Among the most versatile of ornamental grasses switchgrass thrives in moist dry or clay soil and even in part shade.
Grasses for clay soil and shade.
Boggy or damp shade 4 coastal conditions 3 dry shade 5 dry sun 32 exposed positions 8 tolerate air pollution 1 tolerates drought 42 ready made borders.
Tall fescue shows excellent shade and drought tolerance and remains green year round with regular irrigation.
Tufted hair grass deschampsia cespitosa height.
Others turn shades of red and maroon in autumn.
Feather reed grass.
Buy grasses for clay soils.
Similarly hakone grass which produces blades in a soft gentle yellow will brighten dark corners.
Yellow to bronze fall color.
The ornamental and native sedges carex and hakone grass hakonechloa macra can be a little more challenging but most do well in shady locations.
Scotts turf builder grass seed sun and shade mix the scotts turf builder seed is undoubtedly one of the best if not the very best grass seed for clay soil for all the right reasons.
Variegated river oats has arching foliage with appealing striping.
A cool season grass it does well when planted in either full sun or partial shade.
Partial shade tolerant clay plants include these grasses.
Tall fescue festuca arundinacea grows best in clay soil.
It offers wispy seedheads that sway gracefully in the breeze.
Silky green flower panicles in spring.
Tall fescue serves as an ideal turf grass selection for well drained clay soils in the transition zone between northern and southern regions of the united states.
Dark green clump forming grass.
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Mondo grasses are delicate little plants that make excellent borders or mass plantings and can be used as ground cover in shade locations.
It is a coarse textured grass but new varieties such.
Some varieties such as heavy metal have bluish green foliage.
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Experts agree that some ornamental grasses don t mind heavy clay soil but they will do better in a part sun location.
Cardinal flower tolerates full shade but prefers some sun indian pink full shade planting ornamental grass shade plants in clay soil.