C= Cool Season. Most of the low to medium height grasses where growth begins in early spring and full size is reached before summer. Divide and cut back in late summer or early spring.
W= Warm Season. Most of the tall, clumping ornamental grasses with showy plumes where growth begins in consistent warm weather. Division and cutting back should only occur in early spring.
ACORUS
CALAMUS
VARIEGATUS
VARIEGATED SWEET FLAG
Code: 37918 Height: 45cm
Foliage: Variegated Zone: 5
C-Low mound of narrow green sword-shaped leaves, striped lengthwise with golden yellow. Foliage smells of tangerine when crushed. Thrives in wet soils.
GRAMINEUS
OBOROZUKI
OBOROZUKI SWEET FLAG
Code: 37917 Height: 30cm
Foliage: Golden Zone: 5
TIme: Spring
C-Tidy mounding grass with very narrow sword-like foliage that is bright golden yellow with tiny green stripes. Foliage smells of tangerine when crushed. Moisture-loving.
ANDROPOGON
GERARDII
BIG BLUE STEM
Code: 37919 Height: 180cm
Foliage: Blue Zone: 3
TIme: Fall
W-Native North American prairie grass, extremely drought tolerant. The foliage ranges from blue-green to silvery-blue in summer, fades to red, orange & purple in the fall.
GERARDII RED
OCTOBER
RED OCTOBER BIG BLUESTEM
Code: 35348 Height: 180cm
Foliage: Green/Red Zone: 3
TIme: Late Summer/Fall
W - A cultivar of the native North American prairie grass. Leaves start deep green with red highlights in spring. As fall approaches, red increases and deepens to burgundy.
FARGESIA RUFA
HARDY RUFA BAMBOO
Code: 31959 Height: 300cm
Spread: 200cm Zone: 5
Foliage: Yellow-Green Time: All season
Shape: Upright Spreading
New clumps are buttery yellow with stalks sheathed in a pale orangy red and shrimp pink. Clumping, does not run. Cold hardy.
PHYLLOSTACHYS AUREOSULCATA ALATA
HARDY CROOKSTEM BAMBOO
Code: 31962 Height: 9m
Foliage: Green Zone: 7
Running bamboo that is ideal for a quick living fence. Bamboo has green stems, with a distinctive zigzag at the base.
BOUTELOUA GRACILIS
MOSQUITO GRASS
Code: 37921 Height: 60cm
Foliage: Green Zone: 3
TIme: Summer-fall
W-Low tuft of olive-green leaves, with unusual spikes of bristly flowers, held at an angle resembling a swarm of flying insects. Divide in early spring.
ACORUS GRAMINEUS OBOROZUKI
BAMBOO FARGESIA RUFA
ANDROPOGON GERARDII image provided by Bailey Nurseries, Inc.
GRACILIS BLONDE AMBITION
BLONDE AMBITION BLUE GRAMA GRASS (SW)
Code: 38995 Height: 75cm
Spread: 90cm Zone: 3
Foliage: Blue-green Time: Summer
Shape: Over Mound
Distinctive, horizontal, eyelash-like, chartreuse flowers give way to blonde seed heads through winter.
CALAMAGROSTIS
ACUTIFLORA
AVALANCHE
AVALANCHE
FEATHER REED GRASS
Code: 33465 Height: 120cm
Foliage: Variegated Zone: 4
C-Variegated form of ‘Karl Foerster’, with deep green leaves and a wide white stripe down the centre. Has an upright clumping habit.
ACUTIFLORA
EL DORADO
EL DORADO
FEATHER REED GRASS
Code: 33645 Height: 1.5m
Foliage: Vaiegated Zone: 4
C- Dark green foliage with a vertical yellow variegation. Grass has pink plumes maturing to a tan colour in the fall.
ACUTIFLORA HELLO SPRING
HELLO SPRING FEATHER REED GRASS (SW)
Code: 38741 Height: 120cm
Spread: 60cm Zone: 4
Foliage: Variegated Time: Summer
Shape: Arching
Crisply variegated, green and white striped blades. White flower plumes in spring, mature to tan.
