Ornamental Grasses
Grasses mingle well with perennials and shrubs. These selected varieties offer screening, provide texture or create a relaxing atmosphere. Grasses for different growing conditions provide many options to consider.
Ornamental Grasses Plant List
| # | Botanical Name | Cultivar | Common Name | Tree | Native |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscanthus sinensis | 'Morning Light' | variegated maiden grass | ||
| 2 | Muhlenbergia rigens | deergrass | |||
| 3 | Festuca glauca | 'Elijah Bue' | blue fescue | ||
| 4 | Stipa tenuissima | Mexican feather grass | |||
| 5 | Schizachyrium scoparium | 'The Blues' | little bluestem | ||
| 6 | Phalaris arundinacea | 'Strawberries & Cream' | ribbon grass | N | |
| 7 | Carex flagellifera | weeping New Zealand sedge | N | ||
| 8 | Panicum virgatum | 'Heavy Metal' | blue switch grass | ||
| 9 | Panicum virgatum | 'Rotstrahlbusch' | red switch grass | ||
| 10 | Miscanthus sinensis | 'Rotsilber' | Japanese silver grass | ||
| 11 | Arundo donax | giant reed grass | |||
| 12 | Molinia caerulea | 'Strahlenquelle' (source of rays) | purple moor grass | ||
| 13 | Carex buchananii | red rooster, leatherleaf sedge | |||
| 14 | Cornus mas | Cornelian cherry | |||
| 15 | Miscanthus sinensis | 'Strictus' | zebra grass, porcupine grass | ||
| 16 | Deschampsia cespitosa | 'Goldgehaenge' | tufted hair grass, tussock grass | ||
| 17 | Chasmanthium latifolium | Indian wood oats, northern sea oats | |||
| 18 | Hakonechloa macra | 'Aureola' | golden Japanese forest grass | ||
| 19 | Panicum virgatum | 'Shenandoah' | red switch grass | ||
| 20 | Imperata cylindrica | 'Red Baron', 'Rubra' | Japanese blood grass | ||
| 21 | Helictotrichon sempervirens | blue oat grass | N | ||
| 22 | Bergenia cordifolia | 'Winter Glow' | heartleaf bergenia, pigsqueak | ||
| 23 | Bergenia stracheyi | Himalayan bergenia, dwarf bergenia |