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Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

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.



Carex morrowi 'Ice Dance'

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.




Chasmanthium latifolium

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.





Erianthus ravennae

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.





Festuca glauca 'Elija Blue'

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.





Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 'Cabaret'

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.



Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'

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.



Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Zebra'

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.






Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

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.


Miscanthus sinensis 'Purpurascens'

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.




Miscanthus sinensis var. strictus

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.



Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'

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.






Molinia caerulea arundinacea 'Skyracer'

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.




Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'

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.




Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'

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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