Pictured above is fountain grass. We love its maroon feathered color. This is a perennial native coastal California grass. It is great as part of a drought tolerant landscape, as well as being deer resistant.
As you drive up on highway 154 (aka San Marcos Pass) off the 101 Freeway heading North in Santa Barbara, you will notice that the road on both sides and even up the hills is full of fountain grass. It propagates itself, and it controls soil erosion.
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Good morning Alexandra. Important to note its role in soil erosion. Makes it even prettier. Enjoy your day!
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Good morning, Alexandra... maroon might not be my favorite color, but I like it in this grass.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Wayne Martin And better yet, this plant is not highly flammable, which is a big concern here in California.
Nina Hollander When you see a whole bunch of these at once, it is quite a sight to behold. Happy Wednesday, and I am happy you were able to access AR. It is till wonky on the West Coast, and I am juggling two browsers to stay on and comment. A
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Good morning Ron and Alexandra Seigel - It has a great purpose in controlling soil erosion.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Debb Janes
Camas, WA
Thank you very much for sharing your photograph.
Take care, be safe and have a great day.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Debb Janes
Camas, WA
We have something similar I see on my walks more in the fall, it has a purple color to it and is a lovely spray. These look delightful and in a mass would be very nice.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Debb Janes
Camas, WA
I like it too. Grasses are fun for movement in the garden too. I like watching them sway in the breeze.
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD I keep getting astounded by the variety of grasses, and like you I love seeing them swaying in the breeze. A
I like fountain grasses with their feathery look. It is wonderful you have a lot to enjoy on the freeway and nicer still it controls soil erosion. Great added benefit.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Hello Alexandra and Ron - I agree with Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD that the movement of grasses provides a certain excitement to the landscape in a unique and almost voyeuristic way.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Michael Jacobs They also have a hypnotic quality swaying in a large field, I definitely agree about the excitement. A
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Sharon Lee And we also have deer problems in California. They prefer roses to these grasses. A
Hi Ron and Alexandra- it's interesting to me how lovely and decorative grass can be!
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Kathy Streib wish you could see our mountains in the Los Padres National Forest. A
I didn't realize that Coastal Fountain Grass was deer resistant. With its beauty, it would make nice landscape enhancement in areas populated with deer.
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
Myrl Jeffcoat Both our homes in Los Angeles and Napa had deer around it. We were fenced off in both instances, but I would have love having these grasses bordering the fences...A
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