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2015 SALE WITH THE PROS - PLANT LIST GRASSES Genus Category Name Height Bloom Color Light Size

Acorus gramineus Ogon Ogon Japanese Sweetflag 8 -12" foliage foliage sun-part shade Chartreuse, cream variegated foliage. Great in mixed containers and as a water plant.

Calamagrostis Fall blooming Feather Reed Grass with excellent rich green foliage. as Showy emerge Korean Feather Reed Grass 4' sept - nov white sun-part shade brachytricha pinkish green in late summer and turn creamy tan as they age. part shade- Carex elata Bowles Golden Bowles Golden Gold Sedge 12" - 18" foliage foliage Bright gold foliage with narrow green margins. Spectacular with blue or gold-edged hostas. shade Evergold Variegated Creamy-yellow with deep green margins. Leaves cascade softly to the ground in a Carex hachijoensis Evergold 12" foliage foliage part shade Japanese Sedge fountain-like manner. Excellent ground cover. part shade- Carex pensylvanica Penn Sedge 8 - 12" april - may foliage Fine textured sedge is delicate, semi-evergreen; interesting flowers; can be mown. shade part shade- Strappy leaves are almost completely bright white/cream, with only narrow green stripes; Carex siderostica Snow Cap Snow Cap Sedge 9" insignificant shade much whiter than 'Variegata'. Forms a dense, spreading clump of deciduous foliage.

Banana Boat Broad-leaved part shade- Great accent plant! One-inch wide leaves are bright lemon yellow with narrow green margins Carex siderosticha Banana Boat 6" - 12" foliage foliage Sedge shade and stripes. Long-lived, durable sedge for brightening gardens and good in containers.

part shade- A brilliant grass that absolutely glows in the shade! It tends to be more chartreuse in heavier Hakonechloa macra All Gold All Gold Hakone Grass 9" - 14" foliage foliage shade shade, and brighter gold in more sun. Graceful arching foliage. Red Baron Japanese Blood Imperata cylindrica Red Baron 12 - 24" foliage foliage sun-part shade Blood-red foliage. Sriking accent plant. Color intensifies in fall. Grass Huron Sunrise Maiden Foliage is a medium width with a natural silver midrib line. Outstanding full burgundy flowers! sinensis Huron Sunrise 5' - 6' late summer white sun Grass Good winter interest. Bright green foliage has a distinctive golden banding. Reddish purple plumes appear in late Miscanthus sinensis Little Zebra Little Zebra Maiden Grass 3' - 4' late summer white sun summer. Perfect for accent or specimen planting in perennial borders or rock gardens.

Improved 'Graziella' selected for early blooming and fall color. Deep green leaves an Miscanthus sinensis Oktoberfest Oktoberfest Maiden Grass 6' - 7' September sun-part shade upright tower, developing red and burgundy highlights in fall. Burgundy flowers turn creamy tan as they age. Extremely versatile grass. Interesting winter silhouette. All season interest. Tolerant of many Panicum virgatum Northwind Northwind Switch Grass 4-6' Sept yellow sun soil conditions. Flowers are of upright form. A spectacular switch grass with sturdy, upright, blue-green stems and wine-red leaves. In the Panicum virgatum Prairie Fire Prairie Fire Switch Grass 4' - 5' aug - sept red sun spring, the foliage is blue-green, but by early summer the leaves begin to turn a stunning shade of deep red! Pennisetum Burgundy Burgundy Bunny Fountain This colorful, petite sport of 'Little Bunny' forms a rounded clump of green foliage that turns red 12" - 16" late summer sun alopecuroides Bunny Grass in summer. All-over blazing red fall color until frost. Cream flowers. Fine textured green leaves form upright vase-shaped clump. Foliage tips turn deep red & Pennisetum Desert Plains Desert Plains Fountain Grass 3' - 4' Sept - Oct purple sun entire clump fades to shades of orange & gold in fall. Large, showy tan plumes show in fall. alopecuroides One of the best hardy Pennisetums available. Silvery-blue foliage in summer, turning to burgundy-red with purple and violet highlights. Fall Schizachyrium Blue Heaven Blue Heaven Little Bluestem 3' - 4' sept - oct foliage sun color lasts well into November, turning tan for the winter. Remains upright - does not fall scoparium down! Selected for its unique color, the foliage has a silvery/purple iridescent glow throughout the Schizachyrium Twilight Zone Twilight Zone Little Bluestem 4' - 4.5' sept. sun growin season. Additional purple highlights develop in fall. Forms an upright clump; will not scoparium flop. Sporobolis Great plant! Very fine-textured emerald green leaves produce and elegant plant. Light and Prairie Dropseed 2-3' fall foliage sun heterolepis airy panicles are held well above the foliage.