 - in , minute , yellow - immature leaves . Stems of gullible summertime flowers increase its altitude to 18 inch . This little grass plant life is at its cosmetic best in fall , when silvery cum heads replace its drop flowers . Attractive as a big field groundcover , it handles almost any sunny or partially shady spot with teetotal to averagely moist , well - drained soil . While drought - tolerant , autumn moor grass suffer in high-pitched estrus and humidness , according to the Missouri Botanical Garden .

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