ACUTIFLORA
KARL FOERSTER
KARL FOERSTER
FEATHER REED GRASS
Code: 37925 Height: 150cm
Foliage: Green Zone: 4
TIme: Summer
C-Upright clumps of green with spikes of white flowers, soft feathery green plumes appear in the summer and last well into the winter. PPAPerennial Plant of the Year, 2001.
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
ACUTIFLORA
OVERDAM
OVERDAM FEATHER REED GRASS
Code: 37923 Height: 120cm
Foliage: Variegated Zone: 4
TIme: Summer-fall
C-Forms low clumps of green and white foliage in early spring; soft feathery greenish-mauve plumes appear in summer; fading to wheat coloured spikes in fall.
BRACHYTRICHA
AUTUMN REED GRASS
Code: 37927 Height: 150cm
Spread: 60cm Zone: 4
Foliage: Pink Time: Summer-fall
Shape: Upright Spreading
An upright and fairly narrow clump of feathery plumes beginning in early fall. Plumes start out silvery-pink fading to a creamy-white for most of the winter.
CAREX
BOWLES GOLDEN
BOWLES GOLDEN SEDGE
Code: 33073 Height: 60cm
Foliage: Yellow Zone: 6
W-Bright gold foliage with thin green margins, perfect for impact in a shady spot. Needs moist soil. Can be grown as a marginal plant.
COMANS AMAZON MIST
LEATHER LEAF SEDGE
AMAZON MIST
Code: 38745 Height: 30cm
Spread: 40cm Zone: 1
Foliage: Green Time: All season
Shape: Mounded
Leaves brightly striped with green & cream, lavender-violet flowers, heat tolerant, grassy evergreen leaves form dense clump or mat, short spikes of flowers.
GLAUCA BLUE ZINGER
BLUE ZINGER SEDGE
Code: 33466 Height: 30cm
Foliage: Blue Zone: 5
W- Attractive clumps of steel blue foliage. Insignificant cream flowers appear during summer. An excellent ground cover.
MORROWII ICE DANCE
ICE DANCE JAPANESE SEDGE
Code: 31667 Height: 30cm
Foliage: Variegated Zone: 5
Time: Spring
W-Forms a mound of dark green blades, edged in white. Small insignificant spikes of brownish flowers appear in late spring.
MORROWII SILVER
SCEPTRE
SILVER SCEPTRE SEDGE
Code: 33289 Height: 30cm
Foliage: Variegated Zone: 5
W-Forms a mound of narrow blades, variegated sliver and green.
MUSKINGUMENSIS
PALM SEDGE
Code: 33292
Height: 50cm
Foliage: Green Zone: 2
Time: Spring
A very easy-to-grow North American native with lush, tropical looking foliage very similar in character to Papyrus. Grows well in wet soils, but will also tolerate drier conditions. Will spread, but is not invasive.
OSHIMENSIS
EVERGOLD
EVERGOLD VARIEGATED
JAPANESE SEDGE
Code: 32844 Height: 20cm
Spread: 30cm Zone: 5
Foliage: Variegated Time: All season
Shape: Mounded
A low clumping vairety, creamy yellow centers and dark green borders.
CALAMAGROSTIS ACUTIFLORA OVERDAM
BOUTELOUA GRACILIS BLONDE AMBITION
CAREX BOWLES GOLDEN
CAREX MORROWII ICE DANCE image provided by Walters Gardens, Inc.
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
PENSYLVANICA
PENNSYLVANIA SEDGE
Code: 33892 Height: 20cm
Foliage: Bright Green Zone: 4
TIme: Late Spring
C - This North American native spreads slowly by rhizomes and is most effective when planted in masses. Useful in woodland gardens and shady areas.
