CYPERUS haspan viviparus
(sih-PEER-us) (HASS-pan) | GRCYHV5 |
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| Common Name: Umbrella Sedge |
| Description: Dwarf version of Cyperus grass. |
| Zone: 9 |
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DESCHAMPSIA caespitosa
(des-KAMP-see-ah) (say-spih-TOE-sah) | GRDECA3 |
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| Common Name: Tufted Hair Grass |
| Description: Showy, dense tufts. |
| Zone: 4 |
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DESCHAMPSIA caespitosa 'Northern Lights'
(des-KAMP-see-ah) | GRDENL5 |
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| Common Name: Hair Grass |
| Description: 1998 Bluebird introduction. Highly variegated leaves have pink blush on new growth and in cool weather. A very striking plant that has enjoyed great popularity in the US and Europe since introduced. Difficult to ship in the heat of summer! |
| Zone: 5 |
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DESCHAMPSIA caespitosa 'Northern Lights'
(des-KAMP-see-ah) (say-spih-TOE-sah) | GRDENL3 |
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| Common Name: Hair Grass |
| Description: 1998 Bluebird introduction. Highly variegated leaves have pink blush on new growth and in cool weather. A very striking plant that has enjoyed great popularity in the U.S. and Europe since introduced. Difficult to ship in the heat of summer. Available after 3/1. |
| Zone: 5 |
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ERAGROSTIS spectabilis
(err-ah-GROS-tiss) (spek-TAB-il-iss) | GRERSP3 |
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| Common Name: Purple Love Grass |
| Description: Soft bronze-red inflorescences are soft and subtle in the sunlight appearing in August. Light green foliage in summer turns to a bronzy-red in fall. Irresistible texture plant for the late summer garden. Tolerates sandy and poor soil. |
| Zone: 5 |
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ERAGROSTIS trichodes
(err-ah-GROS-tiss) (trik-OH-des) | GRERTR3 |
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| Common Name: Sand Love Grass |
| Description: 2010 GreatPlantsTM Grass of the Year! Lovely, delicate, warm season, native bunchgrass with arching seed heads. |
| Zone: 5 |
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ERAGROSTIS trichodes
(err-ah-GROS-tiss) (trik-OH-des) | GRERTR5 |
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| Common Name: Sand Love Grass |
| Description: 2010 GreatPlantsTM Grass of the Year! Lovely, delicate, warm season, native bunchgrass with arching seed heads. |
| Zone: 5 |
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FESTUCA cinerea 'Dwarf'
(fess-TOO-ka) (sin-ER-ee-a) | GRFECD3 |
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| Common Name: Fescue |
| Description: Popular dwarf plants for edging; blue foliage. |
| Zone: 4 |
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FESTUCA glauca 'Elijah Blue'
(fess-TOO-ka) (GLAU-ka) | GRFEEB5 |
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| Common Name: Fescue |
| Description: Lovely selection with blue color that holds up well throughout the summer. From divisions. |
| Zone: 4 |
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HAKONECHLOA macra 'Aureola'
(hak-on-eh-KLO-ah) (MAK-rah) | GRHAAU5 |
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| Common Name: Golden Japanese Forest Grass |
| Description: 2009 PPA Plant of the Year! RHS Award of Garden Merit. Arching, golden foliage graces the borders edge or gently cascading over a rock wall. Dainty seed panicles dance above in late summer with reddish-pink foliage tones in fall. Radiant foliage adds brightness to the shaded garden. |
| Zone: 5 |
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HELICTOTRICHON sempervirens
(hel-ik-toe-TRY-kon) (sem-per-VI-renz) | GRHESE8 |
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| Common Name: Oat Grass |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Striking, glaucous foliage; flowers at 5'. Limited. Spring shipping only. |
| Zone: 4 |
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HELICTOTRICHON sempervirens 'Saphirsprudel'
(hel-ik-toe-TRY-kon) (sem-per-VI-renz) | GRHESA8 |
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| Common Name: Oat Grass |
| Description: German selection more tolerant of hot, muggy summers than species. Slightly wider blades show off intense blue color. A Ratzeputz introduction. Spring shipping only. |
| Zone: 4 |
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IMPERATA cylindrica 'Red Baron'
(im-per-AH-ta) (sill-IND-rih-kah) | GRIMCY5 |
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| Common Name: Japanese Blood Grass |
| Description: Striking accent plant. Spreads by underground stolons, but not usually invasive in colder, northern climates. A great grass, but pick your site carefully.
