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Blue Oat Grass Mature Height 12-18 inches
Soil Type well drained
Mature Spread 20-24 inches
Flower Color golden wheat color
Mature Form Upright Divergent
Foliage Color metallic blue
Growth Rate fast
Fall Color same
Sun Exposure full sun
Zones 4-11
Moisture Requirements moderate to dry
The Grass 'Blue Oat Grass', Helictotrichon sempervirens , is more enduring than blue fescues. Blue Oat grass is the best choice for accents. The clear blue summer foliage echoes with dwarf blue spruce and blue junipers. For a dramatic effect, try Helictotrichon with deep maroon leaved canna lilies.
The blades are upright and divergent.Blue Oat grasses are mostly grown for its metallic blue foliage. The handsome flowers resembling one-sided oat panicles appear in June and grow 1-2 feet above the leaves. Great in flowering borders and rock gardens.
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Grass - Feather Reed
Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
Mature Height 5-7 feet
Soil Type moist, well draining
Mature Spread 18-24 inches
Flower Color reddish-bronze
Mature Form Upright - Clump
Foliage Color green
Growth Rate moderate
Fall Color insignificant
Sun Exposure partial sun
Zones 4-9
Moisture Requirements adaptabe
The Grass 'Feather Reed Grass', Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster', is a beautiful upright grass. 'Karl Forester' is a cool season grower with dark green, shiny foliage that appears in early spring and lasts until late fall. The flowers appear in June - earlier than many other ornamental grasses. At first they are loose, feathery and pinkish in color, then, through the summer, they become very narrow, gradually turning a wheaten color that lasts through the fall. The flower stems grow bolt upright and stand up beautifully through summer and winter.
It grows best in moist, well-drained fertile soil, and does well in moist heavy clay soil. This is a cool-season grass, which allows planting or transplanting in spring or fall. It truly has year-round beauty.
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Grass - Evergold Sedge
Carex hachioensis 'Evergold'
Mature Height 8-12 inches
Soil Type well drained
Mature Spread 12-14 inches
Flower Color nondescript
Mature Form Mounded
Foliage Color green with cream stripe in center
Growth Rate slower
Fall Color same
Sun Exposure partial sun
Zones 5-11
Moisture Requirements moist
The Grass 'Evergold Sedge', Carex hoshimensis 'Evergold' is a mounded grass. A Japanese sedge that forms a low cascading clump of evergreen leathery leaves with a sunny cream-colored stripe down the center.
'Evergolds' will tolerate dry shade but prefers sites with moist, rich soil. A choice plant for edging or in the rock garden. It is a great container plant as well as a good ground cover
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Grass - Dwarf Fountain
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'
Mature Height 1-2 feet
Soil Type well drained
Mature Spread 12-18 inches
Flower Color white, with copper tint
Mature Form Clump
Foliage Color bright green
Growth Rate moderate
Fall Color insignificant
Sun Exposure full sun
Zones 4-9
Moisture Requirements adaptable
The Grass 'Dwarf Fountain Grass', Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'. The dwarf fountain grass 'Hameln' is a great grass for a specimen or in mass plantings. The leaves are narrow and arch, add to this seed-heads that resemble bottle brushes which are a rose copper bristly head. It truly gives a fountain like appearance.
Ornamental Grasses are gaining in popularity all over the U.S. due to their undemanding nature and long lasting, year round beauty. There is nothing that adds such interesting forms, textures and movement to a garden, than with this diverse plant group. They can be planted along banks of ponds, incorporated into perennial gardens, grouped together, utilized as a ground cover along walkways, paths or on steep banks. They aren't fussy about soil requirements, are drought tolerant as well as insect and disease resistant
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Grass - Dwarf Variegated Ribbon
Phalaris arundinacea 'Dwarf Garters'
Mature Height 12-15 inches
Soil Type widely adapt
Mature Spread 15-18 inches
Flower Color white
Mature Form Upright - Arching
Foliage Color white striped
Growth Rate fast
Fall Color tawney beige
Sun Exposure partial sun
Zones 4-11
Moisture Requirements moist
The Grass 'Dwarf Variegated Ribbon grass', Phalaris arundinacea dwarf garters, is an outstanding, upright arching grass. It is similar to 'Strawberries and Cream', except the white-striped foliage loses its pink tint by early summer. It's also better mannered and not as floppy. Showy, soft white flowers rise 6 - 12" above the foliage.
Even after the first frost has turned the foliage and flowers a warm beige, their beauty remains throughout the winter. Dwarf Varigated Ribbon grasses are agressive growers. They are pest and disease free.
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The Blues Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'
Mature Height 2-3 feet
Soil Type well drained
Mature Spread 24-30 inches
Flower Color tan
Mature Form Upright - Clump
Foliage Color deep blue
Growth Rate moderate
Fall Color burgundy red
Sun Exposure full sun
Zones 4-9
Moisture Requirements adaptable
The Grass 'Blues Little Bluestem Grass', Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues', has attractive deep blue foliage.The fall color is a burgundy red. It works well in mass plantings.It does well in a variety of soil types and is drought tolerant. The attractive upright; open to spreading fine textured leaves are subject to lodging.
Littles Bluestem grasses have delicate and inconspicuous inflorescence in late summer and ; becomes silvery when dried. It remains attractive in winter. The fall color varies from tan to copper, orange, and dark orange red.