CHASMANTHIUM
LATIFOLIUM
NORTHERN SEA OATS
Code: 37930 Height: 90cm
Foliage: Green Zone: 5
Time: Summer
W-Flat green spikes on thin stems hang like dangling jewels, dark green flowers in the summer change to reddish bronze in the winter. Good choice for salt water pool landscaping.
DESCHAMPSIA
CESPITOSA
TUFTED HAIR GRASS
Code: 37931 Height: 90cm
Foliage: Green Zone: 3
Time: Spring-summer
C-Evergreen clumps of dark green leaves; delicate flowers in summer are silvery, green or purple, with several colours occuring at the same time.
CESPITOSA BRONZESCHLEIER
BRONZE VEIL
TUFTED HAIR GRASS
Code: 31378
Height: 100cm
Foliage: Green Zone: 3
Time: Spring-summer
C- One of the most graceful grasses with bronze-yellow foliage and bronze-orange coloured flowers, blooms from May-August.
CESPITOSA GOLDTAU
GOLDEN DEW TUFTED GRASS
Code: 35059
Height: 60cm
Foliage: Green Zone: 4
TIme: Early Summer
C - This North American native cultivar is shorter than the species, useful in smaller spaces. The unique gold-toned blooms persist, adding winter interest to the landscape.
CESPITOSA
NORTHERN LIGHTS
NORTHERN LIGHTS TUFTED
HAIR GRASS
Code: 35284
Height: 1500
Foliage: Variegated Zone: 4
TIme: Summer
C - A colourful selection with narrow leaves that are highly variegated green and creamy, blushed with pink in spring. Tidy, compact grower.
ELYMUS
CANADENSIS
CANADA WILD RYE
Code: 34271 Height: 150cm
Spread: 90cm Zone: 3
Foliage: Green-Blue Time: All season
Shape: Arching
Green to greenish-blue, slightly arching, upright habit.
ERAGROSTIS
SPECTABILIS
PURPLE LOVE GRASS
Code: 34272
Height: 25cm
Spread: 60cm Zone: 5
Foliage: Green Time: Summer/fall
Shape: Over Mound
Soft reddish-purple flowers rise above foliage in mid summer, turning brown by fall.
FESTUCA
GLAUCA
BEYOND BLUE
BEYOND BLUE FESCUE
Code: 35316
Height: 30cm
Foliage: Bright Blue Zone:4
TIme: Late Spring
C - Ultra steel-blue in colour, this fescue forms neat mounds for borders or groupings and is tolerant of heat and humidity. A low maintenance gem!
GLAUCA
BOULDER BLUE
BOULDER BLUE FESCUE
Code: 33643 Height: 25cm
Foliage: Blue Zone: 4
C-Slender metallic blue foliage forms a semi-upright tufted mound. Holds its intense blue colour well all season. Very drought tolerant once established.
GLAUCA
ELIJAH BLUE
ELIJAH BLUE FESCUE
Code: 37935 Height: 25cm
Foliage: Silver-Blue Zone: 3
Time: Summer
C-A dwarf, clump forming plant, retains its bright silvery-blue foliage all season; tan spikes appear in summer. Useful for mass plantings, edging or rock gardens.
HAKONECHLOA
ALL GOLD
ALL GOLD FOREST GRASS
Code: 31755
Height: 45cm
Foliage: Yellow Zone: 5
Time: Summer
W- A Japanese woodland grass with arching, luminous, metallic gold foliage. Slow growing, it needs afternoon shade, but morning sun brings out the best colour.
MACRA AUREOLA
GOLDEN VARIEGATED FOREST GRASS
Code: 37939 Height: 65cm
Foliage: Yellow Zone: 5
Time: Summer
W- A low mound of arching stems with cascading layers of narrow leaves striped bright yellow and green. Slow growing. PPA-Perennial Plant of the Year 2009.
DESCHAMPSIA CAESPITOSA image provided by Bailey Nurseries, Inc.
FESTUCA GLAUCA ELIJAH BLUE
HAKONECHLOA MACRA AUREOLA image provided by Bailey Nurseries, Inc.
