While most ornamental grasses prefer and do best in full sun locations there are a number of grasses and grass like plants that will provide interest to shaded areas n the garden.
Tall grasses that tolerate shade.
Tufted hair grass deschampsia cespitosa.
Mosquito grass bouteloua gracilis lives in usda hardiness zone 5 through 9 and thrives in full.
While this plant prefers at least 6 hours of sun a day it can tolerate some shade especially in the hot summer afternoons.
It grows to about 5 feet tall with a 2 foot spread.
Partial shade often means the shade is during just part of the day or it can be a dappled light area.
The grass will tolerate some shade especially from the hot afternoon sun and it s known to attract birds.
Shade tolerant ornamental grasses and grass like plants.
Use the dried flowers in arrangements or leave them uncut for late fall and winter interest.
Partially shady ornamental grasses.
Some of the best shade gardens are designed with shade loving ornamental grasses.
Silky green may june maturing to yellow gold bronze.
Many grasses perform well in either partial or full sun.
Hakonechloa and carex are low growing grasses that serve as beautiful accent plants toward the front of a shady bed or border.
It is hardy in zones 3 9 and is a cool season grass which means most of its new growth occurs in the spring.
Ornamental grasses are low maintenance perfect as deer resistant ground cover.
This ornamental grass is easy to grow deer resistant and tolerant of heat drought and poor soils.
Hardy in zones 6 9 it reaches 18 36 tall and takes full sun to light shade.
Delightful in drifts or even in shaded garden containers.
While most ornamental grasses prefer and do best in full sun locations there are a number of grasses and grass like plants that will provide interest to shaded areas n the garden.
Hakonechloa macra is wonderful especially en masse as is the delicately variegated hakonechloa aureola which can be a bright brassy yellow in sun or a more.
The hakone grasses offer mounds of very refined narrow foliage in a variety of colours that will cope with a fair amount of dry shade though not to the extent of the toughest sedges.
Some good selections might be japanese forest grass or sedge plants these all need moist soil to thrive but can withstand either full or partial light locations.
Cut back the plant either in the fall or early spring to promote new growth.
The best perennial ornamental grasses for shade and sun towering tall ornamental grasses variegated grasses.
Several species of tall grass can tolerate and even thrive in partial to full shade.
Shorter than some of the other grasses it grows to around 2 feet tall.
There is a rich variety of colored ornamental grasses including blue purple and even black.
Their foliage adds texture and color to the gardens.