Decorative grasses for large Malaysia pots

Hi

wet and soggy Uk


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

 

When you say large, what height and depth are we talking about please ?

Edited to add, Knoll Gardens have some suggestions .
Pots and Containers – Knoll Gardens – Ornamental Grasses and Flowering Perennials

 

Hi

the pots are about 18 inches high 45cm and width 16 inches 40cm , thank you for the link useful but I am after what has personally been grown or a recommend variety

Spruce

 

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.

 

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.

 

Hi ,

I have picked my final 3 , all good for pots and all hardy for the UK weather .

I will use. John inns no2 with a 1/4 perlite mixed in for good drainage.


Miscanthus Flammenmeer





Miscanthus Lady in


Pennisetum Hameln

 

Lady in red .. but will be a lot smaller