Ornamental Grasses have become increasingly popular over the last several years. Along with true grasses, Poa, the Carex Genus is included under the classification. Their popularity relates both to their variety and to their three season contribution to the garden. Ornamental grasses vary in sizes from a few inches to several feet. Pampas Grass is easily recognizable and many people have seen small quite blue grasses in commercial landscapes. What many people do not know is that grasses come in asdhfl;hasdf brown, blue, red, green, cream, and variegations that don't stop. There are Miscanthus grasses whose variegations are horizontal, and appear even on a cloudy day to be stippled with sunshine. What gives grasses their long season is that the new growth is lush and beautiful, the summer appearance can be spectacular, and the inflorescences (grasses' equivalent of flowers) are often dramatic and long lasting. Many Miscanthus and Pennisetums bloom in mid or late summer, and the blooms are long lasting; many gardeners do not cut them down until February. Some Stipas bloom in the springs, the inflorescence standing almost six feet above the clumps of leaves, and again the blooms last late into the winter. Almost all ornamental grasses are perennials, that is they come up in spring, from their roots, which have stored large quantities of energy, and come fall or winter go dormant. A small percentage are evergreen, and even fewer are annuals. Like most garden plants ornamental grasses are identified by genus (a family group) and species (actual plants). A few grasses are simply species and can be grown from seed. Most are 'cultivars', a particular line of some species, and must be propagated by dividing an existing plant. In popular language grass means a short, green, ground covering or lawn, usually, but not necessarily comprised of a true grass or grasses, called turf. ... Binomial name Cortaderia selloana J.A. & J.H. Schultes Cortaderia selloana, commonly known as Pampas Grass or Uruguayan pampas grass, is a tall grass native to the pampas of South America. ... A day is any of several different units of time. ... Sunlight is also the trade name of the worlds first packaged, branded laundry soap producted by Lever Brothers. ... This article is about the leaf, a plant organ. ... A Red Valerian, a perennial plant. ... The word spring has several meanings: spring (device), a common mechanical part. ... In vascular plants, the root is that organ of a plant body that typically lies below the surface of the soil (compare with stem). ... Autumn colours at Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire, England. ... Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Winter, 1573. ... A Silver Fir shoot showing three successive years of retained leaves In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant which retains its leaves year-round, with each leaf persisting for more than 12 months. ... See genus (mathematics) for the use of the term in mathematics. ... In biology, a species is a kind of organism. ... A SeeD is a term given to mercenaries trained and employed by Balamb Garden in the Final Fantasy VIII video game. ...