Flowers and plants

Grasses

This page contains following subjects:

• Introduction
• Use
• Care
• Some species

Introduction

Information is based on a moderate climate such as in Holland.
There are many beautiful species under the Graminae and suitable for use in the garden. Characteristic for the many grasses is they grow with a clump or a turf. They most often have long and small parallel nerves. The stems often are hollow. To the inflorescens belong the spicated shape.
Grasses will be divided into three families:

1. Graminae (or Poaceae); the real grasses
2. Cyperaceae; cyper grasses
3. Juncaceae; rush and wood rush

Use

In the garden grasses are beautiful in groups or as solitary. Also bamboo belongs to the grasses. We pay more attention to this plant in another page, see bamboo.
For use in flower art the elegant stems with the inflorescence are important. In fresh and in dries form we can use them in all kind of arrangements and bouquets.

When you harvest grasses, first put them in water including Chrysal for a few hours. You can use them unlimited in bouquets and in flower arrangements. Also well known grain such as barley, wheat and rye belong to the grasses and are very nice in an arrangement. This also for some water plants such as Papyrus, rush and wood rush. 

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Last update of this page 23.05.2004