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Grass - Golden Variegated Hakone
Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'
Mature Height 12 inches
Soil Type well drained
Mature Spread 14-18 inches
Flower Color nondescript
Mature Form Mounded
Foliage Color yellow w/green, pink in fall
Growth Rate slower
Fall Color pink-red
Sun Exposure partial sun
Moisture Requirements moist
The Grass 'Golden Variegeted Hakone Grass', Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola', is a mounded non-invasive rhizome grass. It has brilliant yellow, bamboo-like foliage streaked with green lines. In the fall, the leaves turn an intense ruby pink. Attractive as a specimen, in mass plantings, or in combination with other shade loving plants.
Prefers moist, well-drained, fertile soil with light shade or half-day sun. Slowly spreading, this grass will add elegance & beauty to any shade border. The yellow variegation turns red/brown if grown in too much sun. Pest and disease free.
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Golden Toupee Fescue
Festuca ovina glauca
Mature Height 8-12 inches
Soil Type widely adapt
Mature Spread 8-12 inches
Flower Color nondescript
Mature Form Mounded
Foliage Color bright yellow
Growth Rate moderate
Fall Color same
Sun Exposure partial sun
Zones 5-11
Moisture Requirements moderate to dry
The Grass 'Golden Toupee Fescue', Festuca ovina glauca 'Golden Toupee', is a beautiful tufted ornamental grass. A superb choice for a showy border planting or rock garden, the tight clumps of bright yellow foliage also complement conifers and other evergreens and also work well in containers.
This blue fescue cultivar is a slowly spreading, ornamental grass which typically forms a dense, tufted clump (8" tall by 12" wide) of thin, gracefully arching, sharply pointed, hair-like grass blades which are bright chartreuse as opposed to the usual blue-gray of the species. Somewhat insignificant, pale green flowers first appear in flattened, terminal panicles above the foliage on erect, slender stems in early summer, maturing to a straw color by mid-summer Pest and disease free.
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Golden Fruited Sedge
Carex granularis
Mature Height 8-10 inches
Soil Type well drained
Mature Spread 8-10 inches
Flower Color yellow
Mature Form Mounded
Foliage Color silver
Growth Rate slower
Fall Color same
Sun Exposure partial sun
Zones 4-11
Moisture Requirements moist
The Grass 'Golden Fruited Sedge', Cyperales Cyperaceae Carex aurea, is a mounded sedge grass. A sedge with beautiful silver foliage and showy spring flowers that yield bright yellow fruit. A choice Hosta companion. A very nice tufted perennial grass.
Ornamental Grasses are gaining in popularity all over the U.S. due to their undemanding nature and long lasting, year round beauty. There is nothing that adds such interesting forms, textures and movement to a garden, than with this diverse plant group. They can be planted along banks of ponds, incorporated into perennial gardens, grouped together, utilized as a ground cover along walkways, paths or on steep banks. They aren't fussy about soil requirements, are drought tolerant as well as insect and disease resistant
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Golden Variegated Sweet Flag
Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'
Mature Height 10 inches
Soil Type widely adapt
Mature Spread 15-18 inches
Flower Color oat
Mature Form Mounded
Foliage Color butter yellow
Growth Rate moderate
Fall Color same
Sun Exposure partial sun
Zones 5-11
Moisture Requirements moist
The Grass 'Golden Variegated Sweet Flag', Acorus gramineus Ogon, is a mounded, non-invasive rhizome grass. It is great for containers, edging or as a groundcover. Fragrant, butter yellow sword-like blades create a striking contrast. Rich golden yellow foliage grows to 10 inches high, 1 foot spread.
It has a typical philodendron flower that can be used fresh or dried. It grows well in pots, ponds, as an edging or groundcover and even grows indoors. It doesnąt like to dry out but can handle sun or shade.
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Shenandoah Switch
Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
Mature Height 3-4 feet
Soil Type widely adaptable
Mature Spread 12-18 inches
Flower Color reddish tint
Mature Form Upright - Clump
Foliage Color green
Growth Rate moderate
Fall Color burgundy
Sun Exposure full sun
Zones 4-9
Moisture Requirements adaptable
The Grass 'Shenandoah Switch Grass',Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah', has a burgundy-red color to the foliage.This one starts out red in June, by mid-summer it looks like Bloodgrass, and in fall, it is a rich burgundy. Given full sun and average soil, it is a slow grower. The foliage starts out as deep green but takes on the red color thru the summer. The 4' height, makes this a good choice for a specimen plant.
It is one of the shortest Switch Grass varieties available. This plant will grow in dry to moist soils or well-drained, loamy, sandy or clay soils with a pH of a neutral to slightly alkaline. It's attributes include naturalizing, attracting birds and suitable for cut and dried flowers.
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Variegated Miscanthus
Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'
Mature Height 4-5 feet
Soil Type well drained
Mature Spread 2-3 feet
Flower Color reddish-bronze
Mature Form Compact - Upright
Foliage Color silver variegated
Growth Rate moderate
Fall Color insignificant
Sun Exposure full sun
Zones 5-9
Moisture Requirements adaptable
The Grass 'Variegated Miscanthus Grass', Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light', is also know as 'Morning Light' Maiden Grass is a very popular miscanthus. It boasts white-edged variegated, narrow leaves. It is quite attractive, the green blades have added highlights of creamy-white margins and mid-veins creating a shimmering silvery appearance. Its appearance is fine textured and it has a compact growth habit. This plant works well as a specimen plant in the garden, or can be used in container gardens.
The reddish bronze blooms appear in the fall. Which adds visual excitement to shrub borders. It displays delicate reddish-bronze plumes in late summer. Place in full sun for best foliage coloration. Accepts dry conditions.
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