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ORNAMENTAL GRASSES |
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Information: Height, Hardiness, and Light |
Acorus
Gramineus "Oborozuki"
Oborozuki sweetflag.
Beautiful golden foliage.
Good marginal for moist locations.
10" tall. Zone 4-11. Sun - Partial Shade. |
Cortaderia
"Pampass, Selloana White"
Large bold appearance huge feathery plumes.
Giant white plumes.
10' + Tall. Hardy to Zone 6. Sun |
Miscanthus
S. "Gracillimus"
Maiden grass. Graceful, slender, arching foliage. Blooms
October 6-8' tall. Zone 6-9. Sun. |
Panicum
V. "Shenandoah"
Known as red switch grass. Deep green
foliage which takes on a red color by
mid-summer. Very similar in appearance to
"Red Baron" 4' tall with blooms. Hardy to
zone 4. Prefers full sun to part shade. |
Acorus
G. "Variegatus"
White striped Japanese sweetflag. Green &
white variegated foliage. 6-12" tall.
Zone 4-11. Sun, part shade. |
Erianthus
Ravennae
"Hardy Pampass Grass." One of the giants of the grass world.
Lush foliage, tall flower spikes.
10-14' tall. Zone 6-9. Sun. |
Miscanthus
S. "Morning Light."
Variegated maiden grass. Silvery blooms in fall.
3-4' tall. Zone 5-9. Sun |
Pennisetum
A. "Alopecuroides"
Fountain grass. Showy flower plumes creamy white in summer, turns
reddish brown.
2-6' tall. Zone 5-10. Sun. |
Calmagrostis
Arundinacea "Karl Foester"
Feather red grass. Vertical habit, green leaves, golden flowers.
Showy blooms in summer.
4-5' tall. Zone 5-9. Sun. |
Miscanthus
Sinensis "Adaglo"
A superb dwarf maiden grass. Flowers emege
pink, becoming white. Superior performer.
2' tall. Zone 6-9. Sun |
Miscanthus
S. "Zebrinus"
Zebra grass. Foliage has horizontal yellow stripes. Similar to
strictus, but tends to arch more. 5-7' tall.
Sun. |
Pennisetum
A. "Hamlen"
Dwarf form of alopecuroides. Leaves are on a finer texture.
Blooms late summer.
1-2' tall. Zone 6-9 Sun. |
Pennisetum
A. "Cassian"
Fountain Grass. A slightly smaller form of alopecuroides. It
has superb fall color, turning a golden color
with red-orange tints.
3' tall. Zone 4-9. Sun, part shade. |
Miscanthus S. "Cosmopolitan"
Considered an improved form of Variegatus and one of the best variegated
maiden grasses.
6-8' tall. Zone 5-9. |
Panicum
V. "Heavy Metal"
Very stiff upright plant with metallic blue foliage. Blooms
are airy and attractive.
4-5 tall. Zone 5-9. Sun. |
Pennisetum
A. "Little Bunny"
Miniature fountain grass. Petite, very fluffy white blooms.
11" tall. Zone 6-9 Sun. |
Chasmanthium
"Northern Sea Oats"
Dangling oat like spikelet's droop from rich bamboo like foliage.
Prefers moist soil.
4' tall. Zone 5-9. Sun to shade. |
Miscanthus
S. "Flame"
Purpurascens, brilliant, red-orange fall foliage.
Seed heads are narrow and few.
5' tall. Hardy to zone 4. |
Panicum
V. "Prairie Sky"
Similar to "Heavy Metal" but quicker out of dormancy. A blue panicum
grass. Very hardy
4-5' tall. Zone 4-9. Sun |
Pennisetum
A. "Moudry"
Black flowering Pennisetum.
Striking black bloom over deep green foliage.
Blooms September. 3' tall. Zone 6-9. Sun
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