|
Ornamental
Grasses
|
Main
Feature
|
Climate
|
Hardy to
Zone
|
Height
|
Clump
Forming
|
| Acorus gramineus
'Variegatus' (Sweet Flag) |
Yellow striped tufts,
Prefers wet soil |
h |
6 |
1 ft |
yes |
|
'Variegatum' (Bulb Oat Grass) |
Soft mounds of white striped leaves |
C |
2 |
1.5 ft |
yes |
| Briza media (Quaking
Grass) |
Delicate, heart shaped
flowers |
C |
5 |
1.5 ft |
yes |
| Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' |
Bold vertical clump. Early flowers |
C |
4 |
4-5 ft |
yes |
| Calamagrostis arundinacea
'Overdam' |
Striking variegation,
upright habit |
C |
5 |
3-4 ft |
yes |
| Carex buchananii (Leather-Leaf Sedge) |
Unusual, cinnamon-colored mop |
|
6 |
2 ft |
yes |
| Carex comans 'Bronze'
(Bronze Hair Sedge) |
Even floppier than C.
buchananii |
h |
6 |
1 ft |
yes |
| Carex morrowii 'Aureo-Variegata' |
Tufts of yellow striped leaves. |
|
6 |
1 ft |
yes |
| Carex pendula (Drooping
Sedge) |
Shade tolerant,
attractive as cut flower |
h |
5 |
2 ft |
yes |
| Chasmanthium latifolium (Northern Sea Oats) |
Seed heads look like a fish mobile |
W |
5 |
3 ft |
no |
| Deschampsia caespitosa
'Bronzeschleier' |
Tall, airy flowers over
low mounds |
C |
4 |
4 ft |
yes |
| Elymus arenarius (Lyme Grass) |
Bright gray leaves, drought tolerant |
W |
4 |
2.5 ft |
no |
| Festuca ovina glauca
'Skinner's Blue' |
Blue-gray clumps of soft,
thin foliage |
C |
2 |
1 ft |
yes |
| Festuca ovina glauca 'Elijah Blue' |
The
bluest Festuca, spiky habit |
C |
3 |
1 ft |
yes |
| Hakonechloa macra
'Aureola' (Golden Hakonechloa) |
Adorable habit, brilliant
gold colour |
h |
6 |
2 ft |
no |
| Helictotrichon sempervirens (Blue Oat Grass) |
Blue-gray, very spiky mound |
C |
4 |
3 ft |
yes |
| Imperata cylindrica 'Red
Baron' (Japanese Blood Grass) |
Leaf tips are bright red
all season |
W |
5 |
1.5 ft |
no |
| Juncus effusus 'Unicorn' (Spiral Rush) |
Tight spirals of dark green reeds |
|
4 |
2.5 ft |
no |
| Luzula sylvatica (Greater
Wood Rush) |
Tolerant of dry shade,
low clumps |
h |
5 |
1 ft |
yes |
| Milium effusum 'Aureum' |
Golden foliage, shade tolerant |
C |
5 |
1 ft |
no |
| Miscanthus floridulus
(Chinese Silver Grass) |
Very tall, bold textured
|
W |
4 |
7-9 ft |
no |
| Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' (Maiden Grass) |
Narrow leaves form a tall airy fountain |
W |
5 |
5-6 ft |
yes |
| Miscanthus sinensis
purpurascens (Maiden Grass) |
Bright red fall colour.
White plumes |
W |
5 |
4-5 ft |
yes |
| Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberfeder' (Maiden Grass) |
Tall, silvery plumes through fall |
W |
5 |
6 ft |
yes |
| Miscanthus sinensis
'Strictus' (Maiden Grass) |
Unusual yellow bands
across leaves |
W |
5 |
6 ft |
yes |
| Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus' (Maiden Grass) |
Arching mound of cream striped leaves |
W |
5 |
5 ft |
yes |
| Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaku Jima' (Maiden Grass) |
A dwarf form of
'Gracillimus', above |
W |
6 |
3 ft |
yes |
| Molinia caerulea 'Moorhexe' (Moor Grass) |
Vase-shaped clump forms tall flowers |
W |
3 |
2 ft |
yes |
| Phalaris arundinacea
'Feesey's Form' (Ribbon Grass) |
Leaves emerge pink, green
and white |
C |
2 |
2-3 ft |
no |
| Phalaris arundinacea 'Picta' (Ribbon Grass) |
Clean, green and white leaves. |
C |
2 |
2-3 ft |
no |
| Pennisetum alopecuroides
'Hameln' (Fountain Grass) |
White fuzzy-bear plumes
in fall |
W |
5 |
2 ft |
yes |
| Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry' (Fountain Grass) |
Near black plumes in fall |
W |
5 |
3 ft |
yes |
| Pennisetum setaceum
'Rubrum' (Purple Fountain Grass) |
Purple leaves, nodding
fuzzy plumes |
W |
9 |
3 ft |
yes |
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