These ornamental grasses grow well in pots, and are easier to care for and more beautiful than pothos and spider plants

If you are a novice gardener who manages to kill even pothos and spider plants, then you might as well try growing some perennial ornamental grasses, plants that do not need frequent care and are especially drought-tolerant and tolerant of poor soil.

Another advantage of ornamental grasses is that they grow especially fast, usually reaching maturity in two seasons, and they can grow from just a little grass seed sown in a flower pot. They can also serve as privacy plants, and they can be grown in flower pots too.

The first type, Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light' is an especially bright and fresh ornamental grass. Its leaves have zebra-like stripes, and its flowers usually appear in autumn. The flower colour starts out pink, gradually turns red, and finally turns silvery white. It is an extremely cold-hardy ornamental grass and is also very shade-tolerant, able to survive at minus 30 degrees. It is also very drought-tolerant and waterlogging-tolerant, with particularly strong adaptability to the environment, and it is not at all fussy about soil, making it suitable for growing under all kinds of environmental conditions.

The second type, switchgrass

Switchgrass is an ornamental grass with excellent adaptability to the environment and can grow in wet or dry places. Switchgrass has very charming flower spikes. It likes a warm and humid environment year-round and likes fairly ample light.

The third type, fiber optic grass

Fiber optic grass is a plant that likes to grow in a warm and humid environment, growing best beside water or at other edges, and it is shade-tolerant with very good results. It likes to maintain relatively high air humidity. Fiber optic grass is very suitable for growing as a potted plant, and with proper care it can also produce small flowers one after another, with its leaves drooping down like fiber optic strands.

The fourth type, golden sedge

Golden sedge has particularly strong adaptability to the environment. As long as it is kept in a warm and humid environment year-round, it can grow in shady spots and in places with ample sunlight. However, when grown in soil, it needs loose, well-draining soil. It is rather afraid of waterlogging, and too much water easily causes root rot. It needs no fertiliser for care. Golden sedge is very tolerant of poor soil and drought, and its cold tolerance is also excellent.

The fifth type, blue fescue

Blue fescue is a common ornamental plant. It likes appropriate light, and its cold tolerance and drought tolerance are both excellent. It is also not at all fussy about soil. It likes appropriate light. When grown in a pot, be careful to avoid waterlogging in the potting soil. It is very afraid of too much water in care, and basically needs no watering. The best thing about it is its cold tolerance, able to survive at minus 35 degrees.

The sixth type, pink muhly grass

This is a very romantic and charming ornamental grass. It prefers light, though its shade tolerance is also fairly good. Its adaptability to the environment is excellent, and it can survive whether in waterlogging or drought. It is also not at all fussy about soil.

In summer its leaves are emerald green, and in autumn and winter it produces brilliant, charming flowers. Its flower spikes are cloud-and-mist shaped. When it blooms, the branches are covered in pink flower spikes, drooping down like strands of hair, and from a distance it looks like red clouds and mist, very romantic.

The seventh type, dwarf lilyturf

If I did not say so, some friends would mistake the potted plant above for a spider plant. Actually it is dwarf lilyturf. Dwarf lilyturf is a very beautiful ornamental grass with very gentle and charming leaves. It grows very fast, and there are also some dwarf varieties. It is generally used as a landscaping plant, and some are suitable for growing as potted plants. It likes a warm and humid environment year-round, its cold tolerance is average, with a minimum care temperature above 0 degrees, and it likes sandy soil.

The eighth type, lilyturf

Many people mistake lilyturf for a spider plant. It has a golden-edged variety, suitable as an ornamental grass for flower beds, and it can also be grown in pots. Besides its drooping, variegated leaves, it can also produce strings of white or purple flowers, very charming.

To care for lilyturf, keep it in a ventilated, shaded environment and avoid harsh sun or drought. It very much likes a humid environment with relatively high air humidity. You can water it often or water it frequently without any problem; do not let it go thirsty.