The huge flowerbed of grass plants runs across a good part of the length the park up to the entrance of the Rose Garden and it continues up to the Lake and the Swamp, almost a river in a flood where the waving blades of the grass plants sway in the breeze.
The Flowerbed of the Grasses
The Grass Plant Flowerbed
Over thirty thousand plants have been collected here. Flowering starts in spring with the bulbous plants, and it continues with the weeds ending up in autumn with the grass plants that with the greenness of late spring accompany us in autumn shining from gold to brown and taking on the splendid rusty tones in autumn, reflecting the last bursts of light at the end of the day.
Agrostis capillaris
- NAME: Agrostis capillaris
- COMMON NAME: Piegato comune, Capellini di prateria
- FAMILY: Poaceae/Graminaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Mild green/Purplish brown
- FOLIAGE: Evergreen
- BLOOMING TIME: Giugno/August
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Sowing
- ORIGIN: Mediterranean Europe and Asia
Allium aflatunense “Purple Sensation”
- NAME: Allium aflatunense “Purple Sensation”
- COMMON NAME: Ornamental garlic
- FAMILY: Alliaceae/Liliaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Purple/Lilac
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: Spring
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -10°
- PROPAGATION: Seed and division
- ORIGIN: Temperate weather
Nectaroscordum siculum = allium siculum
- NAME: NECTAROSCORDUM Siculum
- COMMON NAME: Sicilian honey garlic, Mediterranean bells
- FAMILY: Alliaceae/Liliaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Brown / green striped cream
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: May / June
- PLANT CATEGORY: Bulbous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Sun / partial shade
- HARDINESS: 0°
- PROPAGATION: Seed and division of the bulbs
- ORIGIN: Mediterranean
Allium nigrum
- NAME: ALLIUM Nigrum
- COMMON NAME:Greater garlic
- FAMILY: Alliaceae/Liliaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Cream white / Pink
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: April/May
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -10°
- PROPAGATION: Seed and division
- ORIGIN: Mediterranean
Allium sphaerocephalon
- NAME: Allium sphaerocephalon
- COMMON NAME:Chives
- FAMILY: Alliaceae/Liliaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Mauve
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: June / August
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -10°
- PROPAGATION: Seed and division
- ORIGIN: Europe
Amsonia Tabernamontana
- NAME: AMSONIA Tabernamontana
- COMMON NAME: Blue star
- FAMILY: Apocynaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Blue
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: May
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: sun / partial shade
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: seed
- ORIGIN: USA Central, Missouri
Asclepias Syriaca
- NAME: Asclepias Syriaca
- COMMON NAME: Parrot grass
- FAMILY: Apocynaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: pink / purple
- FOLIAGE: opposite with fluff
- BLOOMING TIME: September / November
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: sun
- HARDINESS: -10°
- PROPAGATION: seed
- ORIGIN: Southern Canada
Aster tataricus "Jindai"
- NAME: Aster tataricus “Jindai”
- COMMON NAME:Tatar aster
- FAMILY: Asteraceae / Compositae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Purple petals with yellow centers
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: September / November
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: division and spring cuttings
- ORIGIN: Central Asia and Japan
Calamagrostis brachytricha
- NAME: Calamagrostis brachytricha
- COMMON NAME: Foxtail grass
- FAMILY: Poaceae/Graminaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Light pink
- FOLIAGE: Evergreen
- BLOOMING TIME: September / November
- PLANT CATEGORY: Bush
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Seed
- ORIGIN: Korea
Calamagrostis x acutiflora "Karl Foerster"
- NAME: Calamagrostis x acutiflora “Karl Foerster”
- COMMON NAME: Calamagostri
- FAMILY: Poaceae/Graminaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Light Purple
- FOLIAGE: Evergreen
- BLOOMING TIME: June/July
- PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
- EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Seed
- ORIGIN: Temperate regions of both hemispheres
Deschampsia cespitosa "Tardiflora"
- NAME: Deschampsia cespitosa “Tardiflora”
- COMMON NAME: Migliarino maggiore
- FAMILY: Poaceae/Graminaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Green/Golden yellow
- FOLIAGE: Evergreen
- BLOOMING TIME: July/September
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Seed
- ORIGIN: Europe
Festuca glauca "Intense Blue"
- NAME: Festuca glauca “Intense Blue”
- COMMON NAME: Fescue
- FAMILY: Poaceae/Graminaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Blueish green fading to purple
- FOLIAGE: Evergreen
- BLOOMING TIME: July/August
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Tufts divison and sowing in autumn
