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Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
Common Name: Feather Reed Grass 4'H x 2'W
Full Sun
Remarks: Best planted in groups or as a dramatic accent plant. Grows well anywhere, very hardy. Clumps of upright narrow green foliage become tan as winter approaches. In early summer, pinkish feathery plumes appear and mature to
wheat-colored seed heads.
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Carex morrowi 'Ice Dance'
Common Name: Variegated Japanese Sedge 15" H x 8" W Shade to Full Sun. Remarks: 'Ice Dance' is a great groundcover shade plant. Cream-white margined leaves are slowly rhizomatous and carpet-forming if given enough time. Plants are long lived and evergreen.
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Chasmanthium latifolium
Common Name: Northern Sea Oats
24 - 48" H x 36 - 60" W
Full Sun to Part Shade
Remarks: This warm season, clump-forming grass is a good choice for a partially shaded area, and it takes moisture. Seedheads are wonderfully ornamental.
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Erianthus ravennae
Common Name: Plume Grass 9 - 12' H x 24 - 36" W Full Sun. Remarks: Silky flower plumes last from September through the winter. This grass is very similar to Pampas Grass.
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Festuca glauca 'Elija Blue'
Common Name: Blue Fescue 12" H x 12" W Full Sun to Part Shade Remarks: Densely tufted grass with graceful, arching icy-blue foliage. Tan flower heads appear in late spring.
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Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 'Cabaret'
Common Name: Eulalia
6 - 8' H x 3 - 5' W
Full Sun to Part Shade
Remarks: 'Cabaret' is a tall, densely-tufted grass that has tall linear, arching, dark green variegated leaves. Tiny, pinkish-white flowers appear in late summer and mature to creamy white and last well into if not through the winter.
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'
Common Name: Maiden Grass 5 - 7'H x 4 - 6'W Full Sun Remarks: Amazing specimen for the winter landscape. Great used as borders, hedges, or specimen plants. Gracefully arching long narrow green foliage with white center veins turn golden-yellow in late fall and fade to tan through the winter. Mid-fall shows copper-red flower plumes blooming that mature to a wispy golden color. Grows well in almost any soil, but needs full sun.
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Zebra'
Common Name: Dwarf Zebra Grass
36 - 48" H x 24 - 36" W
Full Sun
Remarks: This grass has a nice upright habit and a horizontal banding that appears as the spring season progresses.
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'
Common Name: Japanese Silver Grass
4 - 5'H x 3 - 4'W
Full Sun to Part Shade
Remarks: Excellent in mass plantings and particularly stunning placed at the edge of pools and ponds. Grows well in almost any type of soil. Gracefully arching, finely-textured narrow green foliage that has white veins turns golden-yellow in the fall and fades to tan through the winter. Mid-fall shows copper-red flower plumes opening and maturing to golden seed heads.
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Purpurascens'
Common Name: Purple Flame Grass
36 - 48" H x 36 - 60" W
Full Sun
Remarks: An early blooming form of Miscanthus that exhibits exceptional fall color.
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Miscanthus sinensis var. strictus
Common Name: Porcupine Grass, Banded Miscanthus
6 - 8' H x 6 - 8' W
Full Sun
Remarks: This cultivar of Maiden Grass has a distinctive, neat upright growth habit. The slender leaves are marked with a band of yellow and turn a rich gold in the fall. The pinkish coppery flower plumes appear in late summer and provide a nice display all winter.
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'
Common Name: Variegated Japanese Silver Grass 48 - 60" H x 48 - 72" W Full Sun Remarks: The arching habit and variegated foliage of this Miscanthus make it a spectacular specimen.
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Molinia caerulea arundinacea 'Skyracer'
Common Name: Tall Moor Grass
24 - 30" H x 60 - 72" W
Full Sun to Part Shade
Remarks: This awesome, warm season grass sends stiff flower stems skyward in mid summer and puts on a show through fall.
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Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
Common Name: Red Switch Grass
36 - 48" H x 30 - 42" W
Full Sun
Remarks: Red highlights and tips of this Red Switch Grass hold their color through the growing season.
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Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'
Common Name: Dwarf Fountain Grass
2'H x 2'W
Full Sun
Remarks: Ideal for edging and patio containers. Buff-colored feathery flower spikes bloom in late summer above clumps of cascading green foliage that turns bright almond in late fall through the winter.
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