Decorative grasses for large Malaysia pots

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    Hi

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    I have 3 large Malaysian pots , I would like to grow grasses in them.
    I am after hardy over winter , they will have full sun in the summer from 1pm until sunset .
    Any suggestions will be appreciated.

    I look forward to your replies

    Spruce
     
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      Those are a reasonable size for many grasses @Spruce, smaller ones will be more content long term, medium and larger ones will require more frequent dividing and repotting. Smaller ones I am currently growing include Stipa tenuissima which is upright with attractive flowers and Hakonechloa macra which is more rounded with a cascading habit. There are several varieties of the latter, I like the variegated H.aureola. Imperata rubra has a similar habit to the Stipa with striking red foliage. I also grow a larger grass, Miscanthus Morning Light, which I will divide and repot when it outgrows its container. If you don’t mind repotting and want taller grasses, try Calamagrostis Karl Foerster which has a slim, columnar form. Topping your pots with gravel, grit or pebbles will set the grasses off well. Use a soil based compost but be sparing with any fertiliser as they grow better without it.
       
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        I also grow Miscanthus Morning Light and Miscanthus Zebrinus as well as Calamagrostis Karl Foerster (on Plantminded's advice) all in pots about the same size as yours @Spruce.
        They all seem to be thriving and the Miscanthus have survived being divided last year.
         
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