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CALAMAGROSTIS Eldorado
4-5'h SUN SUMMER
(Variegated Feather Reed Grass) A new and rare gold
variegated 'Karl Forester'. Narrow, green leaves with a bright
gold midrib. Feathery plumes appear in early summer and
last all season long.
CALAMAGROSTIS a. Karl Forester
50"h SUN SUMMER
Early emerging, wheat-colored plumes are great for providing
vertical effect in the landscape.
CAREX Evergold
12"-14"h PART SHADE
(Variegated Japanese Sedge) Creamy yellow leaves with deep
green margins. Fountain like habit. Prefers dry to average
soil. Good ground cover, winter interest, deer resistant.
CAREX Lemon Zest
12" PART SHADE
(Golden Sedge) Foliage plant with brilliant gold leaves. Best in
moderate shade and prefers even moisture.
CAREX e. Bowles Golden
24-36"h PART SHADE TO SHADE
(Gold Sedge) Bright gold foliage with narrow green margins.
Moisture loving.
IMPERATA c. Red Baron
12-18"h SUN
(Japanese Blood Grass) The top 6 inches of the leaves are
red.
MISCANTHUS Caberet
6'h SUN TO PART SHADE FALL
(Miscanthus) A wide leaf slightly arching grass that grows to 6
feet tall. Cream stripes run down the middle of the blades. The
copper-colored flowers appear in the fall and mature to a
cream color. Sturdy stalks.
MISCANTHUS Morning Light
4-5'h SUN TO PART SHADE FALL
(Miscanthus) Narrow leaves with fine green and white
variegation. A late-bloomer. Flower plumes emerge
bronze-red, then turn cream as they age. Has a beautiful
refined look and simply glows when back lit.
MISCANTHUS Nippon
4-5'h SUN TO PART SHADE FALL
(Maiden Grass) Compact and narrowly upright habit. Makes
an excellent choice for smaller gardens. It is also ideal for
northern gardens as it flowers earlier. Slender foliage is well
separated from the inflorescence. Good red fall color.
MISCANTHUS Super Stripe
7' h SUN TO PART SHADE FALL
Showy banded grass has lush green foliage marked with
tightly spaced bands of gold. Forms an attractive upright,
arching clump topped by tall, tawny plumes. Good cut/dried
flower, deer resistant.
MISCANTHUS Variegatus
4-6'h SUN TO PART SHADE
(Maiden Grass) Green and white striped leaves. Arching habit.
Brightens up any garden.
PANICUM Cheyenne Sky
3'h SUN SUMMER
(Red Switch Grass) Petite red Panicum; ideal for containers.
Forms a tight, vase-shaped clump of blue-green foliage that
turns wine red in early summer. Purple flowers.
PANICUM Dewey Blue
3-5'h SUN SUMMER
(Bitter Switch Grass) Selection of a native dune grass. Superb
glaucous blue foliage with a fountain-like form. Blue-tinged
flowers are produced atop tall, arching stems. Shorter and
more upright in drier soils.
PANICUM Huron Solstice
4'h SUN FALL
(Red Switch Grass) Similar to 'Prairie Fire', but with blue-green
leaves that turn a deeper shade of wine-purple beginning in
early summer. Strictly upright habit. Deep purple flowers. Cut
flower, deer resistant, native cultivar.
PANICUM Prairie Fire
4-5'h SUN SUMMER
(Red Switch Grass) A tremendous improvement over older red
panicums. Blue-green foliage begins to turn wine-red by early
summer. Rosy flower panicles appear just above the foliage.
From Gary Trucks of Amber Wave Gardens.
PANICUM Shenandoah
30"h SUN TO PART SHADE SUMMER
(Switch Grass) Purple leaves form neat clump. Purple flowers.
PENNISETUM a. Moudry
3-4'h SUN
(Fountain Grass) Gracefully arching green foliage with black
bottle brush plumes up to 1ft long.
