It isn't easy to find ornamental plants that can grow in the shade and still add a pop of color to the garden. Golden millet grass (Milium effusum 'Aureum') does both, with ease. A perennial grass, golden millet thrives in shady, cool and moist areas in United States Department of Agriculture Hardiness Zones 4a to 6b. It's not a long-lived plant, but it reseeds readily so there will always be offspring. Golden millet grass can grow to 2 feet in height, combines well with other plants and provides a lovely yellow-green color to your shade or woodland-themed garden. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Grow the golden millet grass in a shady, cool part of the garden. This grass requires acidic soil, with a pH between 5.6 and 6.0. Deliver a soil sample to your county cooperative extension office for analysis. Ask the agent for advice on provide more acidity if the soil tests show your soil is alkaline.
2. Water the grass to keep the soil consistently moist, but not soggy.
3. Remove dead leaves and flowers in the spring by clipping them off with pruning shears.
4. Fertilize the golden millet grass in the spring with an inch of compost mixed into the top 2 inches of soil surrounding the plant.
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