When you are aiming for a landscape that is desert-friendly, ornamental grasses can be one of your best friends. Desert grasses can add a little green to your otherwise red/brown/tan rockscape and it can have a softening effect to the landscape. Some popular desert grasses are:
Sideoates Grama. This grass gets to be about 2 feet tall. It does thrives in the full sun with low water, and it grows fast. It is a type of bunchgrass and has a blue-green color.
Pink Muhly. This grass gets to be about 3 feet tall. It thrives in the full or partial sun with low water. It is a type of mounding grass and has pink airy plumes.
Deer Grass. This grass gets to be about 4 feet tall. It thrives in the full or partial sun with low water. It is a type of mounding grass and is very versatile.
Mexican Thread Grass. This grass gets to be about 1.5 feet tall. It thrives in the partial sun with a moderate amount of water. It is a type of clumping grass.
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