|
BOTANICAL NAME / COMMON NAME
|
PHOTO (CLICK ON THUMBNAIL FOR LARGE PHOTO)
|
ATTRIBUTES
|
Calamagrostis arundinacea brachytricha / Korean Feather Reed Grass |
|
Puffy, tawny pink plumes. Flower:
tawny pink l Blooming in Sept. Size: 3-4'H x 3-4'w Growing Conditions: Sun/Sh /dry after established |
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster / 'Karl Foerster Reed Grass |
|
Very upright w/ strong vertical lines. Flower: golden wheat, blooming June-Sept. Size: 3-5'H
x 2-3'w Growing Conditions: Sun/Wet
|
|
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam' / Variegated Feather Reed Grass
|
|
Sterile, cool season, clump-forming grass w/ variegated foliage
and a slightly more compact form. Flower: Wheat, blooming
June-July Size: 15-18" H x 18-24"W Growing Conditions: Does well in heavy clay soil; Zone 4-9
|
Carex flacca 'Blue Zinger' / Blue Zinger Sedge |
|
Steel blue, 3/8" wide blades form striking mounds. Great color
Steel blue, 3/8" wide blades form striking mounds. Great color
echo for blue hostas and in containers. Average to wet soils. 6-12" high Partial to Shade
|
Carex morrowii 'Silver Scepter' / Silver Scepter Sedge |
|
Thin, bright white and green variegated leaves create striking mounds that light up the shade garden. 10"
high Partial to Shade
|
|
Carex muskinqumensis / Palm
Sedge Grass
|
|
Erect clumps w/ weeping, light green lanceolate leaf blades which resemble a small
palm tree. Size: 2-3'H x 18-24"W Growing Conditions: Part sun/Sh/wet
|
Chasmanthium latifolium / Northern Sea Oats |
|
Warm season, clump-forming grass is a good choice for a partially shaded area, and
it can take moisture. Reseeds freely . Flower:
Green to copper seedheads, blooming July-October Size: 24-48"H
x 36-60"W Growing Conditions: Full sun, moist, rich soil
|
|
Deschampsia caespitosa / Tufted Hair Grass
|
|
Deep
green tufted grass. A cool season, evergreen grass that is hardy in Zone 4. Flower: Used in mass to enhance the efect of the flowers. Blooms mid-June. Size: 2-3'H x 2-3'W Growing Conditions: Partial Shade; moist, boggy sites
|
|
Deschampsia c. 'Schottland' / Schottland
Tufted Hair Grass
|
|
Clump forming, cool season grass with medium green foliage. Narrow blade
width, 32-40" tall. Flower: Yellow flowers 40-52"
tall blooming May-July. Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade.
Tolerates hot, dry conditions with ample water. |
|
Festuca 'Elijah Blue' / Elijah
Blue Fescue
|
|
Clump forming, cool season grass is very popular as a border plant because of its
size and color. Flower: Blue to wheat, blooming May-June. Size: 8-10"H x 10-14" W Growing
Conditions: Full Sun, well drained soil
|
Hakonechloa m. 'Aureola'/ Golden Hakonechloa |
|
Bright yellow leaves w/ green longitudinal stripes. Flower: insignificant Size: 12-18"H x 18-36"
w Growing Conditions: Part sun/Shade/wet
|
Helictotrichon sempervirens / Blue Oat Grass |
|
Clump-forming, cool season grass is wonderful in mass, or as a specimen plant Flower: Bluish white to golden wheat , blooming May-June . Size: 12-18"H x 18-36"W Growing Conditions: Full sun, well drained, fertile soil
|
|
Luzula 'Ruby Stiletto / Ruby Stiletto
Wood Rush
|
|
Typically growing in woods. This form was found in the Canadian Rockies.
