Hoffman Nursery QUICK GUIDE A CONVENIENT REFERENCE FOR FINDING PLANTS Which grasses will work for your site, project, location, and design? Use these Quick Guides to narrow your selections. Need to combine more than one list? Use the Advanced Search option at hoffmannursery.com/plants. 1-800-203-8590 hoffmannursery.com 1111 DROUGHT TOLERANT Using plants with low water needs is a smart choice. Once established, these grasses and sedges typically do not need supplemental irrigation and can withstand prolonged dry conditions. Andropogon gerardii ......................................................... 23 Miscanthus sinensis cultivars .......................................... 54 Andropogon gerardii ‘Blackhawks’ PP27949 .......................... 23 Miscanthus x giganteus .................................................... 60 Andropogon gerardii ‘Red October’ PP26283 ......................... 24 Molinia arundinacea ‘Skyracer’ ........................................ 60 Andropogon ternarius ‘Black Mountain’ ........................... 25 Muhlenbergia capillaris .................................................... 61 Andropogon virginicus ...................................................... 25 Muhlenbergia capillaris ‘White Cloud’ .............................. 61 Bouteloua curtipendula .................................................... 26 Muhlenbergia dumosa ...................................................... 62 Bouteloua dactyloides (syn. Buchloe dactyloides) ............ 26 Muhlenbergia lindheimeri ................................................. 62 Bouteloua gracilis ............................................................ 27 Muhlenbergia reverchonii ................................................. 63 Bouteloua gracilis ‘Blonde Ambition’ PP22048 ...................... 27 Nassella tenuissima ......................................................... 63 Carex appalachica ............................................................ 33 Panicum virgatum & cultivars .......................................... 64 Carex bicknellii ................................................................. 33 Pennisetum orientale ‘Karley Rose’ .................................. 75 Carex cherokeensis ........................................................... 34 Pennisetum x advena ‘Rubrum’ ........................................ 75 Carex divulsa .................................................................... 35 Schizachyrium scoparium & cultivars............................... 76 Carex eburnea .................................................................. 35 Sesleria autumnalis.......................................................... 82 Carex flacca ..................................................................... 36 Sorghastrum nutans ......................................................... 83 Carex flacca ‘Blue Zinger’ ................................................ 36 Sorghastrum nutans ‘Indian Steel’ ................................... 83 Carex pensylvanica ........................................................... 42 Sporobolus heterolepis ..................................................... 84 Carex rosea ...................................................................... 43 Sporobolus heterolepis ‘Tara’ ........................................... 85 Carex texensis .................................................................. 45 Sporobolus wrightii ........................................................... 85 Chasmanthium latifolium ................................................. 46 Chasmanthium laxum ...................................................... 46 Cortaderia selloana .......................................................... 46 Deschampsia flexuosa ...................................................... 47 Elymus hystrix .................................................................. 48 Eragrostis spectabilis ....................................................... 48 Festuca glauca Beyond Blue (‘Casca11’) PP23307 ................ 49 Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’ ............................................. 49 Leymus arenarius ‘Blue Dune’ .......................................... 53 12 We grow good grass!® SHADE TOLERANT These plants are notable for their shade tolerance, and some do best in shady conditions. Check individual listings to determine how much shade each favors. Acorus gramineus ‘Minimus Aureus’ ................................22 Carex ‘Silver Sceptre’ .......................................................43 Acorus gramineus ‘Ogon’ ..................................................22 Carex squarrosa ...............................................................44 Arrhenatherum elatius ssp. bulbosum ‘Variegatum’ .........26 Carex stricta .....................................................................44 Calamagrostis brachytricha..............................................28 Carex texensis ..................................................................45 Carex amphibola ..............................................................33 Carex vulpinoidea .............................................................45 Carex appalachica ............................................................33 Chasmanthium latifolium .................................................46 Carex cherokeensis ...........................................................34 Chasmanthium laxum ......................................................46 Carex crinita .....................................................................35 Deschampsia cespitosa ....................................................47 Carex divulsa ...................................................................35 Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’ ....................................47 Carex eburnea ..................................................................35 Deschampsia flexuosa ......................................................47 Carex elata ‘Aurea’ ...........................................................36 Elymus hystrix ..................................................................48 Carex flacca .....................................................................36 Hakonechloa macra ..........................................................50 Carex flacca ‘Blue Zinger’ ................................................36 Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’ ...........................................50 Carex flaccosperma ..........................................................37 Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ ...........................................51 Carex frankii .....................................................................37 Juncus tenuis ...................................................................53 Carex grayi .......................................................................38 Sesleria autumnalis..........................................................82 Carex laxiculmis ‘Hobb’ Bunny Blue® ...............................38 Carex lurida ......................................................................38 Carex morrowii EverColor® ‘Everglow’ PP30466 .....................40 Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ ...............................................39 Carex muskingumensis ....................................................39 Carex oshimensis EverColor® Everest (‘Carfit01’) PP20955 ...40 Carex oshimensis EverColor® ‘Everillo’ PP21002 ...................41 Carex oshimensis EverColor® ‘Everlime’ PP25622 .................41 Carex oshimensis EverColor® ‘Eversheen’ PP25938 ...............41 Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’ .............................................42 Carex pensylvanica ...........................................................42 Carex plantaginea ............................................................42 Carex rosea ......................................................................43 Carex scaposa ..................................................................43 1-800-203-8590 hoffmannursery.com 13 WET AREAS COOL SEASON The plants below will thrive in areas that are con- Cool-season grasses grow most actively in the stantly wet, and some even do well in standing cooler months of spring and fall. Their bright, fresh water. Check individual listings for specifics. foliage makes them excellent choices for early spring and late fall sales, and they can extend the Acorus gramineus ‘Minimus Aureus’ ................................22 season as lush, container plantings. Growth slows Acorus gramineus ‘Ogon’ ..................................................22 in the heat of summer, and some species enter Andropogon glomeratus ....................................................24 dormancy; however, fall brings new growth. Heat Carex amphibola ..............................................................33 tolerance varies with species, and some do best in Carex bicknellii .................................................................33 shade. Check individual listings for details. Carex cherokeensis ...........................................................34 Arrhenatherum elatius ssp. bulbosum ‘Variegatum’ ........ 26 Carex comosa ...................................................................34 Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Avalanche’ ............................ 28 Carex crinita .....................................................................35 Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Eldorado’ PP16486 ..................... 29 Carex elata ‘Aurea’ ...........................................................36 Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’