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Andropogon Gerardii (Big Bluestem) Andropogon Scoparius (Little Andropogon gerardii (Big bluestem) Calamagrostis acutiflora (Feather Reed Grass) Andropogon scoparius (Little bluestem) Calamagrostis brachytricha (Korean Feather Reed Grass) Arrhenatherum elatius ssp. bulbsoum (Bulbous Oat Grass) Carex (Sedge) Bouteloua curtipendula (Sideoats grama) Carex morrowii (Japanese sedge) Bouteloua gracilis (Blue grama) Chasmanthium latifolium (Northern Sea Oats) Calamagrostis acutiflora (Feather Reed Grass) Elymus villosus (Silky Wild Rye) Calamagrostis brachytricha (Korean Feather Reed Grass) Elymus virginicus (Virginia Wild Rye) Carex (Sedge) Hakonechloa macra (Japanese Forest Grass) Carex elata (Tufted sedge) Hystrix patula (Bottlebrush Grass) Carex hachijoensis (Japanese sedge) Uniola latifolia (River oats) Carex morrowii (Japanese sedge) Chasmanthium latifolium (Northern Sea Oats) Deschampsia caespitosa (Hair grass) Elymus canadensis (Canada Wild Rye) Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Avalanche’, ‘Eldorado’, ‘Karl Elymus villosus (Silky Wild Rye) Foerster’, ‘Overdam’ Elymus virginicus (Virginia Wild Rye) Calamagrostis brachytricha Erianthus ravennae (Plume grass) Chasmanthium latifolium Reseeds Festuca glauca (Blue fescue) Chasmanthium latifolium ‘River Mist’ Reseeds Helictotrichon sempervirens (Blue oat grass) Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’, ‘Schottland’ Hierochloe odorata (Vanilla Sweet Grass) Erianthus ravennae Imperata ‘Red Baron’ (Japanese Blood Grass) Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’ Juncus effuses (Common rush) Helictotrichon sempervirens Juncus tenuis (Path rush) Helictotrichon sempervirens ‘Sapphire’ Koeleria macrantha (Junegrass) Koeleria vallesiana ‘Mountain Breeze’ Koeleria vallesiana (Somerset hair grass) Miscanthus – nearly all Miscanthus (Maiden grass) Molinia caerulea ‘Skyracer’, ‘Variegata’, ‘Windspiel’ Molinia (Tall moor grass) Oryzopsis hymenoides Oryzopsis hymenoides (Indian rice grass/ sand grass) Panicum virgatum ‘Cheyenne Sky’, ‘Dust Devil’, ‘Heavy Panicum amarum (Switchgrass) Metal’, ‘Northwind’ Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass) Pennisetum alopecuroides Pennisetum alopecuroides (Fountain grass) Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Little Bunny’ Pennisetum orientale (Fountain grass) Pennisetum orientale ‘Karley Rose’ Pennisetum setaceum (Fountain grass) Sesleria caerulea Schizachyrium scoparium (Little bluestem) Sorghastrum nutans ‘Sioux Blue’ Scirpus atrovirens (Dark-green bulrush) Scirpus cyperinus (Wool grass) Sesleria (Moor Grass) Sorghastrum nutans (Indian grass) Arrhenatherum elatius ssp. bulbsoum ‘Variegatum’ Spartina pectinata (Prairie cordgrass) Chasmanthium latifolium Clumping, but reseeds Spodiopogon sibiricus (Frost grass, Siberian Graybeard) Hakonechloa macra Non-invasive Sporobolus heterolepis (Prairie dropseed) Imperata ‘Red Baron’ Uniola latifolia (River oats) Miscanthus – *some are non-clumping Phalaris arundinacea Arundo (Giant reed) Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Avalanche’, ‘Eldorado’, ‘Karl Carex (Sedge) Foerster’, ‘Overdam’ Cymbopogon citrates (Lemon grass) Calamagrostis brachytricha Cyperus (Papyrus sedge) Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Schottland’ Juncus (Rush) Elymus canadensis Lagurus (Hare’s tail) Elymus villosus Muhlenbergia capillaries (Pink Muhly grass) Elymus virginicus Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ (Black mondo) Hystrix patula Pennisetum annual (Fountain grass) Miscanthus ‘Adagio’, ‘Autumn Red’, ‘Purpurascens’, ‘Super Pennisetum glaucum (Millet) Stripe’ Scirpus