Evergreen with red highlights to the foliage fall through spring. Size:
12-18" high x 8" wide clumps. Growing Conditions: Part
shade to full sun. Moist to well drained soil. |
|
Miscanthus sin. Gracillimus' / Gracillimus
Maiden Grass
|
|
Fine textured green foliage w/ white mid-rib. Dense upright
vase-shaped clump. Flower: Copper to
silver, blooming in October Size: 4-6'H x 3-4'W Growing Conditions: Sun
|
Miscanthus s. 'Malepartus' / Malepartus Grass |
|
Broad leaves attain a purplish flush in autumn. Flower: Open a silvery-deep rose becoming fluffy white on deep maroon stems. Blooms
Aug-Sept. Size: 5-6'H Growing Conditions: Sun
|
|
Miscanthus s. 'Purpurascens' / Purple
Flame Grass
|
|
Rich green summer foliage turns a beautiful orange-red in fall. Slow
spreading, upright clumps. One of the hardiest Miscanthus. Flower:
Silvery plumes in September to 6' in fall. Size: 3-4'H x 2-3'W Growing Conditions: Sun |
|
Miscanthus s. 'Strictus / Porcupine
Grass
|
|
Tall upright clumps to 6' with yellow bands of variegation. Flower: Reddish fingered plumes bloom late. Growing
Conditions: Full sun, and moist well drained soil.
|
Miscanthus s. 'Variegatus' / Variegated Silver Grass |
|
Showy, white stripes run the entire length of the leaf. Flower: warm red. Blooms in late fall. Size: 4-6'H Growing Conditions: Sun
|
|
Molinia arundinacea 'Skyracer' / Tall
Purple Moor Grass
|
|
A vigorous, clumping, architectural grass with slender stems and a transparent appearance. Great fall
interest. Flower: 7-8' high golden flower stalks bloom July into August. Size: 2' high foliage. Growing Conditions: Full sun and well drained
to moist soil.
|
|
Molinia caerulea 'Moorflamme' / Red Moor Grass
|
|
Narrow, 18" tall, green blades form mounds that change to intense orange-red
in autumn. Flower: golden wheat, blooms in summer. Size: 3-4' H Growing Conditions: Sun / light shade
|
|
Molinia caer. 'Strahlenquelle' / Rays Moor Grass
|
|
Graceful open, arching habit. Flower:
purple. blooms July-October. Size: 2-3' H x 2-3'W Growing Conditions: Sun
|
|
Panicum virgatum 'Northwind' / Northwind
Switch Grass
|
|
Dark green, upright, rigid clumping habit. Panicum is a native grass that
is very easy to grow Flower: Most of the seed heads are situated in the center
of the clump of foliage. Size: 5-6' high but only 15" wide on top. Growing Conditions: Full sun, drought tolerant once established. Will withstand periodic
flooding. Panicum is wind and salt tolerant so it is good for roadside plantings.
|
|
Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Fire' / Prairie
Fire Sitch Grass
|
|
Blue-green foliage turns to spectacular wine-red in early summer. Flower: Rosy panicles. Blooms in July-August. Size: 3-4' H Growing Conditions: Sun
|
|
Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah' / Red
Switch Grass
|
|
Starts to show red highlights in its foliage in July with red flowers in August/September.
Wine fall color Flower: Red-burgundy. Size: 4'H x 1-1.5'W Growing Conditions: Sun
|
|
Schizachyrium scoparium / Little
Bluestem
|
|
Another classic grass species of the prairie. Prefers dry soils and full to
partial sun. Blue-green foliage, bronze to orange-red in fall. Provides crucial structural support for many shorter
prairie wildflowers. Flower: Green. Blooms Sept. - Oct. Size: 2-4'H x 2-3'W Growing Conditions: Sun
|
Sesleria autumnalis / Autumn
Moor Grass |
|
Bright yellow-green foliage Flower:
Silver. Blooms July-August. Size: 1-1 .5'H x 1-1 .5'W Growing Conditions: Sun / part shade / dry
|
|
Sorghastrum nutans (avenaceum) / Indian
Grass
|
|
A majestic grass of the tallgrass prairie, this clump-forming species grows up to 9' tall,
blooming late summer to early fall. Prefers full sun and dry to moist soils. Flower:
Gold. Size: 4-9'H x 2-3'W Growing Conditions: Sun / part shade
|
Sporobolus heterolepsis / Prairie
Dropseed |
|
Fine textured, bright green clumps are similar in habit to Fescue but the
clumps are much larger. In fall it turns a great reddish-orange color Flower: Fragrant, airy, gold. Blooms Aug-Sept. Size: 3-4'H x 1.5-2'W Growing Conditions: Sun
|
|
Sporobolus heterolepsis 'Tara' / Dwarf Prairie Dropseed
|
|
Compact habit. Nice fall color of orange and red. Flower: Gold. Blooms Aug-Oct. Size: 1.5-2'H x 2'W Growing Conditions: Sun
|
