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 | | Nearly everyone agrees that "ornamental grasses" includes a group of closely related monocots: the true grasses (members of the grass family, Poaceae), the sedges (members of the sedge family, Cyperaceae), the rushes and woodrushes (members of the rush family, Juncaceae), cat-tails (members of the cat-tail family, Typhaceae), and restios (members of the Restionaceae). |
 | | Sometimes the definition of ornamental grasses is expanded to include an eclectic mix of plants with linear leaves, such as daylilies or liriope, but I've never subscribed to this approach since it has no reasonable limits. |
 | | TP: You say that the appeal of ornamental grasses is quite distinct from that of most garden perennials. |
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