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Ornamental grasses definition

Ornamental grasses means annual or perennial grasses suitable for Colorado landscapes and grown as ornamental plants as a part of an overall landscaped area, including but not limited to those listed on the City’s Approved Plant List and the following: Indian ricegrass (Schnatherum hymenoides -syn. Oryzopsis hymenoides); Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii); Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula); Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis); Sand lovegrass (Eragrostis trichodes); Arizona fescue (Festuca arizonica); Blue fescue or Elijah blue (Festuca cinerea or Festuca glauca); Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis); Blue oat grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens); Prairie junegrass (Koeleria macrantha); Silky threadgrass or Mexican feathergrass (Nassella tenuissima); Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium); Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans); and Prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis).
Ornamental grasses means grasses that are not indigenous to the State of Illinois that are intended to add beauty to a garden. Ornamental grasses do not include turf grasses or weeds.
Ornamental grasses means annual or perennial grasses suitable for Colorado landscapes and grown as ornamental plants as a part of an overall landscaped area, including but not limited to Indian rice grass (schnatherum hymenoides -syn. oryzopsis hymenoides); big bluestem (andropogon gerardii); side oats grama

Examples of Ornamental grasses in a sentence

  • Exception: Ornamental grasses may be cultivated in small plots as part of an overall ornamental landscaping plan in other than A-1 or R-CE zoning districts, but in no case shall they be used as a ground cover over a substantial portion of a property.

  • Ornamental grasses and perennials must be cut back in a seasonal manner at spring to a height of four inches.

  • Ornamental grasses may be used to supplement shrub plantings within perimeter parking landscape areas and interior parking islands but shall not constitute more than twenty (20) percent of the plantings in these areas.

  • Ornamental grasses should be divided when they become thin or die out in the center.

  • Ornamental grasses are commercially sold potted, grow in small clumps, and may flower (e.g., sweetgrass, mondo grass, monkey grass).

  • Ornamental grasses are to be cut to the crown of the plaint in late winter/early spring to encourage new growth.

  • Ornamental grasses typically grow in tuft- like clumps and bear numerous small flowers on tall stalks that rise above the blade-like leaves.

  • All Ornamental grasses shall be pruned to an approximate 12 to 18-inch height removing previous year’s growth and drying and declining foliage.

  • Ornamental grasses that exceed six (6) inches in height are exempt from the height limitation set forth in this section.

  • Ornamental grasses include Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass; Lightning Strike Feather Reed Grass; Blue Oat Grass; and Mexican Feather Grass.


More Definitions of Ornamental grasses

Ornamental grasses means annual or perennial grasses suitable for Colorado landscapes and grown as ornamental plants as a part of an overall landscaped area, including but not limited to Indian rice grass (schnatherum hymenoides -syn. oryzopsis hymenoides); big bluestem (andropogon gerardii); side oats grama (bouteloua curtipendula); blue grama (bouteloua gracilis); sandlove grass (eragrostis trichodes); Arizona fescue (festuca arizonica); blue fescue (festuca cinerea- festuca glauca); Idaho fescue (festuca idahoensis); blue oat grass (helictotrichon sempervirens); June grass (koeleria macrantha); silky threadgrass (nassella tenuissima); little bluestem (schizachyrium scoparium); Indian grass (sorghastrum nutans); prarie dropseed (sporobolus heterolepis).

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