| Type |
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Item Description |
Height |
Description
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| Calamagrostis |
 |
'Avalanche' |
4' tall |
Clumping; wide white band down center of leaf blade; silvery plumes starting mid-summer; prefers sun to part shade; moist soil. |
| Calamagrostis |
 |
'Karl Foerster' |
5-6' tall |
Slightly fluffy flowers early to mid-summer which continue into fall; prefers sun; moist soil. |
| Calamagrostis |
 |
'Overdam' |
2-3' tall |
White variegated foliage; narrow, erect flowers on long, stiff stems; very showy; prefers part shade; tolerates wide range of soil. |
| Carex |
 |
'Blue Zinger' |
6-10" tall |
Steel-blue clumps of foliage; prefers sun to part shade; well-drained soil. |
| Carex |
 |
'Blue Wood Sedge' |
6-10" tall |
Bluish, quilted foliage; flowers early spring forming interesting seed heads; prefers shade; tolerates wide range of soil. |
| Carex |
 |
'Cappuccino' |
12" tall |
Foliage varies from deep cappuccino to reddish bronze; forms attractive mount; prefers sun to part shade; well-drained soil. |
| Carex |
 |
'Evergold' |
12" tall |
Creamy yellow blades; green margins; prefers shade; well-drained soil. |
| Carex |
 |
Carex flacca (glauca) Glaucouse Sedge |
6-15" tall |
Blue-green foliage; narrow blades; blooms May, June; prefers sun to part shade; tolerates wide range of soil. |
| Carex |
 |
'Ice Dance' |
12" tall |
Shiny foliage; bright variegation; exciting groundcover; prefers part shade; rich soil. |
| Carex |
 |
'Silver Sceptre' |
12" tall |
Narrow foliage; white margins; forms thick silvery clumps; prefers shade; well-drained soil. |
| Erianthus |
 |
'Erianthus ravennae' |
9-12' tall |
Late fall flowers silver-bronze turning to silver; fall foliage turns orange, tan, and purple; dramatic winter skeleton; prefers full sun; moist soil. |
| Festuca |
 |
'Boulder Blue' |
10" tall |
Short, compact mounds of metallic blue; heavy bloomer in summer, prefers sun to light shade; well-drained soil. |
| Festuca |
 |
'Elijah Blue' |
8" tall |
Soft, powdery blue; medium textured; prefers part shade; well-drained soil. |
| Liriope |
 |
'Big Blue' |
12-15" tall |
Medium width foliage; clumping; lavender flower spike; prefers sun or shade; well-drained soil. |
| Liriope |
 |
'Gold Banded' |
12-18" tall |
Green leaf w/ gold edge; lavender flower; prefers sun to light shade; well- drained soil.
|
| Liriope |
 |
'Silver Dragon' |
10-15" tall |
Variegated; spreads rapidly; pale lavender flower spikes; prefers sun to light shade; well-drained soil. |
| Liriope |
 |
'Variegated' |
9-12" tall |
Excellent edger or groundcover; foliage edged w/ creamy yellow; purple bloom in early fall; prefers full sun to full shade; well-drained soil. |
| Miscanthus |
 |
'Adagio' |
4-5' tall |
Narrow green leaves; forms a neat mound; prolific production of blooms appear by August; prefers full sun; well-drained soil. |
| Miscanthus |
 |
'Arabesque' |
5' tall |
Fine, narrow green leaves; blooms in September; prefers full sun; well- drained soil. |
| Miscanthus |
 |
'Blutenwonder' |
6' tall |
Showy blue-gray foliage; massive bloomer; prefers full sun; well-drained soil. |
| Miscanthus |
 |
'Purpurascens' - Flame Grass |
3-4' tall |
Green foliage w/ reddish tint; showy silvery plumes in July/August; plumes turn dazzling red-orange in September; prefers sun to light shade; well- drained soil. |
| Miscanthus |
 |
'Malepartus' |
5-6' tall |
Large, purple-pink plumes turn silver in early August; good fall color; good winter skeleton; prefers sun to part shade; well-drained soil. |
| Miscanthus |
 |
'Gracillimus' |
5-6' tall |
Gray-green fine-textured foliage; copper colored flowers in September turn silver in fall; showy in winter; prefers sun to light shade; well-drained soil. |
