Grasses

Type	Botanical Name	Common Name	Description	Height	Light Req.	Zone
Grass	CALAMAGROSTIS brachytricha	Korean Feather Reed Grass	Fluffy tawny pink plumes in Sept. fade to tan. Great fall accent. Reseeds.	3-4 feet	Sun	4
Grass	CALAMAGROSTIS x acutiflora ‘Avalanche’	Feather Reed Grass	Attractive variegated cultivar with white-centered blades edged in green.	4-5 feet	Sun	4
Grass	CALAMAGROSTIS x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’	Feather Reed Grass	Upright clump-forming habit with lasting summer flower plumes.	4-5 feet	Sun	4
Grass	CAREX appalachica	Appalachian Sedge	Very fine hair-like foliage in a tidy arching clump. Excellent for dry shade.	12-14 inches	Sun/Part Shade	3
Annual	CAREX buchananii ‘Firefox’	Leatherleaf Sedge	Narrow copper-colored blades provide interest in containers. Will overwinter in Vermont with adequate snow cover.	22-24 inches	Sun/Part Shade	6
Grass	CAREX eburnea	Bristle Leaf Sedge	A petite grass that forms spherical mounds of fine green foliage.	6-10 inches	Part Shade/Shade	3
Grass	CAREX elata ‘Bowles Golden’	Golden Sedge	One of the best golden leaved “grasses”. Blades have a narrow green margin and fountain into an upright vase shape. Best in moist sites.	16-18 inches	Sun/Part Shade	4
Grass	CAREX flacca ‘Blue Zinger’	Blue Sedge	Mats of blue-gray narrow foliage are long-lived and adaptable.	8-16 inches	Sun/Part Shade	4
Grass	CAREX morrowii ‘Ice Dance’	Japanese Sedge	Semi-evergreen, grass-like foliage edged white. Dry shade tolerant.	16-18 inches	Sun/Part Shade	5
Grass	CAREX muskingumensis ‘Little Midge’	Dwarf Palm Sedge	An adorable dwarf form with bright green palm-like foliage.	8-10 inches	Sun/Part Shade	4
Grass	CAREX muskingumensis ‘Oehme’	Variegated Palm Sedge	Glossy green palm-like foliage with narrow gold edge.	18-20 inches	Sun/Part Shade	4
Grass	CAREX oshimensis ‘Everglow’	Evercolor Sedge	Cream edging of the evergreen, arching foliage becomes orange from autumn into the spring. Habit is compact and mounding.	12-18 inches	Sun/Part Shade	5
Grass	CAREX pensylvanica	Pennsylvania Sedge	A tough native grass with fine-textured, arching green foliage.	8-10 inches	Part Shade/Shade	3
Grass	CAREX siderosticha ‘Banana Boat’	Variegated Broad-leaved Sedge	One inch blades are banana yellow edged in green. Brightens up a shady spot!	6-12 inches	Part Shade/Shade	5
Grass	CAREX siderosticha ‘Variegata’	Variegated Broad-leaved Sedge	Deciduous sedge with wide blades of green with a pronounced cream edge. Excellent shade groundcover.	14-16 inches	Sun/Part Shade	4
Grass	DESCHAMPSIA caespitosa ‘Goldgehaenge’	Tufted Hair Grass	Evergreen tufts to 12″ with golden yellow inflorescences held above the foliage.	30-36 inches	Sun/Part Shade	3
Grass	DESCHAMPSIA flexuosa	Wavy Hair Grass	This diminutive grass thrives in dry shade. Fine-textured and delicate in appearance, it is tough and drought tolerant In spring it is topped with graceful feathery flowers.	12-14 inches	Part Shade	4
Grass	FESTUCA ‘Cool as Ice’	Blue Fescue	Tufts of soft gray-green foliage turn blue in summer. Improved heat tolerance. Needs well-drained soil.	12-18 inches	Sun	4
Grass	HAKONECHLOA macra ‘All Gold’	Japanese Forest Grass	A cultivar with bright metallic gold foliage and more upright habit.	16-18 inches	Part Shade	4
Grass	HAKONECHLOA macra ‘Aureola’	Japanese Forest Grass	Low, arching bamboo-like foliage of yellow with a green line. One of the best grasses for shade. Spreads slowly.	12-14 inches	Part Shade	4
Grass	HAKONECHLOA macra ‘Beni Kaze’	Red Wind Forest Grass	A graceful mound of green foliage that turns a lovely red in the fall.	28-30 inches	Part Shade	4
Grass	HAKONECHLOA macra ‘Sunflare’	Japanese Forest Grass	A sport of H. ‘All Gold’ with chartreuse gold foliage tipped in crimson. Becomes more orange and burgundy in the fall.	16-18 inches	Part Shade	4
Grass	HAKONECHLOA macra ‘Albo-striata’	Japanese Forest Grass	A rare white-striped form of Japanese forest grass that is taller and more upright-growing than H. ‘Aureola’.	18-20 inches	Part Shade	4