MACRA BENI KAZE
BENI KAZE FOREST GRASS
Code: 32291 Height: 65cm
Foliage: Yellow Zone: 5
Time: Summer
W-Noted for its green foliage that takes on red tints in the late fall; likes shaded areas with moist soil.
HIEROCHLOE
ODORATA
SWEET GRASS
Code: 36325 Height: 90cm
Spread: 90cm Zone: 3
Foliage: Green Time: Summer
Shape: Upright Spreading
Also called Vanilla grass for it’s sweet vanilla scent when crushed, grows best in moist to damp soils.
HELICTOTRICHON
SEMPERVIRENS
BLUE OAT GRASS
Code: 30711 Height: 90cm
Foliage: Blue Zone: 5
Time: Spring
A very tidy, easy-to-grow grass that is renowned for vivid steel-blue foliage. Narrow, sharp evergreen foliage is topped by small, creamy flower heads in late spring. Needs full sun and well-drained soil.
SEMPERVIRENS
SAPPHIRE
SAPPHIRE BLUE OAT GRASS
Code: 37940 Height: 90cm
Foliage: Intense-Blue Time: Summer
C-Forms dome shaped clumps of intensely blue leaves. This nonspreader in the best blue grass for general purpose landscaping.
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
HYSTRIX
PATULA
BOTTLEBRUSH GRASS
Code: 34868 Height: 90cm
Spread: 90cm Zone: 4
Foliage: Green Time: Summer Shape: Upright Spreading Deep green, narrow leaves with bottlebrush seed heads in midsummer.
IMPERATA
CYLINDRICA RED BARON
RED BARON
JAPANESE BLOOD GRASS
Code: 30984 Height: 45cm
Foliage: Red Zone: 5
W- An unusual and dramatic grass that slowly forms a medium sized clump. Leaves are green at the base with a vibrant blood red at the top. Prefers a well drained, quality soil.
LIRIOPE
MUSCARI
BIG BLUE
BIG BLUE LILY-TURF
Code: 30207 Height: 40cm
Foliage: Green Zone: 4
Time: Summer-fall
Not actually an ornamental grass, but a member of the lily family. Forms small clumps of dark green leaves with purple/ blue flowers that look like Muscari.
MUSCARI VARIEGATA
VARIEGATED LILY-TURF
Code: 30869 Height: 30cm
Foliage: Variegated Zone: 5
Time: Summer
Leaves are brightly striped with green & cream with lavender/white flowers on short spikes.
MISCANTHUS
GIGANTEUS
GIANT SILVER GRASS
Code: 37944 Height: 3m
Foliage: Green Zone: 4
Time: Fall
W-A very large, upright, clump-forming grass with arching leaves, and silky, feathery, purple-flushed flower panicles in late summer.
PURPURASCENS
ORANGE FLAME GRASS
Code: 37956 Height: 1.5m
Foliage: Green Zone: 4
Time: Summer
W-The dark green leaves of summer turn to a flame orange and bronze in autumn with tall spikes of silvery plumes that remain throughout winter.
IMPERATA CYLINDRICA RED BARON
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
SINENSIS ADAGIO
DWARF MAIDEN GRASS
Code: 37946 Height: 1.2m
Foliage: Green Zone: 3
Time: Summer
W-An upright mound of narrow grey-green foliage, with soft silvery-pink plumes which appear in late summer. The foliage turns a rich burgundy-red in late fall.
SINENSIS
AUTUMN LIGHT
AUTUMN LIGHT MAIDEN GRASS
Code: 37948 Height: 2.4m
Foliage: Green Zone: 5
Time: Fall
W-Large white flower panicles form over an arching mound of narrow dark green leaves. A winter hardy variety, the foliage fades to a light tan.
SINENSIS CABARET
CABARET MAIDEN GRASS
Code: 37949 Height: 2.7m
Foliage: Variegated Zone: 5
Time: Fall
W-Broad green leaves with wide cream coloured stripes down the centre, a strong upright grower with reddish-pink plumes appearing in the summer, continuing throughout the winter.