| Miscanthus |
 |
'Morning Light' |
4-5' tall |
Narrow white band on leave margins; appears luminous silver at distance; fine textured foliage; reddish bronze flowers bloom late in fall; flowers dry to a fluffy cream; prefers sun to light shade; well-drained soil. |
| Miscanthus |
 |
'Variegatus' |
4-6' tall |
Arching growth habit; leaves 1/4" wide and pale green w/ creamy white stripes; too much sun can burn the foliage; blooms late summer w/ 1-2' plume-like flowers; good winter skeleton; prefers dappled sun to light shade; well-drained soil. |
| Miscanthus |
 |
'Silberfeder' |
6-8' tall |
Beautiful silver inflorescences; dramatic winter skeleton; prefers sun; well- drained soil. |
| Miscanthus |
 |
'Srictus' ('Porcupine') |
9' tall |
Banded variegation of gold bars; very upright resembling porcupine quills; spiked foliage; prefers sun; tolerates range of soil. |
| Panicum |
 |
'Heavy Metal' |
5' tall |
Foliage is bluish in color; delicate seed heads; prefers full sun to part shade; tolerates range of soil. |
| Panicum |
 |
'Prairie Sky' |
4-6' tall |
Grows straight up; narrow clumps of stiffly upright, powdery blue leaf blades; flower panicles open dark red in midsummer, forming an airy cloud above the foliage, lasting until mid-winter; good winter skeleton; prefers sun to part shade; tolerates range of soil. |
| Panicum |
 |
'Shenandoah' |
4' tall |
Deep green foliage takes on red coloring becoming deep burgundy by September; similar in appearance to 'Japanese Blood Grass'; prefers sun to part shade; tolerates range of soil. |
| Pennisetum |
 |
'Black Moudry' (Black Fountain) |
2-3' tall |
Dark brown bottlebrush plumes; late blooming October to November; good in cut flowers; prefers sun; well-drained soil. |
| Pennisetum |
 |
'Alopecuroide' |
|
ANY DWARF-LIKE FOUNTAIN GRASS, like 'Hameln'. |
| Pennisetum |
 |
'Hameln' |
2-3' tall |
Mounding; dark green foliage; bottleneck creamy flowers in July; flowers turn buff in fall; good winter show; prefers sun; well-drained soil. |
| Pennisetum |
 |
'Little Bunny' |
18" tall |
True dwarf fountain grass; foxtail flowers; prefers sun to light shade; well- drained soil. |
| Pennisetum |
 |
'Oriental Fountain' |
2-3' tall |
Bottlebrush shaped cream flowers w/ straight stems; prefers sun w/ a little shade; well-drained soil. |
| Imperata |
 |
'Red Baron' (Japanese Blood) |
1-2' tall |
No flowering; slow spreader; leaves emerge green and turn red at tips; color intensifies over summer; prefers sun; moist, fertile soil. |
| Scoparium |
 |
'Little Bluestem'
|
4' tall |
Throwback to American tall grass prairie; fine textured; clump forming; prefers sun; tolerates range of soil. |
| Sorghastrum |
 |
'Indian Steel' |
4' tall |
Striking metallic blue; blooms appear in August; prefers full sun; well-drained soil. |
| Sorghastrum |
 |
'Sioux Blue Indian' |
6' tall |
Metallic blue foliage becomes copper colored in fall; prefers sun; well-drained soil. |
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Ground Covers
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Description
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| Ajuga |
 |
'Ajuga' |
8" tall |
Tricolored foliage (white, pink and green); blue flowers on 6" spikes; blooms late spring; prefers dappled sun to light shade; tolerates range of soil. |
| Heuchera |
|
'Crimson Curls' |
12" tall |
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| Heuchera |
 |
'Plum Pudding' |
12-16" tall |
Coral bells; pewter grey leaf surfaces are suffused w/ undercurrents of deep purple; delicate sprays of pinkish flowers appear in early summer; prefers partial shade to shade; well- drained soil. |
Whispering Pines 
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