Category | Name | Othername | Zone | Size | Growthrate | Water | Pollination | Bloom | Color | Time | Light | Comments |
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Ornamental Grasses | NORTHERN SEA OATS | Chasmanthium latifolium | 5 | 12-18'' | X | Bamboo-like foliage; attractive dangling seed heads; shade or sun | ||||||
Ornamental Grasses | BLUE FESCUE | Festuca glauca | 4 | 10'' | XX | Fine textured blue foliage; Elijah Blue has intense blue color; also a green variety; sun or part shade | ||||||
Ornamental Grasses | GOLDEN TOUPEE FESCUE | Festuca glauca | 6 | 12'' | X | Soft yellow in sun yellow-green in shade | ||||||
Ornamental Grasses | BLUE OAT GRASS | Helicotrichon sempervirens | 4 | 2-3'' | XX | Thin blue leaves are evergreen; heat drought and poor soil tolerant | ||||||
Ornamental Grasses | CORKSCREW RUSH | Juncus effuses 'Spiralis' | 5 | 12'' | W | Good plant for water gardens; spiraled wire-like stems | ||||||
Ornamental Grasses | JAPANESE BLOOD GRASS | Imperata cylindrical | 5 | 1-2'' | W | Red foliage best in some shade here; avoid heavy clay | ||||||
Ornamental Grasses | JAPANESE SILVER GRASS | Miscanthus | sinensis | M | Narrow green leaves; soft seed heads in September | |||||||
Ornamental Grasses | MAIDEN GRASS | Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' | 5 | 6-7'' | M-X | Delicate narrow leaves; graceful form; coppery seed heads in October | ||||||
Ornamental Grasses | VARIEGATED MAIDEN GRASS | Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light' | 5 | 3-5'' | M | Compact size narrow leaves edged in white; bronze seed heads in October | ||||||
Ornamental Grasses | PORCUPINE GRASS | Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus' | 4 | 6-8'' | M-X | Upright habit; wide leaves have horizontal yellow bars; tolerates wide range of soils | ||||||
Ornamental Grasses | VARIEGATED JAPANESE SILVER GRASS | Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus' | 5 | 4-6'' | M | Heavily arching foliage with white and green vertical bands; blooms mid-September | ||||||
Ornamental Grasses | INDIAN RICE GRASS | Oryzopsis hymenoides | 5 | 1-2'' | XXX | Native airy grass with very thin blades | ||||||
Ornamental Grasses | SWITCH GRASS | Panicum virgatum | 4 | 2-4'' | M-X | Dallas Blues' has broad blue foliage; 'Shenandoah' develops burgundy leaves in summer | ||||||
Ornamental Grasses | PURPLE FOUNTAIN GRASS | Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' | A | 1-3'' | M | Dark purple leaves and soft purple seed heads that invite stroking | ||||||
Ornamental Grasses | RIBBON GRASS | Phalaris arundinacea | 4 | 1-2'' | X | Striped foliage on fast spreading grass; look for pink variegated varieties | ||||||
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Ornamental Grasses | YELLOW GROOVE BAMBOO | Phyllostachys aureosulcata | 5 | 4-10'' | W-M | Vertical bamboo evergreen spreads slowly unless in very wet area | ||||||
Ornamental Grasses | HARDY PAMPAS GRASS | Saccharum ravennae (Erianthus ravennae) | 5 | 6-12'' | M-XX | Graceful huge grass with showy seed heads; grows faster with more moisture | ||||||
Ornamental Grasses | DWARF BAMBOO | Sasa pygmaea | 5 | 1'' | M-W | True bamboo spreads quickly; best in some shade | ||||||
Ornamental Grasses | LITTLE BLUESTEM | Schizachyrium scoparium | 5 | 18-24'' | XX | Beautiful red fall color; native | ||||||