I bought the peppermint stick grass (Arundo donax) and it was gorgeous variegation. Having read about this grass being invasive I was strict and kept it in a container. Despite me burying the whole container in the vegetable patch for winter heeling-in, the grass died and did not return. So much for it being indestructible.
Also have some of the above. The black mondo and the golden Japanese forest grass are current faves. I also was considering Carex Snowcap as I like white grasses. But, now I have nowhere to put it until another heuchera dies.
As for real lawn grass, someone here in the Boston area spent years developing a new type that is resistant to drought. The roots are up to 4-ft long! So once you decide on a lawn there is no going back, I expect.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/m...
