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Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Overdam' |
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3' tall (plume)
Zones 5-9
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Container Gardening: 5" pot
Feather Reed Grass. Distinct white edges all the way up both sides of each blade. Pink plumes in early summer.
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Carex hachijoensis 'Evergold' |
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8-10" tall
Zones 5-8
Partial Shade/Shade
Container Gardening: 3" pot
Japanese sedge 'Evergold.' For a grassy look in light to moderate shade. Lush arching, bright creamy yellow foliage belies its toughness. It tolerates gravelly, sandy and rich soils while showing off center-striped foliage with green margins. Prefers modest moisture yet is reasonably drought tolerant for short periods. |
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Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' |
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12" tall
Zones 5-9
Partial Shade/Shade
Container Gardening: 4" pot
Variegated Sedge. Compact tufts of dark green grass-like leaves with clear white borders one-half inch wide stand out in the shade garden. Requires moist, fertile well-drained soil.
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Chasmanthuium uniola latifolium
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3' tall
Zones 5-9
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Container Gardening: 5" pot
Northern Sea Oats. Narrow foliage varies from pale to deep green depending on light intensity. Dangling oatlike blooms.
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Deschampsia caepitosa 'Northern Lights'
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24" tall
Zones 4-8
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Container Gardening: 4" pot
Scottish Tufted Hair Grass. Highly variegated leaves have pink blush on new growth and in cool weather. |
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Deschampsia caespitosa 'Schottland' |
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Up to 5' tall
Zones 5-9
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Container Gardening: 5" pot
Scottish Tufted Hair Grass. Loose, airy panicles arch up and outward from early summer continuing through fall to grace your garden with an unusual misty effect. Dense, tufted leaves up to two feet tall. Prefers moist but well-drained soil.
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Elymus arenarius 'Glaucus' |
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2-3' tall
Zones 4-8
Full Sun
Container Gardening: 5" pot
Arching, metallic blue-gray foliage provides season-long contrast. |
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Festuca glauca 'Elijah's Blue' |
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4-8" foliage, 8" tall flowers
Zones 4-8
Full Sun
Container Gardening: 3" pot
The bluest of the ornamental fescues. Frequently used in mass by professional landscapers. |
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Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' |
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14" tall
Zones 5-8
Partial Shade/Shade
Container Gardening: 3" pot
Arching blades catch your eye with bright yellow and narrow green stripes. Interesting texture for the shade garden. |
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Helictotrichon sempervirens 'Sapphire' |
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24" tall
Zones 4-8
Full Sun
Container Gardening: Large 5" pot
Excellent blue color similar to Festuca but much taller. |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Arabesque' |
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3-4' tall
Zones 4-9
Full Sun
Container Gardening: 5" pot
Compact grower, showy plumes.
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Graziella' |
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5-6' tall
Zones 5-9
Full Sun
Container Gardening: 5" pot
Airy flower plumes appear in August, earlier than most Miscanthus so northern gardeners get a longer bloom time. Narrow leaves. |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Kitten' |
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1-2' tall
Zones 5-9
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Container Gardening: Large 5" pot
Only 12-24" tall, this dwarf Japanese Silver Grass makes a great accent or, when several are massed together, a lovely group. Late-summer silver inflorescences.
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Puenktchen' (Little Dot)
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3' tall
Zones 5-9
Full Sun
Container Gardening: 4" pot
Shorter and therefore useful as accents or in a smaller garden. Narrow leaves with plumes held grandly above the foliage. Yellow horizontal bands accent the blades. Late August plumes have roxy tint.
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Purpurascens'
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3-5' tall
Zones 5-9
Full Sun
Container Gardening: 3" pot
Flame grass. Foliage becomes reddish-green as summer wanes. Feathery plumes in August, earlier than most Miscanthus, so northern gardeners can enjoy them before the cold weather. |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus' |
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5-7' tall
Zones 5-9
Full Sun
Container Gardening: 5" pot
Porcupine grass. Notable for green leaves with striking horizontal gold bars. Erect, not arching, habit. Blooms in September.
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus' |
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6-8' tall
Zones 5-9
Full Sun
Container Gardening: 3" pot
Zebra Grass. Arching green leaves with striking horizontal gold bars. Blooms in September. |
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4-5' tall
Zones 4-9
Full Sun
Container Gardening: 5" pot
Very erect (not arching) foliage in metallic blue. Unusual airy blooms from late summer on. Quicker out of dormancy than "Heavy Metal." |
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Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' |
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24" tall
Zones 5-9
Full Sun
Container Gardening: 4" pot
Dwarf Fountain Grass. Dark green leaves to six-inches long turn yellow in fall. Five-inch bottle-brush panicles appear early, maturing to gray-brown. |
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Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny' |
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11" tall
Zones 5-9
Full Sun
Container Gardening: 4" pot
The smallest fountain grass with flowers reaching only 11 inches! |
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4' tall
Zones 5-9
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Container Gardening: 3" pot
Nearly white foxtail flowers.
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Pennisetum messiacum 'Red Buttons' |
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3' tall
Zones 5-9
Full Sun
Container Gardening: 3" pot
Red blooms fading to buff. |
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Phalaris arundinacea 'Dwarf Garters' |
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15" tall
Zones 4-9
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Container Gardening: 4" pot
Dwarf ribbon grass with bold white stripes through the foliage. Spreads by rhizomes, useful ground cover even takes part shade.
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