- ORIGIN: Temperate zone of Europe and Asia, tropical highlands
Foeniculum vulgare “Giant Bronze”
- NAME: Foeniculum vulgare “Giant Bronze”
- COMMON NAME: Giant bronze fennel
- FAMILY: Apiaceae/Umbelliferea
- FLOWER COLOUR: Mint green/Bronze yellow
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: July/August
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Sowing and plants division
- ORIGIN: Europe
Foeniculum vulgare
- NAME: Foeniculum vulgare
- COMMON NAME: Common fennel
- FAMILY: Apiaceae/Umbelliferea
- FLOWER COLOUR: Yellow
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: Juuly/August
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous prennial
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -10°
- PROPAGATION: Sowing in spring or in late summer
- ORIGIN: Europe
Gladiolus Italicus
- NAME: Gladiolus Italicus
- COMMON NAME: Common gladiolus
- FAMILY: Iridaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Crimson/Magenta
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: June/July
- PLANT CATEGORY: Bulbous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Tufts division
- ORIGIN: Mediterranean
Miscanthus sinensis "Purpurascens"
- NAME: Miscanthus sinensis “Purpurascens”
- COMMON NAME: Miscanthus
- FAMILY: Poaceae/Graminaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Silver
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: August/October
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous pernnial
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Sowing and tufts division in spring
- ORIGIN: Western Asia, South Africa and Tropics
Muhlenbergia capillaris
- NAME: Muhlenbergia capillaris
- COMMON NAME: Nebbia regale
- FAMILY: Poaceae/Graminaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Pink/Purple
- FOLIAGE: Evergreen
- BLOOMING TIME: August/October
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Tufts division
- ORIGIN: U.S.A., Mexico
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Muscari armeniacum
- NAME: Muscari armeniacum
- COMMON NAME: Moss, Wild onion, “Pentolino”
- FAMILY: Liliaceae/Hyacinthaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Dark blue
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: February/March
- PLANT CATEGORY: Bulbous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Tufts division
- ORIGIN: Europe and Asia
Narcisus Poeticus var. recurvus
- NAME: Narcisus Poeticus var. recurvus
- COMMON NAME: Fior di maggio – Giracapo
- FAMILY: Amaryllidaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: White
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: April/May
- PLANT CATEGORY: Bulbous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Tufts division
- ORIGIN: Europe
Panicum virgatum "Heavy Metal"
- NAME: Panicum virgatum “Heavy Metal”
- COMMON NAME: Erba interruttore
- FAMILY: Poaceae/Graminaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Purple red
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: September/October
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Tufts division in spring
- ORIGIN: Canada and California
Pennisetum villosum
- NAME: Pennisetum villosum
- COMMON NAME: “Douvet” grass
- FAMILY: Poaceae/Graminaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Purple
- FOLIAGE: Evergreen
- BLOOMING TIME: July/October
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -5°
- PROPAGATION: Seed and division
- ORIGIN: Tropical Asia
Plomis Russelliana
- NAME: Plomis Russelliana
- COMMON NAME: Turkish sage
- FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Lemon yellow/Cream
- FOLIAGE: Semi-sempreverde
- BLOOMING TIME: May/August
- PLANT CATEGORY: Shrub
- EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Seed, Summer cutting
- ORIGIN: Turchia
Poa labillardieri
- NAME: Poa labillardieri
- COMMON NAME: Tussoc grass
- FAMILY: Poaceae/Graminaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Pale white
- FOLIAGE: Evergreen
- BLOOMING TIME: April/August
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Seed, Tufts division
- ORIGIN: South Africa and Australia
Salvia Nemorosa "Caradonna"
- NAME: Salvia Nemorosa “Caradonna”
- COMMON NAME: Sage of the woods
- FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Dark purple
- FOLIAGE: Evergreen
- BLOOMING TIME: June/Settembre
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
- HARDINESS: -10°
- PROPAGATION: Tuft division, cutting
- ORIGIN: Unknown
Stipa gigantea
- NAME: Stipa gigantea
- COMMON NAME: Giant “erba piuma”, Golden oats
- FAMILY: Poaceae/Graminaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Golden yellow
- FOLIAGE: Evergreen
- BLOOMING TIME: May/July
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Sowing in autumn
- ORIGIN: Mediterranean
Verbena bonariensis
- NAME: VERBENA Bonariensis “Lollipop”
- COMMON NAME: Verbena
- FAMILY: Verbenaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Lavender / Violet
- FOLIAGE: Evergreen
- BLOOMING TIME: May/October
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -10°
- PROPAGATION: seed and cutting
- ORIGIN: Brazil and Argentina