The upright foliage starts dark green but begins to turn purple in late summer as nights cool and will be almost black by Autumn.

Foliage starts deep green with some red highlights, as the season progresses the color becomes more and more red increasing to deep burgundy. Late season brings fluffy flower heads that are shades of red.

This grass features blue-green foliage and summer flowers on stiff stems. Blonde seed heads will stand through the winter.

A compact form of mosquito grass with golden ‘eyelash’ flowers and seed heads all summer. Give it lean and rocky soil for best performance.

Very fine blue-green foliage bears tan seed heads in summer with a distinctive zigzag pattern. Requires very well drained soil.

Fluffy tawny pink plumes in Sept. fade to tan. Great fall accent. Reseeds.

New foliage has bright yellow margins that fade to white with a pink flush.

A petite grass that forms spherical mounds of fine green foliage.

Mats of blue-gray narrow foliage are long-lived and adaptable.

A neat grower producing a dense foliage clump to 8-12” tall of narrow, grass-like, medium green blades. A native grass good for naturalizing in woodland settings.

Narrow leaves with a white edge forms dense clumps that look very silvery in the shade where they are happiest. Makes a wonderful spreading ground cover.

Tolerant of poor soils, but prefers moist, fertile, well-drained soils. One of the more shade tolerant of the ornamental grasses. Self-seeds and may spread aggressively. Seed heads emerge green but turn purplish bronze by late summer. Bright green leaves turn coppery after frost and eventually brown by winter. Nice for dried flower arrangements. Leave foliage in […]

Evergreen tufts to 12″ with golden yellow inflorescences held above the foliage.

A dwarf form with features similar to others, only smaller!

Soft reddish plumes form an airy cloud over the somewhat coarse foliage turning wheat colored in the fall.

Light green foliage forms a loose open mound with tall, thin flowers stalks in August. A fine textured cloud of pinkish seed heads are attractive to songbirds in the fall. The foliage turns a bronzy red as the season cools. Drought tolerant Attracts songbirds Attracts butterflies  

Lovely tufts of blue foliage. Holds color all summer. Considered one of the best blue fescues. Deer and drought tolerant

Tufts of intense blue foliage that keeps their color through the season.

More vigorous than Festuca ‘Elijah Blue’ this cultivar has longer, brighter blue leaf blades. Deer and drought tolerant

Upright and showy yellow flower spikes form early in the season over deep green grassy clumps.

Arching, green, bamboo-like foliage. Spreads slowly. Excellent for shade.

Elegant, slow growing, graceful mounds of narrow rich green leaves with slim bands of creamy white. Clay tolerant. Slow-spreading but long-lived.

Graceful, bright golden-yellow foliage that mellows in fall and has the effect of a tiny bamboo. Low maintenance and long-lived, but spread slowly.

Low, arching bamboo-like foliage of yellow with a green line. One of the best grasses for shade. Spreads slowly.

A larger alternative to Festuca glauca. Ornamental narrow blue leaf blades form a clump. Flower spikelets mature to a golden wheat color by fall. Best blue color occurs in dryish soils. Deer/drought tolerant.

Grass-like mounds of blue-gray triangular stems. Great for wet sites. Discovered at Plant Delights Nursery.

Tender grass with erect blue-green leaves and panicles of rose-hued summer flowers that fade to white. Flower panicles are covered with silky hairs. Foliage turns purple-red in fall.

Slender foliage is variegated with white creating an overall silvery effect. Nice upright vase-like habit swaying in the breezes and bearing airy plumes. also looks wonderful in winter. Attracts birds Deer, drought, salt and rabbit tolerant.

Narrow leaves  topped by silvery pink plumes in late summer.  This cultivar is sterile and will not re-seed.

Clumps of brightly variegated cream and green blades. Flowers attractive and plant looks good all season. One of our favorites.

Purple-black leaf blades and nodding pink bell-flowers that produce bluish-black berries on a slowly spreading clump.  Great as contrast in containers or as a houseplant. Some reports of hardiness to zone 5 with protection.

Metallic blue foliage with red overtones turns a beautiful wine-red as the weather cools.

Dense upright columns of gray-green foliage is tipped with rose in the fall.  Flower panicles are also rose-colored.

Striking steel-blue foliage with reddish brown plumes in fall. Upright habit.

This native ornamental grass with a flowing growth habit like a Miscanthus in the landscape with arching foliage, but adds the powder blue color characteristic of Switch Grass. In fall, sprays of cream seed heads pack the top of the plant. Drought tolerant Attracts birds Deer resistant  

Upright growing, with a tight narrow form, this selection features light green foliage topped by grey-green flowers stalks that bear stunning purple seed heads in late summer and fall. Drought tolerant Deer resistant

Red-tipped foliage appears in spring followed by reddish-pink flower panicles in summer. Foliage deepens to burgundy in the fall.

Larger, showier seed heads on this graceful new cultivar. Sheer red-tinted flower clusters wave good-bye to summer as blue-green blades turn to a blaze of old golds and maroons that promise to brighten your autumn and maintain a winter presence. Attracts birds

Forming a large mound of arching green leaves with soft pink bottlebrush flower spikes  from spring till fall then turning to buff as they dry. Sterile and non re-seeding Attracts songbirds Deer resistant Good cut flower

A more upright, broad-based bluestem with gray-green foliage transitioning to pink, copper and mahogany in the fall.

Gorgeous variegation of green, white and rosy pink. More compact than other little bluestems, fits in front of the border areas for a neat accent.

This little bluestem has fine hairs all along the blades that catch the light and make it appear to glow. A more upright habit makes it great for a statement in the garden.

Blue-grey foliage through summer changing to reddish tones in fall and producing creamy white floral plumes through the fall months.

Olive-green foliage and golden-yellow flowers highlighted by yellow anthers. Excellent in flower arrangements. Attracts butterflies Drought tolerant Remove seed heads to lessen spread

Fine-textured arching green blades form attractive mounds. Orange fall color. Seed heads in airy panicles.