WOW! Incredible picture, Frank! Never knew about burning them.

I have one that I can't dig out and always wanted to burn because it flops onto my neighbor's driveway. But I see even that wouldn't get rid of it!

I have a friend that burns several of her ornamental grasses. I've never had the nerve!
I bought this grass because of a beautiful display of it someone's yard. It's amazing on a windy day.

Burning gets rid of all the dead stalks near the ground and rejuvenates the plants. Grass loves fire!! Just cut it down lower to the ground and burn away!

It is too close to my neighbor's wooden fence. I can't take a chance. Anyway, one time I was cutting it down and a sleeping monarch flew out of it. So now I just tie it up in sections like corn stalks and it looks OK and doesn't block my neighbor.

Fountain grass after a light snow. And, one of my 2 new garden helpers. Aussiedoodle Jane.

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' 23W44 Fountain Grass S4- (AUSTRALIAN) Fountain Grass, Mature plant size: 2x2ft., woolly, slightly curved, creamy green flower heads, arching at least a foot aloft, are borne on wiry slender stems. , USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW33, In Garden Bed S4 for 27 MONTHS (Menards). Planted in 2021.

Digging Dog Nursery: Its compact habit and fine textured foliage make this one of the most popular Pennisetum cultivars. The foliar mound is very upright and dome-shaped, hosting blades that are darker than most Pennisetum alopecuroides. Appearing earlier than others in the species, a slew of plump woolly, slightly curved, creamy green flower heads, arching at least a foot aloft, are borne on wiry slender stems. To heighten your garden drama, let 'Hameln' anchor a riot of Asters and Nepetas.
Blooms late July–October
Size: 2' 0" – 2-1/2' high x 2-1/2' wide.
Hardy to zone 6..

'Hameln' refers to the German town of Hamelin, most famous for the folk tale of the Pied Piper.

Photo by Frank D.Richards, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Creative Commons Copyright CC BY-SA 4.0.
Link to additional photos of this plant on my Flickr account from 2021, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Warmseason, #Clump, #Perennial, #monocot, #grass, #FountainGrass, #Hameln, #23W44

cute!

Awwwwww!

Awwwwww!
And the dog's cute too!

Little Bluestem grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' 23W45 Fountain Grass S4- (AUSTRALIAN) Fountain Grass, Mature plant size: 2x2ft., woolly, slightly curved, creamy green flower heads, arching at least a foot aloft, are borne on wiry slender stems. , USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW33, In Garden Bed S4 for 28 MONTHS (Menards). Planted in 2021.

Digging Dog Nursery: Its compact habit and fine textured foliage make this one of the most popular Pennisetum cultivars. The foliar mound is very upright and dome-shaped, hosting blades that are darker than most Pennisetum alopecuroides. Appearing earlier than others in the species, a slew of plump woolly, slightly curved, creamy green flower heads, arching at least a foot aloft, are borne on wiry slender stems. To heighten your garden drama, let 'Hameln' anchor a riot of Asters and Nepetas.
Blooms late July–October
Size: 2' 0" – 2-1/2' high x 2-1/2' wide.
Hardy to zone 6..

'Hameln' refers to the German town of Hamelin, most famous for the folk tale of the Pied Piper.

Photo by Frank D.Richards, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Creative Commons Copyright CC BY-SA 4.0.
Link to additional photos of this plant on my Flickr account from 2021, 22, 23, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Warmseason, #Clump, #Perennial, #monocot, #grass, #FountainGrass, #Hameln, #23W45

Rose, love the Little Blue Stem. Is that a cultivar?

Cute little grass, Frank. Looks like a nice edger.

now is a good time to burn...

Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio' 24W6 Miscan R2- (Kurt Bluemel) Dwarf Maiden Grass Miscan, Mature plant size: 4x4ft,, narrow, silver-gray blades which turn yellow in fall., USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW40, In Garden Bed R2 for 31 MONTHS (Lowes). Planted in 2021.

Missouri Botanical Garden:'Adagio' is a dwarf eulalia grass cultivar which is one of the shortest of the many Miscanthus cultivars available in commerce today, typically growing 3 to 4 feet tall (5 feet in bloom.) It is an upright, warm season, clump-forming ornamental grass which features extremely narrow, silver-gray blades which turn yellow in fall. Tiny pink-tinged flowers appear in tassel-like inflorescences above the foliage in late summer, gradually turning into creamy white plumes by fall as the seeds mature. Foliage and flower plumes persist well into winter providing good winter interest.

2023 note: a dwarf, but it takes up a considerable amount of room in the bgarden. A very strong grower, certainly at full size in the second year. An attractive plant.

Photo by Frank D.Richards, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Creative Commons Copyright CC BY-SA 4.0.
Link to additional photos of this plant on my Flickr account from 2021, 22, 23:

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#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #Warmseason, #clump, #Grass, #ChineseSilverGrass, #MaidenGrass, #EulaliaGrass, #Adagio, #Dwarf, #MISCANTHUS, #24W6

That seems satisfying.

LorettaNJ said: Rose, love the Little Blue Stem. Is that a cultivar?

Cute little grass, Frank. Looks like a nice edger.

According to a Google search…
Yes. It is a cultivar😁