SINENSIS ENCORE
ENCORE MAIDEN GRASS (SW)
Code: 38780 Height: 120cm
Spread: 120cm Zone: 5
Foliage: Green Time: Late Summer
Shape: Upright Spreading
A dense, upright, vase shaped clump of finely textured foliage. Feathery bronze plumes in fall, silvery-white seedheads.
SINENSIS FIRE DRAGON
FIRE DRAGON MAIDEN GRASS
Code: 38781
Height: 215cm
Spread: 120cm Zone: 5
Foliage: Green Time: Late Summer
Shape: Upright Spreading
Silvery-white feathered plumes above foliage in summer, leaves turn a fieryorange colour in fall.
SINENSIS
GRACILLIMUS
GRACILLIMUS MAIDEN GRASS
Code: 37951 Height: 2.1m
Foliage: Green Zone: 5
Time: Fall
W- A graceful, upright mound of narrow green foliage, with coppery-pink plumes emerging in late summer. Foliage turns a light tan shade for the winter.
SINENSIS GRAZIELLA
GRAZIELLA MAIDEN GRASS
Code: 37952
Height: 1.8m
Foliage: Green Zone: 5
Time: Fall
W- Slightly smaller then ‘Gracillimus’, large white showy plumes form well above the green foliage. Best planted in groups.
SINENSIS
HURON SUNRISE
HURON SUNRISE
MAIDEN GRASS
Code: 30009
Height: 1.8m
Foliage: Green Zone: 5
Time: Summer
W-Green foliage with a silver rib in the centre form beautiful clumps, with a profusion of full, burgundy plumes. Tremendous winter interest.
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ENCORE
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS CABARET
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS GRAZIELLA image provided by Bailey Nurseries, Inc.
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS HURON SUNRISE
SINENSIS
LITTLE KITTEN
LITTLE KITTEN DWARF
MAIDEN GRASS
Code: 32888 Height: 90cm
Foliage: Green Zone: 5
TIme: Late Summer
W - This dwarf maiden grass is the smallest and fits easily into the small city garden. In August, fan-shaped plumes rise slightly above the soft, narrow green leaves, which turn gold in fall.
SINENSIS
LITTLE ZEBRA
LITTLE ZEBRA MAIDEN GRASS
Code: 30691 Height: 1.2m
Foliage: Variegated Zone: 5
Time: Summer
W-Forms a tidy, compact mound of green foliage with prominent yellow horizontal banding and attractive wine coloured plumes.
SINENSIS
MORNING LIGHT
MORNING LIGHT SILVER GRASS
Code: 37953 Height: 1.8m
Foliage: Variegated Zone: 5
Time: Fall
W-A mound of narrow green foliage with creamy white edges and coppery-pink plumes that appear in the fall. Foliage turns a light tan shade for the winter.
SINENSIS NIPPON
NIPPON DWARF MAIDEN GRASS
Code: 32278 Height: 1.2m
Foliage: Green Zone: 4
Time: Summer
W-Thin, dark green foliage held somewhat horizontally, gives the plant a bamboo-like appearance. Dark red-brown plumes appear in fall, with the foliage fading to a bronzy shade.
SINENSIS
OKTOBERFEST
OKTOBERFEST MAIDENGRASS
Code: 35193 Height: 180cm
Spread: 120cm Zone: 5
Foliage: Green-white Time: Late Summer
Shape: Upright Spreading
Wide green foliage, white midribs. Upright, cascading habit. Copper plumes in fall above purplishred foliage.
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
SINENSIS
SARABANDE
SARABANDE MAIDEN GRASS
Code: 37958 Height: 1.5m
Foliage: Green Zone: 4
Time: Fall
W-An upright neat mound of fine textured foliage,with golden-copper coloured plumes emerging in August. An excellent alternative to ‘Gracillimus’ for its sterile seed.