We can ship to the following states only:
CA,IL,IN,MA,MI,NE,NV,OH,OK,PA,VA,WA,WI |
| Zone: 5 |
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ISOLEPIS cernuus
(eye-so-LEP-iss) (SIR-new-us) | GRISCE3 |
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| Common Name: Mop-Sedge, Fiber-Optics Grass |
| Description: Very fine stems create very dense, pendulent mop with tiny, terminal spikes. Use in bonsai, trough garden, raised planter, or at the water's edge as accent, highlighting its interesting, arching, spilling form. Also does well indoors in good light. Z 8-9, maybe colder, especially near water. |
| Zone: 8 |
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KOELERIA macrantha
(ko-LE-ree-a) (MAK-ran-tha) | GRKOMA3 |
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| Common Name: Junegrass |
| Description: Cool-season, perennial, bunch-forming grass that's native to the north & central prairies where it occurs with little bluestem, needlegrass, and prairie dropseed. The dense, dark green foliage is topped with flower stalks in late May that are 20-30" tall. Summer dormant, but makes considerable growth in fall. |
| Zone: 4 |
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MELINIS nerviglumis (PINK CRYSTALS®)
(mel-EYE-nus) (ner-vig-LOO-miss) | GRMENE3 |
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| Description: 1998 Plant Select®. Annual grass with shimmering heads of bright ruby and silver flowers that sparkle like champagne bubbles. |
| Zone: 8 |
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MISCANTHUS 'Giganteus'
(mis-KAN-thus) | GRMIGI8 |
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| Description: Sometimes sold as Miscanthus floridulus. An impressive, handsome giant growing into a tight clump in 4-5 years. Attractive inflorescences late. Has graced our Z 4 garden for at least 20 years. Limited. |
| Zone: 4 |
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MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Gracillimus'
(mis-KAN-thus) (sih-NEN-sis) | GRMISG8 |
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| Common Name: Maiden Grass |
| Description: Feathery, fan-shaped, pale pink panicles. Neat, narrow-leaved upright. |
| Zone: 5 |
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MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Little Zebra'
(mis-KAN-thus) | GRMILZ5 |
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| Description: Greenish-gold stripes on a compact, mounding habit. In the early fall this grass has a reddish, fan-shaped bloom; good for a small landscape.Photo compliments Hoffman Nursery. |
| Zone: 4 |
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MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Morning Light'
(mis-KAN-thus) (sih-NEN-sis) | GRMIML8 |
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| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Silver variegated Maiden Grass, reddish-bronze inflorescence in October. |
| Zone: 5 |
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MISCANTHUS sinensis var. purpurascens 'Autumn Red'
(mis-KAN-thus) (sih-NEN-sis) | GRMIAR8 |
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| Description: 2006 GreatPlantsTM Grass of the Year! Compact, 3-4', early blooming variety. Red-purple fall color. Extra nice. |
| Zone: 5 |
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MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Zebrinus'
(mis-KAN-thus) (sih-NEN-sis) | GRMIZE8 |
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| Common Name: Zebra Grass |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Horizontal, yellow bands on foliage; grows as wide as tall. |
| Zone: 5 |
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NASSELLA tenuissima 'Ponytails'
(NAY-sell-a) (ten-yew-ISS-ih-ma) | GRNAPT3 |
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| Description: Most graceful of grasses with slender, arching leaves. Finely textured plants with feathery awns. Incredible winter interest. Excellent container plant. |
| Zone: 7 |
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PANICUM virgatum 'Cheyenne Sky' PP#23,209
(PAN-ih-kum) (ver-GAY-tum) | GRPACS8 |
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| Common Name: Switch Grass |
| Description: An exciting selection chosen for its tight, vase-shaped form. Blue-green foliage turns wine-red late summer and showy flower spikes of the same color appear in fall. Seed plumes often persist through winter providing visual interest and food for birds. More compact and uniformly red than 'Shenandoah'. Propagation Prohibited. Limited. |
| Zone: 4 |
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PANICUM virgatum 'Dallas Blues' PP# 11,202
(PAN-ih-kum) (ver-GAY-tum) | GRPADB8 |
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| Common Name: Switch Grass |
| Description: 2016 GreatPlants™ Grass of the Year! Steely blue-purple foliage selection with many, very large flower panicles from early September to frost. Robust plants. Outstanding! Propagation Prohibited. |
| Zone: 5 |
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PANICUM virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
(PAN-ih-kum) (ver-GAY-tum) | GRPAHM8 |
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| Common Name: Blue Switch Grass |
| Description: Strongly glaucous, blue leaves, strictly upright. Never leans or flops, even in heavy rain. Blooms in fall with strong pink tones in inflorescence. Fine specimen with yellow fall color. |
| Zone: 5 |
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PANICUM virgatum 'Northwind'
(PAN-ih-kum) | GRPANW5 |
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| Common Name: Switch Grass |
| Description: 2014 PPA Plant of the Year! 2012 GreatPlants™ Grass of the Year! Considered the best landscape Panicum. 'North Wind' is an outstanding, upright, blue selection made by Roy Diblik of Northwind Perennial Farm in Wisconsin. Wide, substantial, greenish-blue grass blades become a lovely blue in summer and turn golden-yellow in fall. Rust resistant. Vigorous. |
| Zone: 2 |
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PANICUM virgatum 'Northwind'
(PAN-ih-kum) (ver-GAY-tum) | GRPANW8 |
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| Common Name: Switch Grass |
| Description: 2012 GreatPlantsTM Grass of the Year. Considered the best landscape Panicum. 'Northwind' is an outstanding, upright, blue selection made by Roy Diblik of Northwind Perennial Farm in WI. Wide, substantial, greenish-blue grass blades become a lovely blue in summer and turn golden-yellow in fall. Rust resistant. Vigorous. |
| Zone: 2 |
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PANICUM virgatum 'RR1' Ruby Ribbons TM PP# 17,944
(PAN-ih-kum) (ver-GAY-tum) | GRPARR8 |
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| Common Name: Ruby Ribbons Switch Grass |
| Description: This Panicum came from the University of Connecticut's plant breeding program. This deer resistant hybrid is a cross between Panicum 'Heavy Metal' x Panicum 'Hans Herme' producing a four foot specimen emerging with blue-gray foliage that turns burgundy-red by mid-summer. The foliage gets darker as the season progresses. Flower spikes appear in late summer and persist into winter; great in arrangements. Propagation Prohibited. |
| Zone: 5 |
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PANICUM virgatum 'Shenandoah'
(PAN-ih-kum) (ver-GAY-tum) | GRPASH5 |
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| Common Name: Red Switch Grass |
| Description: 2009 GreatPlants TM Grass of the Year! Dark red leaf tones in July, burgundy in August, to wine colored in September. Striking contrast plant. |
| Zone: 5 |
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