GRASSES |
BOTANICAL NAME / COMMON NAME
| PHOTO (CLICK ON THUMBNAIL FOR
LARGE PHOTO) | ATTRIBUTES |
| 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 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 |
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 |
Eragrostis spectabilis / Purple Love Grass | | North American native. Beautiful shades of green, blue and purple shimmer
in the morning sun. Flower: Tiny, dark-pink seed heads blooming in late summer. Size: 2' Growing Conditions: Sun
and dry | |
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 |
Miscanthus s. 'Gold Bar' / Gold
Bar Maiden Grass | | Distinctive compact upright growth habit w/ horizontally striped blades of green & gold. Flower:
Burgundy, blooming in October. Size: 36-42" H x 42-48"W Growing Conditions: Sun | | |
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. Flower:
Purple, blooms mid-August Size: 3-4'H x 2-3'W Growing Conditions: Sun | | |
Miscanthus
s. 'Variegatus' / Variegated Maiden 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 caerulea 'Heidebraut'/ Heather Bride Purple Moor Gras | | Green foliage, upright habit. Flower:
Purple. Blooms July-October. Size: 2-3' H Growing Conditions: Sun | | |
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 'Prairie Fire' / Prairie Fire Switch 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' / Shenandoah Switch Grass | | Showy, dark red and green strappy foliage all season. Wine fall color Flower:
Red-burgundy. Blooms in July. Size: 4'H x 1-1.5'W Growing Conditions: Sun | | |
Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues' / Little Blue Stem | | 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 | |
Sorghastrum
nutans 'Sioux Blue' / Blue Indian Grass | | Blue foliage Flower: Yellow. Blooms Aug-Sept. Size:
4-6' Growing Conditions: Sun | | |
| Sporobolus heterolepsis Prairie Dropseed | | Luxurious mounds of hair-like foliage. Flower: Gold. Blooms Aug-Sept. Size:
2-3'H x 1.5-2'W Growing Conditions: Sun | | |
Sporobolus heterolepsis 'Tara'
/ Dwarf Prairie Dropseed | | Compact habit Flower: Gold. Blooms Aug-Oct. Size: 1.5-2'H
x 2'W Growing Conditions: Sun | | |