SINENSIS
SILBERFEDER
SILVER FEATHER
MAIDEN GRASS
Code: 37959 Height: 1.8m
Foliage: Green Zone: 4
Time: Summer
W-Deep-green foliage has a distinct silver midrib and a gracefully arching shape with shimmering silvery-white plumes appearing in late August. A good choice for cooler climates.
SINENSIS
STRICTUS
PORCUPINE GRASS
Code: 37960 Height: 2.4m
Foliage: Variegated Zone: 4
Time: Fall
W-Bright green foliage with showy golden horizontal banding, and soft pink plumes becoming silver in the fall.
SINENSIS
VAREIGATUS
VARIEGATED SILVER GRASS
Code: 37961 Height: 2.1m
Foliage: Variegated Zone: 4
Time: Fall
W-Distinctive green & white striped broad leaves form an arching clump, with reddish pink plumes emerging in late summer. The foliage turns a lovely pink in the fall, the plumes silver.
SINENSIS ZEBRINUS
ZEBRA GRASS
Code: 37962 Height: 2.4m
Foliage: Variegated Zone: 4
Time: Fall
W-Less upright then ‘Strictus’, forms a mound of green foliage with showy golden horizontal banding, and coppery pink plumes.
MOLINIA
CAERULEA
PURPLE MOOR GRASS
Code: 37963 Height: 75cm
Foliage: Green Zone: 3
Time: Summer-fall
W-This hardy reliable grass while slow to establish, will grow quite well as a ground cover in wet acid soils. It carries small purple spikelets above light green foliage.
CAERULEA VARIEGATA
VARIEGATED MOOR GRASS
Code: 32475 Height: 80cm
Foliage: Variegated Zone: 4
Time: Summer-fall
W-A slow growing specimen, forms into a mop of cream and green foliage in a few years. It requires virtually no care and will happily grow in the same spot for many years.
SKYRACER
TALL MOOR GRASS
Code: 33944 Height: 90cm
Foliage: Green Zone: 4
TIme: Mid-Summer
W-In spring, ‘Skyracer’ is a 3’ mound of green foliage. By mid-summer, the seed head stalks shoot to 6’ high to create an architectural specimen in the landscape.
OPHIOPOGON
OPHIOPOGON PLANISCAPUS NIGRESCENS image provided by Walters Gardens, Inc.
PLANISCARPUS NIGRESCENS
BLACK MONDO GRASS
Code: 37964 Height: 15cm
Foliage: Black Zone: 6
Time: Summer
W-Nearly jet-black leaves make this a most notable specimen, with spikes of pink flowers, followed by black berries in the fall. Prefers sheltered, partially shaded locations; mulch well in winter.
MISCNATHUS SINENSIS MORNING LIGHT image provided by Bailey Nurseries, Inc.
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS VARIEGATUS
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS STRICTUS
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
PANICUM
VIRGATUM
SWITCH GRASS
Code: 30291 Height: 1.8m
Foliage: Green Zone: 3
Time: Summer-fall
W-Forms a wide clump of narrow green leaves, & airy clouds of flowers that give way to reddish seed heads. Foliage fades to a yellow & red fall colour, soft tan for the winter.
VIRGATUM BLOOD BROTHERS
BLOOD BROTHERS RED
SWITCH GRASS
Code: 35421 Height: 1m
Foliage: Blue-green/ Red Zone: 5
TIme: Late Summer
W - A Canadian introduction, this sport of ‘Heavy Metal’ forms a stiff, vase-shaped mound of blue-green leaves. Blood-red foliage and red seed heads in fall.
VIRGATUM
CHEYENNE SKY
CHEYENNE SKY SWITCH GRASS
Code: 35563 Height: 90cm
Foliage: Blue-green/ Red Zone: 5
TIme: Late Summer
W - The most compact switch grass available. Blue-green leaves emerge late spring and turn wine-red by late summer, just as dark red seed heads appear.
VIRGATUM
DALLAS BLUES
DALLAS BLUES SWITCH GRASS
Code: 33648 Height: 1.5m
Foliage: Blue Zone: 5
Time: Summer
W- A robust grower with blue foliage and mauve flower heads. Ideal for planting as a screen or as a specimen.