Grass	HELICTOTRICHON sempervirens	Blue Oat Grass	Spiny stiff foliage radiating from a central point forms an attractive blue clump.	22-24 inches	Sun	4
Grass	JUNCUS inflexus Lovesick Blues’	Blue Rush	Grass-like mounds of blue-gray triangular stems. Great for wet sites. Discovered at Plant Delights Nursery.	12-14 inches	Sun	4
Grass	LUZULA sylvatica ‘Solar Flair’	Greater Wood Rush	Excellent grass-like plant for shade. Semi-evergreen foliage is bright yellow-green. Prefers moisture, but will tolerate dryness.	12-14 inches	Part Shade	4
Grass	LUZULA sylvatica ‘Surprise’	Greater Wood Rush	Grass-like shade plant with foliage variegated in cream. New shoots almost entirely white! Semi-evergreen. Prefers moist soils, but quite tolerant of drier conditions.	12-14 inches	Part Shade	4
Grass	MISCANTHUS floridulus ‘Giganteus’	Giant Silver Grass	Impressive 8’-10′ grass with silver plumes in October.	8-10 feet	Sun	5
Grass	MISCANTHUS sinensis ‘Purpurescens’	Maiden Grass	Green foliage turns red at the end of summer. Plumes up early. Very hardy.	4-6 feet	Sun	4
Grass	MOLINA arundinacea Skyracer’	Purple Moor Grass	Dramatic tall grass with airy yellow-gold seed heads and gold foliage in fall. Plumes to 6 feet.	4-6 feet	Sun	4
Grass	MOLINA caerulea ‘Moorhexe’	Purple Moor Grass	Slender brownish-purple seedheads in late summer. Finely textured. Foliage turns golden in fall.	30-36 inches	Sun	4
Grass	MOLINA caerulea ‘Strahlenquelle’	Purple Moor Grass	Green foliage only grows to 24” tall, but the golden flower plumes spire to 48”. The whole plant turns gold in the fall.	2-4 feet	Sun	4
Grass	MOLINA caerulea ‘Variegata’	Variegated Moor Grass	Clumps of brightly variegated cream and green blades. Flowers attractive and plant looks good all season. One of our favorites.	14-16 inches	Sun	4
Grass	PANICUM amarum ‘Dewey Blue’	Blue Switch Grass	A selection of a tough, native switch grass with lovely glaucous blue foliage and vase-shaped habit. Airy tan plumes in late summer. Drought-tolerant.	4-5 feet	Sun	4
Grass	PANICUM virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’	Blue Switch Grass	Striking steel-blue foliage with reddish brown plumes in fall. Upright habit.	3-4 feet	Sun	4
Grass	PANICUM virgatum ‘Shenandoah’	Red Switch Grass	Red-tipped foliage appears in spring followed by reddish-pink flower panicles in summer. Foliage deepens to burgundy in the fall.	2-4 feet	Sun	4
Grass	PANICUM virgatum ‘Thundercloud’	Switch Grass	A large cultivar with a strong upright habit. Pinkish-tan panicles over blue-green foliage.	6-8 feet	Sun	4
Annual	PENNISETUM purpureum ‘Vertigo’	Red Fountain Grass	An upright form with wide, deep green foliage that matures to dark purple. Large and dramatic!	4-8 feet	Sun	Tropical
Annual	PENNISETUM setaceum ‘Fireworks’	Red Fountain Grass	A variegated form of red fountain grass with dark green blades stiped pink to dark purple.	2-4 feet	Sun	Tropical
Annual	PENNISETUM villosum	Feathertop Grass	Graceful green foliage topped with fluffy white plumes through the summer.	18-24 inches	Sun	Tropical
Grass	SCHIZACHYRIUM scoparium ‘Blue Heaven’	Little Bluestem	An improved selection with a more upright habit. Steel blue foliage highlighted with purple turns colorful shades of orange, red, pink and purple in the fall. Flower panicles are a glossy purple.	42-54 inches	Sun	3
Grass	SCHIZACHYRIUM scoparium ‘Standing Ovation’	Little Bluestem	A thick-stemmed form that will not flop. Blue foliage turns red and orange in the fall.	3-4 feet	Sun	3
Grass	SPODIOPOGON sibiricus	Silver Spike Grass	Dark green bamboo-like foliage topped by silver spikes Jul-Oct. Strong horizontal lines. Red fall foliage if grown in full sun.	4-6 feet	Sun	3
Grass	SPOROBOLUS heterolepis	Prairie Dropseed	Fine-textured arching green blades form attractive mounds. Orange fall color. Seed heads in airy panicles.	20-22 inches	Sun	3

Rocky Dale Gardens Plant Catalog

Grasses