Ornamental Grasses Light Up Now
26, Sep, 2013
Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy
Autumn is a wonderful time to enjoy the ornamental grasses that are planted from Chinatown all the way to the North End.
![Eragrostis spectabilis](http://www.rosekennedygreenway.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Erogrostis-spectabalis-wp-300x240.jpg)
Eragrostis spectabilis
Purple Lovegrass – the Eragrostis spectabilis – is a short, dense, native grass that really shines as the seed heads bloom.
![Miscanthus sinensis in bloom](http://www.rosekennedygreenway.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/miscanthus-P22N-wp-300x240.jpg)
Miscanthus sinensis in bloom
Miscanthus sinensis can be found on almost every block of the park – adding a great sparkle and delicate sense of movement along sidewalks and paths. It is also known as Chinese silver grass, or Maiden grass, and there a variety of cultivars in the Greenway parks.