This lovely ornamental grass enlivens shady areas or containers with its brightly colored foliage and graceful, flowing form. Aureola features slender, bright yellow leaves with a green stripe that flushes red in the fall. Interesting, dainty flowers extend outward from the foliage in August and September. For best foliage color and form choose a site in dappled sun, morning sun or late afternoon sun as hot midday sun will burn the leaves. In too much shade, the leaves lose their bright color and the plant becomes spindly.

This tough little ornamental grass actually prefers hot, dry situations! Compact mounds of powder blue, fine-textured foliage make this effective as an edging plant or as a color accent in the rock garden, containers or raised beds. Declines in wet soil and excessive humidity.

Mature Height: 6-12 inches

Mature Width:  6-12 inches

Sunlight: Full sun

Soil Conditions: Well drained soil

Fountain Grass is an excellent all-season performer which looks great planted alone or used in groups to add fabulous texture and winter interest to mixed borders. Graceful, slender dark green leaves form a perfect round mound. In early summer silvery to pinkish white bottlebrush-like flowers spray like a fountain outward from the foliage, hence the common name. The flowers gradually turn a tan color and are effective until early winter. In early spring, before new growth emerges, cut foliage back to a few inches.