Ornamental Grasses
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Acorus
gramineus ‘Ogon’ -
Golden Variegated
Sweet Flag
Zone 6
Grows 1' tall in full sun to light shade. Tolerates moisture.
#1 pot.....$10.95
Acorus gramineus ‘Pusillus
Aurea’ - Dwarf
Golden Sweet Flag
Zone 5
This dwarf grass grows 6" tall and has tiny narrow yellow
foliage, making a charming clump for rock gardens or perhaps
between stepping stones.
2 1/4" pot.....$6.95
Acorus gramineus ‘Variegata’
- Variegated Sweet Flag
Zone 6
Upright evergreen grass-like foliage to 12". Thin leaves
striped with cream and dark green. Grows best in partial shade
and moist to wet soil.
#1 pot.....$10.95
Carex
hachioensis ‘Evergold’ - Evergold
Japanese Sedge
Zone 6
Bright gold and green striped leaves, tolerates all soil types
and is extremely durable.
#1 pot.....$14.95
Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’
- Ice Dance Sedge
Zone 5
A slowly spreading evergreen sedge with white and green striped
foliage. Grows 12-15” tall in light to moderate shade.
Looks great with ferns and hostas while brightening up the woodland
garden.
#1 pot.....$14.95
Carex siderosticha ‘Variegata’
- Variegated Broad-Leaved
Sedge
Zone 5
Deciduous perennial with a slow-spreading, clumping habit. Useful
for groundcover in light shade and moist soil.
#1 pot.....$12.95
Chasmantheum latifolium
- Northern Sea Oats
Zone 5
Rich bamboo-like foliage with showy, drooping flowers that start
out green and change to copper in late summer. Great fall color!
Best color and performance in partial shade. Grows 2-3’.
SOLD OUT FOR 2008
Festuca
ovina ‘Elijah Blue’ - Elijah
Blue Fescue
Zone 5
Powdery blue foliage, compact 8-12" tall in full sun.
#1 pot.....$12.95
Hakonechloa
macra ‘Aureola’ - Golden
Japanese Forest Grass
Zone 5
Graceful, bright yellow and green bamboo-like foliage. Grows
1-2’. Best in shade.
#1 pot.....$16.95
Helictotrichon sempervirens - Blue Oat Grass
Zone 5
Bright blue foliage - medium texture on a low evergreen clump characterizes this grass. Best in full sun.
#1 pot.....$12.95
Liriope
spicata - Lily Turf
Zone 5
Excellent grass-like evergreen ground cover with small lavender
flowers in late summer. Grows 12-15” in sun or shade.
4" pot.....$5.95
#1 pot.....$9.95
Miscanthus
sacchariflorus ‘Giganteus’ - Giant
Miscanthus
Zone 6
Grows 10-12' before the brown and white plumes appear. Needs
plenty of moisture which makes it great planted near ponds.
#1 division.....$12.95
Miscanthus sinensis 'Caberet ’
Zone 5
Wide green leaves with a large white center. Grows 6-7' tall.
#1 pot.....$19.95
Miscanthus sinensis 'Dixieland ’
Zone 5
Dwarf form of Variegatus - green and white foliage, shorter
and more compact with pink plumes.
#1 pot.....$16.95
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus ’ - Maiden Grass
Zone 5
A fine textured Miscanthus growing only about 5-6' tall. Plumes late in October. You haven't seen a snow scene until you've seen this grass with snow on it! One of our favorites!
#1 pot.....$12.95
Miscanthus sinensis 'Helga Reich ’ - Helga Reich Maiden Grass
Zone 5
Has the habit of Miscanthus 'Gracillimus' but blooms earlier, in September with silver flowers and fine foliage. Grows 4-5'.
#1 pot.....$12.95
Miscanthus sinensis 'Nippon’ - Dwarf Japanese Silver Grass
Zone 5
'Nippon' is a superb selection with narrow leaves, slender habit and early-fall born inflorescence-held well above the leaves. Grows 3 1/2-4' tall.
#1 pot.....$12.95
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Silver
Arrow’ - Variegated
Japanese Silver Grass
Zone 5
An improved variegated grass with a nice vase shape reaching
5-6' tall.
#1 pot.....$12.95
Ophiopogon
planiscapes - Mondo
Grass
Zone 6
Grows 10-12" & clumps up rapidly. Evergreen leaves
make an excellent border or groundcover.
4" pot.....$5.95
Ophiopogon planiscapes ‘Black
Knight’ - Black
Knight Mondo Grass
Zone 6
Black leaves! Small lavender flower spikes within the foliage
in August. Leaves this color are not often seen.
2 1/4" pot.....$6.95
4" pot.....$10.95
Panicum
virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’ - Switch
Grass
Zone 4
Compact upright habit, growing 3-3 ½’ tall with
metallic blue foliage during the summer. Panicles of purple
flowers appear above the foliage, and finally during fall the
leaves turn bright yellow.
#1 pot.....$12.95
Pennisetum alopecuroides
'Foxtrot' - Japanese
Fountain Grass
Zone 5
The largest of Fountain Grasses. Grows 4-5' tall.
#1 pot.....$12.95
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