Cereal plants differ from each other in height, shape and color of leaves, splendor of inflorescences. With skillful use, they can become a real decoration of a garden plot, park or square.
Alpine Foxtail
A delicate plant that attracts attention with its simplicity and naturalness. This is a cereal perennial up to one meter high with a large number of long smooth leaves of olive or grayish color, located on short shoots.
The foxtail bloom period begins in early summer. The flowers are collected in a three-dimensional inflorescence-spikelet, resembling a spindle in shape. The plant belongs to the "morning cereals" that bloom early in the morning, from 4 to 8 hours.
The fox tail needs a lot of sunlight and high humidity. It is planted in well-lit areas, providing protection from direct sunlight.
Gray fescue
Unusual plant, forming low compact bushes of round or spherical shape. It attracts the attention of gardeners with exotic coloring of leaves.
Fescue is hardy and unpretentious in leaving. It is often used by landscape designers to design personal plots in regions with a mild subtropical and temperate climate.
Fescue is an herbaceous plant of the Myatlikov family with a long creeping rhizome. The stems are tall, straight, thin. Their height, depending on the variety, can be 30 - 200 cm. The leaves are lanceolate with a rough or slightly pubescent surface.
Fescue blooms in July - August. At this time, tall flower stalks are formed on the plant, covered with loose inflorescences that effectively rise above the hummock. During this period, it acquires a spectacular airy look.
In one place, fescue can grow from 7 to 10 years. After she loses her decorative properties and needs to be updated. Cereal is widely used as a groundcover preventing the development of weeds.
Cadreiformes
Perennial cereal plant grows everywhere in temperate regions. Barley is a hummock formed by long narrow leaves of a light green color. In late spring, the plant begins a flowering period. At this time, the mother-of-pearl barley is abundantly covered with long spikes of cream color.
Cereal is well suited for decoration of the spring garden. It is planted in mixborders, rockeries and flower beds. Inflorescences look good in the cut. They are used to decorate bouquets and flower arrangements.
Kaleria Sizaya
Galera gray, or thin-legged, is a perennial cereal plant that forms dense turfs. The height of adult specimens is 50-60 cm. The calories have slightly curved, stiff stems with a slight thickening in the lower part. Outside, they are covered with short hairs, making their surface velvety to the touch. Inflorescences up to 5 cm long have a cylindrical or lobed shape.
Kaleria tolerates winter temperatures well, but needs soils that are moisture and air permeable. It is used for solitary landings, as well as for decorating rock gardens, lawns, rabatki and rocky gardens.
Miscanthus Chinese
Perennial ornamental cereal, characterized by rapid growth. In early summer, the plant takes the form of an overgrown shrub with long straight shoots of saturated bright green color, up to two meters high.
The leaves are dense, have a slightly elongated shape and a rough surface to the touch. With the onset of autumn, they become pinkish-yellow, burgundy or bright orange. Miscanthus blooms in early July. At this time, long inflorescences-panicles of white, cream, pink, blue hue appear on the plant.
Miscanthus looks good in single and group landings. It harmonizes with bright flowering plants: roses, chrysanthemums, peonies. Cereal will become a real decoration of the rockery. It can also be used for zoning the territory or designing a site near an artificial reservoir.
Kolosnyak
Sandworm is a grassy perennial of the Cereal family up to one and a half meters high. It has long, well-developed shoots, covered with flat, hard leaves of grayish-green, almost blue, color. Ears of fluffy, dense, their height is 20 -25 cm.
Kolosnyak differs in frost resistance. Growth begins at low temperatures. The plant tolerates high humidity and intense heat, air pollution and strong winds.
For him, sites with loose sandy soil are chosen. In open areas, the cereal forms thickets. It is used for planting in mixborders and rockeries. Kolosnyak feels great in the neighborhood of other herbaceous plants and shrubs.
Molinia
The plant has an elegant appearance, unpretentiousness and easy to grow and care. Molinia has oblong stems that form a thick basal rosette. The leaves are pinnate, with pointed tops. Their color may be dark green or colorful. Flowering begins in July. The flowers are simple and nondescript.
The plant looks good in the evening and in the morning, when dew abundantly covers thin shoots. Molinia needs a large space that will help emphasize its beauty.
Cereal is incredibly popular among landscape designers. It is planted in compositions with stunted flowering plants, as well as in compositions with shrubs that have a dark green color.