4-5'h SUN SUMMER
(Variegated Feather Reed Grass) A new and rare gold
variegated 'Karl Forester'. Narrow, green leaves with a bright
gold midrib. Feathery plumes appear in early summer and
last all season long.
CALAMAGROSTIS a. Karl Forester
50"h SUN SUMMER
Early emerging, wheat-colored plumes are great for providing
vertical effect in the landscape.
CAREX Evergold
12"-14"h PART SHADE
(Variegated Japanese Sedge) Creamy yellow leaves with deep
green margins. Fountain like habit. Prefers dry to average
soil. Good ground cover, winter interest, deer resistant.
CAREX Lemon Zest
12" PART SHADE
(Golden Sedge) Foliage plant with brilliant gold leaves. Best in
moderate shade and prefers even moisture.
CAREX e. Bowles Golden
24-36"h PART SHADE TO SHADE
(Gold Sedge) Bright gold foliage with narrow green margins.
Moisture loving.
IMPERATA c. Red Baron
12-18"h SUN
(Japanese Blood Grass) The top 6 inches of the leaves are
red.
MISCANTHUS Caberet
6'h SUN TO PART SHADE FALL
(Miscanthus) A wide leaf slightly arching grass that grows to 6
feet tall. Cream stripes run down the middle of the blades. The
copper-colored flowers appear in the fall and mature to a
cream color. Sturdy stalks.
MISCANTHUS Morning Light
4-5'h SUN TO PART SHADE FALL
(Miscanthus) Narrow leaves with fine green and white
variegation. A late-bloomer. Flower plumes emerge
bronze-red, then turn cream as they age. Has a beautiful
refined look and simply glows when back lit.
MISCANTHUS Nippon
4-5'h SUN TO PART SHADE FALL
(Maiden Grass) Compact and narrowly upright habit. Makes
an excellent choice for smaller gardens. It is also ideal for
northern gardens as it flowers earlier. Slender foliage is well
separated from the inflorescence. Good red fall color.
MISCANTHUS Super Stripe
7' h SUN TO PART SHADE FALL
Showy banded grass has lush green foliage marked with
tightly spaced bands of gold. Forms an attractive upright,
arching clump topped by tall, tawny plumes. Good cut/dried
flower, deer resistant.
MISCANTHUS Variegatus
4-6'h SUN TO PART SHADE
(Maiden Grass) Green and white striped leaves. Arching habit.
Brightens up any garden.
PANICUM Cheyenne Sky
3'h SUN SUMMER
(Red Switch Grass) Petite red Panicum; ideal for containers.
Forms a tight, vase-shaped clump of blue-green foliage that
turns wine red in early summer. Purple flowers.
PANICUM Dewey Blue
3-5'h SUN SUMMER
(Bitter Switch Grass) Selection of a native dune grass. Superb
glaucous blue foliage with a fountain-like form. Blue-tinged
flowers are produced atop tall, arching stems. Shorter and
more upright in drier soils.
PANICUM Huron Solstice
4'h SUN FALL
(Red Switch Grass) Similar to 'Prairie Fire', but with blue-green
leaves that turn a deeper shade of wine-purple beginning in
early summer. Strictly upright habit. Deep purple flowers. Cut
flower, deer resistant, native cultivar.
PANICUM Prairie Fire
4-5'h SUN SUMMER
(Red Switch Grass) A tremendous improvement over older red
panicums. Blue-green foliage begins to turn wine-red by early
summer. Rosy flower panicles appear just above the foliage.
From Gary Trucks of Amber Wave Gardens.
PANICUM Shenandoah
30"h SUN TO PART SHADE SUMMER
(Switch Grass) Purple leaves form neat clump. Purple flowers.
PENNISETUM a. Moudry
3-4'h SUN
(Fountain Grass) Gracefully arching green foliage with black
bottle brush plumes up to 1ft long.
2009 Perennial Grasses