cernuus (Fiber optic grass) Miscanthus sinensis ‘Dixieland’, ‘Gold Bar’, ‘Graziella’, Stipa (Korean feather grass) ‘Little Nicky’ / ‘Hinjo’, ‘Little Zebra’, ‘Morning Light’, ‘Nippon’, ‘Strictus’, ‘Yaku Jima’ Molinia caerulea ‘Moorflamme’ Panicum ‘Prairie Sky’, ‘Ruby Ribbons’, ‘Shenandoah’, Bouteloua gracilis ‘Trailblazer’ Carex hachijoensis ‘Evergold’ Panicum virgatum ‘Dust Devil’, ‘Heavy Metal’, ‘Prairie Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ Fire’, ‘Rotstrahlbusch’ Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’ Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Desert Plains’, ‘Foxtrot’, ‘Red Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’, ‘Naomi’, ‘Nicholas’ Head’ Juncus tenuis Pennisetum orientale ‘Karley Rose’ Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Little Bunny’ Schizachyrium ‘MinnBlueA’ Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Little Luke’ Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Blue Heaven’, ‘Prairie Blues’ Sesleria autumnalis Scirpus atrovirens Sesleria caerulea Scirpus cyperinus Sorghastrum ‘Indian Steel’ Spodiopogon sibiricus Andropogon gerardi Andropogon scoparius Arrhenatherum elatius ssp. bulbsoum ‘Variegatum’ Andropogon gerardii Bouteloua curtipendula Erianthus ravennae Carex ‘Beatlemania’, ‘Blue Zinger’, ‘Kaga Nishiki’, ‘Silver Miscanthus ‘Silver Arrow’, ‘Silver Feather’ Sceptre’ Miscanthus giganteus Carex elata ‘Bowles Golden’ Miscanthus sinsensis v. condensatus ‘Cabaret’ Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’, ‘Graziella’, ‘Grosse Chasmanthium latifolium ‘River Mist’ Fontaine’, ‘Huron Star’, ‘Huron Sunrise’, ‘Malepartus’, Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’ ‘Strictus’, ‘Variegatus’ Deschampsia ‘Northern Lights’ Molinia caerulea ‘Skyracer’, ‘Windspiel’ Hakonechloa macra ‘Albostriata’, ‘Aureola’, ‘Beni-Kazi’, Panicum amarum ‘Dewey Blue’, ‘Badlands’, ‘Cloud ‘Fubuki’, ‘Naomi’, ‘Nicolas’ Nine’ Helictotrichon sempervirens ‘Sapphire’ Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’, ‘Thundercloud’ Hierochloe odorata Panicum ‘Dallas Blues’ Imperata ‘Red Baron’ Pennisetum ‘Tall Tails’ Juncus effuses Sorghastrum nutans ‘Sioux Blue’ Koeleria macrantha Spartina pectinata Koeleria vallesiana ‘Mountain Breeze’ Molinia caerulea ‘Variegata’ Oryzopsis hymenoides Panicum virgatum ‘Cheyenne Sky’ Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’, ‘Piglet’ Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Blaze’, ‘Carousel’, The Blues’ Sporobolus heterolepis Heat/drought tolerant Sporobolus heterolepis ‘Tara’ Uniola latifolia Deschampsia caespitosa Calamagrostis brachytricha Erianthus ravennae Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’ Miscanthus - all Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’ Molinia caerulea ‘Moorflamme’, ‘Skyracer’, ‘Windspiel’ Koeleria vallesiana ‘Mountain Breeze’ Oryzopsis hymenoides Panicum virgatum ‘Rotstrahlbusch’ Panicum virgatum ‘Dust Devil’ Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’ Panicum ‘Dallas Blues’ Pennisetum orientale ‘Karley Rose’ Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Desert Plains’, ‘Hameln’, ‘Little Bunny’, ‘Piglet’, ‘Red Head’ Pennisetum orientale ‘Karley Rose’ Sorghastrum nutans ‘Sioux Blue’ Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Avalanche’, ‘Eldorado’, ‘Karl Foerster’, ‘Overdam’ Chasmanthium latifolium Chasmanthium latifolium ‘River Mist’ Carex elata ‘Bowles Golden’ (yellow) Elymus villosus Deschampsia ‘Northern Lights’ (pinkish) Erianthus ravennae Erianthus ravennae (yellow) Miscanthus – all Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’ (yellows) Molinia - all Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ (red/pink) Panicum - all Hakonechloa macra ‘Beni-Kazi’ (red) Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Desert Plains’, ‘Little Hakonechloa macra ‘Fubuki’ (rosey pink) Bunny’, ‘Piglet’, ‘Red Head’ Hakonechloa macra ‘Naomi’ (red/purple) Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Blue Heaven’, ‘Prairie Blues’ Hakonechloa macra ‘Nicolas’ (orange/red) Sorghastrum nutans ‘Sioux Blue’ Miscanthus ‘Autumn Red’ (red/purple) Spodiopogon sibiricus Miscanthus ‘Purpurascens’ (reddish) Sporobolus heterolepis Heat/drought tolerant Miscanthus sinensis ‘Graziella’ (copper/red) Miscanthus sinensis ‘Grosse Fontaine’ (reddish) Miscanthus sinensis ‘Huron Star’ (purple) Molinia caerulea ‘Moorflamme’ (golden/purple) Molinia caerulea ‘Skyracer’ (yellow) Andropogon gerardii (Big bluestem) Molinia caerulea ‘Windspiel’ (yellow) Andropogon scoparius (Little bluestem) Panicum ‘Ruby Ribbons’ (burgundy) Bouteloua curtipendula (Sideoats grama) Panicum ‘Shenandoah’ (burgundy/wine) Bouteloua gracilis (Blue grama) Panicum virgatum ‘Badlands’ (blue w/ purple tips) Carex (sedge) Panicum virgatum ‘Cheyenne Sky’ (bluish w/ purple) Chasmanthium latifolium (Northern Sea Oats) Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’ (yellow) Elymus canadensis (Canada Wild Rye) Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’ (golden) Elymus villosus (Silky Wild Rye) Panicum virgatum ‘Prairie Fire’ (wine red) Elymus virginicus (Virginia Wild Rye) Panicum virgatum ‘Rotstrahlbusch’ (red) Hierochloe odorata (Vanilla Sweet Grass) Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Desert Plains’ (deep Hystrix patula (Bottlebrush Grass) red/orange/gold) Juncus effuses (Common rush) Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Foxtrot’ (red/orange) Juncus tenuis (Path rush) Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Red Head’ (gold) Koeleria macrantha (Junegrass) Schizachyrium ‘MinnBlueA’ (red) Panicum amarum (Switchgrass) Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Blaze’ (red) Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass) Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Blue Heaven’ (purple, red, pink, Schizachyrium scoparium (Little bluestem) orange) Scirpus atrovirens (Dark-green bulrush) Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Carousel’ (copper/pink/red) Scirpus cyperinus (Wool grass) Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Prairie Blues’ (pink/orange) Sorghastrum nutans (Indiangrass) Schizachyrium scoparium ‘The Blues’ (burgundy) Spartina pectinata (Prairie cordgrass) Sorghastrum nutans ‘Sioux Blue’ (gold) Sporobolus heterolepis (Prairie dropseed) Heat/drought Spartina pectinata (bright gold) tolerant Spodiopogon sibiricus (burgundy) Uniola latifolia (River oats) Sporobolus heterolepis Heat/drought tolerant (yellow) Sporobolus heterolepis ‘Tara’ (orange/red) Bouteloua curtipendula Carex hachijoensis ‘Evergold’ Calamagrostis acutiflora Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’ Carex elata ‘Bowles Golden’ Helictotrichon sempervirens ‘Sapphire’ Carex hachijoensis ‘Evergold’ Koeleria vallesiana ‘Mountain Breeze’ Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Little Bunny’ Chasmanthium latifolium Erianthus ravennae Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’ Hakonechloa macra Acorus Miscanthus ‘Purpurascens’ Calamagrostis Miscanthus sinensis Carex elata ‘Bowles Golden’ and select others Panicum amarum Eleocharis Panicum virgatum Equisetum Pennisetum alopecuroides Juncus Pennisetum orientale ‘Karley Rose’ Miscanthus – some varieties Schizachyrium scoparium Molinia caerulea ‘Variegata’ Sorghastrum nutans 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