VIRGATUM HEAVY METAL
HEAVY METAL SWITCH GRASS
Code: 37966 Height: 1.5m
Foliage: Blue Zone: 4
Time: Summer-fall
W-Bright metallic blue foliage and a strong upright form create a formal appearance that’s softened only by its delicate seed heads. Tolerates a wide range of soil.
VIRGATUM NIAGARA FALLS
NIAGARA FALLS SWITCHGRASS (SW)
Code: 51433
Height: 120cm
Spread: 120cm Zone: 4
Foliage: Blue-green Time: Summer fall
Shape: Arching
Arching powder blue foliage, sprays of cream seed heads in fall.
VIRGATUM
NORTHWIND
NORTHWIND SWITCH GRASS
Code: 35306 Height: 1.5m
Foliage: Blue/green Zone: 3
Time: Fall
W - The most well-behaved switch grass, ‘Northwind’ remains upright in narrow vase shape throughout the year. Billowing seed heads appear above the stunning structural foliage. PPAPerennial Plant of the Year 2014.
VIRGATUM
PRAIRIE FIRE
PRAIRIE FIRE SWITCH GRASS
Code: 33074
Height: 1.4m
Foliage: Red Zone: 5
Time: Fall
W-Blue-green foliage begins to turn wine-red by early summer. An improvement over older Panicums.
VIRGATUM PRAIRIE SKY
PRAIRIE SKY SWITCH GRASS
Code: 33562
Height: 120cm
Spread: 120cm Zone: 3
Foliage: Blue-Green Time: Summer-fall
Shape: Upright Spreading
Steel-blue grassy leaves mature to gold in fall. Airy plumes of rose flowers in mid summer.
VIRGATUM SHENANDOAH
SHENANDOAH SWITCH GRASS
Code: 30021
Height: 1.2m
Foliage: Green Zone: 4
Time: Summer-fall
W-The best grass for gorgeous wineburgundy colour in the fall, tips show hints of red by midsummer turning all red by fall, reddish seed heads appear in late summer.
PENNISETUM
ALOPECUROIDES
FOUNTAIN GRASS
Code: 37971
Height: 1.2m
Foliage: Green Zone: 5
Time: Summer-fall
W-Forms clumps of cascading green foliage with rose-coloured feathery spikes emerging mid summer. Fades to a bright almond colour in winter.
ALOPECUROIDES
HAMELN
HAMLEN DWARF
FOUNTAIN GRASS
Code: 37968
Height: 60cm
Foliage: Green Zone: 5
Time: Summer-fall
W-A slightly smaller version of the species, excellent for small spaces. Spikes are silvery-white; all foliage fades to a bright almond in the fall.
ALOPECROIDES LEMON SQUEEZE
LEMON SQUEEZE
FOUNTAIN GRASS
Code: 39415
Height: 90cm
Spread: 80cm Zone: 5
Foliage: Chartreuse Time: Summer-fall
Shape: Arching
Chartreuse golden leaves with copper panicles in midsummer.
PANICUM VIRGATUM HEAVY METAL image provided by Walters Gardens, Inc.
PANICUM VIRGATUM NIAGARA FALLS
PENNISETUM ALOPECROIDES LEMON SQUEEZE
PENNISETUM ALOPECUROIDES HAMELN image provided by Walters Gardens, Inc.
PANICUM VIRGATUM PRAIRIE FIRE image provided by Walters Gardens, Inc.
ALOPECUROIDES
LITTLE BUNNY
LITTLE BUNNY FOUNTAIN GRASS
Code: 37969 Height: 30cm
Foliage: Green Zone: 5
Time: Summer-fall
W-Quite dwarf in habit, and very striking. The creamy plumes are small but plentiful; deadhead in fall to prevent seedlings.
