Category Archives: Grasses
SOLD OUT Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass – 3 plugs
Botanical Name: Calamagrostis x acutiflora Description: A splendid perennial commonly called “Feather Reed Grass.” It’s ideal for creating vertical effects in the garden. It grows 4 to 5 feet tall and opens wheat-colored, feathery flower plumes in early summer. Very good choice and one of our favorites. Prefers full sun to partial shade and is
Hameln Fountain Grass – 3 plugs
Botanical Name: Pennisetum alopecuroides Description: Hameln, a popular fountain grass with deep green leaves in summer and then bronze to beige in the fall. Will flower in late summer with silver to pinkish-white spikes that will turn brown in the fall when the seeds form.
Purpurascens Flame Grass – 3 plugs
Botanical: Miscanthus sinensis ‘Purpurascens’ Description: Commonly referred to, as are most miscanthus, as Feather Reed Grass, Purpurascens grows to a height of 3 to 5 feet. Its primary feature is foliage that turns to a deep, almost purple red in late summer, topped by flower heads of a very light red. Its size and colorful
Heavy Metal Panicum Grass – 3 plugs
Botanical: Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’ Description: Often referred to as Blue Switch Grass, Heavy Metal is more upright in growth habit than the other Panicums. Its foliage is metallic blue through the summer months but turns to shades of yellow in the fall. In late summer it begins to flower, opening light pink panicles that
Overdam Calamagrostis Grass – 3 plugs
Botanical: Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Overdam’ Description: Calamagrostis Overdam forms beautiful clumps of arching leaves that enhance the landscape from May to Winter. The leaves are of medium width and variegated with green edges and a white center. It is similar to Avalanche except that there is more green in the leaves. Flowers are carried above
Elijah Blue Fescue Grass – 3 plugs
Botanical Name: Festuca glauca Description: The bluest of the dwarf fescues! An exceptional ground cover or accent, plants grow upright in urchin-like 10″ clumps. They hold their steel blue color through the heat of summer without browning. They thrive in dry places and prefer full sun or light shade. Medium growth rate.
Little Bunny Pennisetum Grass – 3 plugs
Botanical: Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Little Bunny’ Description: Little Bunny is the smallest of the pennisetums, only about 12 inches tall. Its green spring/summer foliage turns to a golden brown in the fall to contrast nicely with the silvery white flowers that produced from late summer to frost. A great choice for sunny borders, containers, and rock
