Grasses Olbrich's Sale with the Pros May 8 - 9, 2009 Genus Species Cultivar Common Name Height Bloom Color Light Product Description Chartreuse, cream variegated sun-part foliage. Great in mixed containers Acorus gramineus Ogon Ogon Japanese Sweetflag 12" foliage N/A shade and as a water plant. part Bright gold foliage with narrow green shade- margins. Spectacular with blue or Carex elata Bowles Golden Bowles Golden Gold Sedge 12 - 18" foliage N/A shade gold-edged hosta. part Bright gold foliage with narrow green shade- margins. Spectacular with blue or Carex elata Bowles Golden Bowles Golden Gold Sedge 12 - 18" foliage N/A shade gold-edged hosta.

part Dark green leaves with clear white shade- borders form compact tufts, excellent Carex morowii Ice Dance Ice Dance Variegated Sedge 8 - 12'' foliage N/A shade low maintenance ground cover.

This finely textured ornamental grass sun-part forms a gracefully cascading clump Carex testacea Orange Sedge 18 - 24" foliage N/A shade of light to olive green leaves.

Having an upright arching form, the gray-green leaves reach a height of about 5 feet. Silvery flower panicles with hints of purple top these spikes Erianthus ravennae Ravenna Grass 9 - 12' july - aug white sun and then fade to white in fall. Large, clumping, non-running, fast growing from western . Tolerates full sun or light part shade and thrives in well drained Green Screen Umbrella shade- organic soils. This is an ideal plant robusta Green Screen Bamboo 12 - 15' foliage N/A shade for hedges or screens.

Vigorous, cold hardy, non-invasive clumping evergreen bamboo. New shoots are formed in early spring and initially protected by an attractive part orange-red sheath prior to formation shade- of a pleasing upright somewhat Fargesia rufa Bamboo 6 - 8' foliage N/A shade spreading specimen clump.

1 Grasses Olbrich's Plant Sale with the Pros May 8 - 9, 2009 Genus Species Cultivar Common Name Height Bloom Color Light Product Description

A shorter, non-invasive, clumping bamboo forming an elegant upright part fountain with reddish-brown culms or shade- stems. Vigorous and cold hardy it is Fargesia rufa Green Panda Green Panda Bamboo 6 - 8' foliage N/A shade tolerant of sun and light shade. Tufted grass with fine chartreuse foliage adds color and texture along inconspic the garden path or perfect additon to Festuca glauca Golden Toupee Golden Toupee Fescue 8'' summer uous sun combination planters. Bright yellow foliage with thin green Aureola Golden Variegated part stripes. Graceful, colorful Hakenochloa macra Aureola Hakone Grass 12 - 24" N/A N/A shade groundcover for shady areas. The creamy yellow and green variegated leaves become flushed part with reddish-purple tones in fall. The shade- color is most pronounced in cool Hakenochloa macra Naomi Naomi Hakone Grass 8 - 16" foliage N/A shade weather. The solid green foliage becomes part flushed with orange and red tones in shade- fall. The color is most pronounced in Hakenochloa macra Nicolas Nicolas Hakone Grass 8 - 16" foliage N/A shade cool weather. A brilliant grass that absolutely glows part in the shade! It tends to be more shade- chartreuse in heavier shade, and Hakonechloa macra All Gold All Gold Hakone Grass 9 - 14" foliage N/A shade brighter gold in more sun. Red Baron Japanese Blood sun-part Blood-red foliage. Sriking accent Imperata cylindrica Red Baron Grass 12 - 24" foliage N/A shade plant. Color intensifies in fall. sun-part Upright, narrow leaves. Feathery, Miscanthus sinensis Gracillimus Gracillimus Maiden Grass 5 - 6' early fall buff shade fine-textured creamy flowers. Narrow leaves with fine green and white variegation. Blooms emerge sun-part bronze-red, then trun to cream as Miscanthus sinensis Morning Light Morning Light Maiden Grass 4 - 5' fall maroon shade they age.

This showy banded grass has lush green foliage marked with tighly spaced bands of gold. It forms an Miscanthus sinensis Super Stripe Super Stripe Miscanthus 4' fall tan sun attractive upright, arching clump.

2 Grasses Olbrich's Plant Sale with the Pros May 8 - 9, 2009 Genus Species Cultivar Common Name Height Bloom Color Light Product Description Blue green leaves turn a deeper Huron Solstice Red Switch late shade of wine-purple in early Panicum virgatum Huron Solstice Grass 4' summer purple sun summer. Deep purple flowers. Extremely versatile grass. Interesting winter silhouette. All season interest. Tolerant of many soil conditions. Flowers are of Panicum virgatum Northwind Northwind Switch Grass 4-6' Sept yellow sun upright form.

A spectacular new switch grass with sturdy, upright, blue-green stems and wine-red leaves. In the spring, the foliage is blue-green, but by early summer the leaves begin to turn a Panicum virgatum Prairie Fire Prairie Fire Switch Grass 4 - 5' aug - sept red sun stunning shade of deep red! Full, tawny plumes cascade up and Pennisetum sun-part above the finely textured, green alopecuroides Piglet Piglet Fountain Grass 18" july tan shade foliage.

Erect flower scapes with long, deep purple, airy panicles which age to tan. They persist into winter if left standing. In the fall, this grass may turn a rich burgundy red color if sited Spodiopogon sibiricus Frost Grass 36 - 54" july purple sun properly in full sun. Fabulous DWARF prairie dropseed. Unbelievable fall fragrance. Light august - and airy. Great addition to the front Sporobolis heterolepis Tara Tara Prairie Dropseed 18 - 24" october yellow sun border.

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