Perennials: Good grasses?, 5 by Weerobin

Weerobin wrote:
I inherited several clumps of miscanthus when I first moved into my house 20 yrs ago.
I liked them, nice and full, maybe 5ft tall and equally wide.
But the spring time chore of cutting them back was annoying.
Hedge trimmer definitely works the best, in my experience.
They eventually all got shaded out as my trees grew.
Grasses still are a big element in my yard, but shade-tolerant grasses.
Hakonechloa lines my driveway below. I love it - really graceful.
I have many large clumps elsewhere, mainly Aureola & All Gold.
They grow best with more light - my clump of All Gold in AM sun, PM shade is a monster.
2nd pic is All Gold in a planting of other shade-tolerant plants.
#3 is my imperata cylindrical Rubra - this is in the fall showing it's nice fall coloration.
I don't know why yours would have all died - mine is certainly vigorous.
Mine is in pretty rich soil in half-sun. I've heard it can be invasive in some areas.
My other grasses are all small shade-tolerant guys:
#4 is carex siderosticha Island Brocade planted around some rocks. I have Lemon Zest also,
which is solid yellow.
#5 acorus gramineus minimus aureus fills in really nicely around rocks/tree trunks, etc.