ALOPECUROIDES
MOUDRY
BLACK-FLOWERED FOUNTAIN GRASS (SW)
Code: 37970 Height: 90cm
Spread: 90cm Zone: 5
Foliage: Purple Time: Summer-fall
Shape: Arching
Soft bottlebrush spikes of deep black-purple, wide-leaved selection, dead-heading in late fall recommended.
ALOPECUROIDES PIGLET
PIGLET FOUNTAIN GRASS
Code: 33461 Height: 45cm
Foliage: Green Zone: 5
Time: Summer
W-The perfect sized Fountain grass, measures in at half the size of ‘Hameln’ and about 15cm taller then ‘Little Bunny’.
ALOPECUROIDES RED HEAD
RED HEAD FOUNTAIN GRASS
Code: 33646 Height: 90cm
Foliage: Green
W-An early flowering version, with huge, smoky red-purple bottlebrush plumes in mid to late summer. Fades to golden hues in fall.
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
ORIENTALE
KARLEY ROSE
KARLEY ROSE FOUNTAIN GRASS
Code: 33647 Height: 90cm
Foliage: Green Zone: 5
W-Dark green foliage with large soft pink bottle brush plumes. Useful for either mass planting, or as a specimen.
PHALARIS
ARUNDINACEA PICTA
RIBBON GRASS
Code: 37975 Height: 70cm
Foliage: Variegated Zone: 4
Time: Summer
C-A fast spreading grass, with brightly striped foliage. Prefers moist soils, but is adaptable to a range of conditions. Potentially invasive, site carefully.
SCHIZACHYRIUM
SCOPARIUM
LITTLE BLUESTEM
Code: 37920 Height: 90cm
Foliage: Blue Zone: 3
Time: Early Fall
W-Foliage is blue-green turning orange/red in fall with contrasting creamy plumes. This low maintenance prairie grass requires no fertilizer and actually prefers poor soil.
SCOPARIUM
PRAIRIE BLUES
PRAIRIE BLUES LITTLE BLUESTEM
Code: 33277 Height: 90cm
Foliage: Blue-green/red Zone: 3
Time: Early Fall
W- A seed selection of the species, it is a great choice for sustainable landscaping as it thrives in poor soil, with low water, in full sun. White seed heads contrast with reddish fall colour.
SCOPARIUM STANDING OVATION
STANDING OVATION UPRIGHT
LITTLE BLUESTEM
Code: 35317 Height: 1.2m
Foliage: Blue-green/red Zone: 3
Time: Late Summer
W - Spikey, strong, blue-green stems that don’t flop, transition to orange-red in fall. Offers food and shelter for birds.
SCOPARIUM THE BLUES
THE BLUES LITTLE BLUESTEM
Code: 33868 Height: 90cm
Foliage: Blue-green/red Zone: 3
Time: Early Fall
W - Intense blue foliage accented by red stems, makes this cultivar of native prairie grass a great selection. As with all Little Bluestems, it prefers poor soil, too much shade, fetilizer, or water will cause plant to flop.
SORGHASTRUM
NUTANS SIOUX BLUE
SIOUX BLUE INDIAN GRASS
Code: 37978 Height: 1.5m
Foliage: Blue Zone: 4
Time: Fall
W-A metallic blue cultivar of native Indian grass, with strong upright foliage and a bright yellow & brown plume. Drought tolerant.
SPOROBOLUS
HETEROLEPIS
PRAIRIE DROPSEED
Code: 37979 Height: 60cm
Foliage: Green Zone: 4
Time: Fall
W-A graceful upright arching native grass. Emerald green, fine-textured blades are adorned with delicately fragrant blooms in the fall. Foliage turns gold-orange in the fall.
PENNISETUM ALOPECUROIDES RED HEAD image provided by Walters Gardens, Inc.
PENNISETUM ORIENTALE KARLEY ROSE image provided by Walters Gardens, Inc.
PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA PICTA image provided by Bailey Nurseries, Inc.
SPOROBOLUS HETEROLEPIS image provided by Bailey Nurseries, Inc.
