Ornamental Grasses
Annual Minimum Temperatures
| Zone |
Farenheit |
Centigrade |
| 1 |
Below -50° F |
-45° C |
| 2 |
-50 to -40° F |
-45 to -40° C |
| 3 |
-40 to -30° F |
-40 to -34° C |
| 4 |
-30 to -20° F |
-34 to -29° C |
| 5 |
-20 to -10° F |
-29 to -23° C |
| 6 |
-10 to 0° F |
-23 to -18° C |
| 7 |
0 to 10° F |
-18 to -12° C |
| 8 |
10 to 20° F |
-12 to -7° C |
| 9 |
20 to 30° F |
-7 TO -1° C |
| 10 |
30 to 40° F |
-1 to 4° C |
| 11 |
40° F and over |
4° C and over |
Ordering
Minimum Order is $50 retail, $100 wholesale, plus shipping and
handling. Prices are subject to change without notice.
We Do Our Best to keep a complete selection of plants on hand. We
appreciate your understanding that our stock of some species may occasionally be
limited by their rarity or popularity.
Shipping and Packaging
We ship by U.P.S., prepaid and C.O.D., by Standard Ground, 2nd Day Air
or 3rd Day Select. Shipping charges are based upon package weight and distance
to be shipped. We will advise you of the best method for the season and your
area.
Packaging costs are $15 per carton. Special reinforcement is required
on #5 size plants and we will advise you of additional costs at the time of your
order.
Canadian and Overseas orders require that you send an import permit.
All plants are inspected, given a Phytosanity Certificate, then shipped
bare-root in a sterile medium. Please allow two weeks for processing.
| Ammophia breviligulata |
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Average Height:
2-3'
Zones: 4-9
Light: Sun
Description: Beach Grass. Native grass found on sandy dunes
along the beach coast. Good for erosion control in very poor soil
conditions.
Pricing: size #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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Calamagrostis arundinaceaflora 'Karl Foerster' |
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Average Height:
4-5'
Zones: 5-9
Light: Sun
Description: Feather Reed Grass. Strict upright habit, green
leaves, golden inflorescences in summer, good winter appearance.
Pricing: size #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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Average Height:
1-1 1/2'
Zones: 7-9
Light: Sun/Partial Shade
Description: Leatherleaf Sedge. Tussocks of coppery-red
brown leaves, good contrast plant.
Pricing: size #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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Chasmanthium uniola latifolium |
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Average Height:
2-3
Zones: 3-8
Light: Sun/Partial Shade
Description: Northern Sea Oats. Sturdy dark green foliage,
flattened seed heads in August. Good cut flower. Winter interest.
Pricing: size #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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Average Height:
2-2.5'
Zones: 3-8
Light: Sun
Description: Blue Lyme Grass. Arching foliage of clear pale
blue. Invasive. Drought tolerant. Good dune plant.
Pricing: size #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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Average Height:
10-12'
Zones: 5-8
Light: Sun
Description: Ravennae Grass. Similar to Pampas grass but hardy.
Inflorescences are silver-bronze. Large arching mounds of foliage with
blooms late summer.
Pricing: size #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' |
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Average Height:
8-10'
Zones: 3-8
Light: Sun
Description: Elijah Blue Fescue. Fine blue foliage in
compact tufts.
Pricing: size #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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Average Height:
1 1/2-2'
Zones: 5-8
Light: Semi-shade
Description: Dark green arching foliage, slow to spread but
forms dense masses of arching dark green foliage. Turns reddish in fall.
Pricing: size #1: $15 #3: $20 #5: $25
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Hakonechloa macra aureola |
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Average Height:
18-24"'
Zones: 5-8
Light: Semi-shade
Description: Variegated bright gold and white foliage. Forms
graceful clumps. Good groundcover.
Pricing: size #1: $15 #3: $20 #5: $25
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| Helictotrichon sempervirens |
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Average Height:
18-24"'
Zones: 3-8
Light: Sun
Description: Blue Oat Grass. Stiff blue-grey foliage. Tolerates dry
conditions. Golden wheat colored flowers in summer.
Pricing: size #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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Average
Height: 12-15'
Zones: 5-9
Light: Sun
Zone: 5-8
Description: Giant Chinese Grass. Broad 1" wide, white mid-ribbed
leaves taper to fine points, and arch over as they grow longer. Blooms
October to December. Tolerates dry but prefers moist conditions.
Pricing: size #1: $12.50 #3: $17.50 #5: $22.50
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' |
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Average Height:
5-7'
Zones: 5-8
Light: Sun
Description: Inflorescens bronze red turning to silver in
September to October. Narrow leaf foliage from 5' plumes to 7'.
Pricing: size #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Graziella' |
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Average Height:
4-5'
Zones: 5-8
Light: Sun
Description: Inflorescences are plumes of silver-white in
August. Narrow leaf foliage.
Pricing: size #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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Miscanthus sinensis' Morning Light' |
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Average Height:
4-6'
Zones: 4-9
Light: Sun
Description: Fine, textured variegated foliage. Inflorescences
bronze-red to creamy plumes in September-October.
Pricing: size #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Puenktchen' |
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Average Height:
4-5'
Zones: 5-9
Light: Sun
Description: Little Dot. Dwarf form of Zebra Grass. Finely
cut green foliage with yellow varigation.
Pricing: size #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens |
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Average Height:
5-7'
Zones: 4-9
Light: Sun
Description: Bold white and green stripes parallel to leaf
margin. An arching habit, may need staking. Plumes develop in
September.
Pricing: size #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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Average Height:
3-4'
Zones: 5-8
Light: Sun
Description: Dwarf form of Miscanthus similar to M.s.
Gracillimus. Bronze-red inflorescences bloom silver in August-September.
Fine slender foliage.
Pricing: size #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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| Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Niger' |
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Average Height:
6-8'
Zones: 6-9
Light: Partial Shade/Sun
Description: Black Mondo Grass. Pink flowers late summer.
Black berries in fall. Near black foliage. Slow grower. Good rock garden
plant.
Pricing: size #1: $15 #3: $20 #5: $25
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| Panicum virgatum 'Cloud Nine' |
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Average Height:
6-7'
Zones: 308
Light: Sun
Description: Giant Blue Switch Grass. Clumps of light blue
foliage, topped with reddish-brown cloud-like plumes in late summer
through fall.
Pricing: size #1:
SOLD OUT #3: $12.50 #5:
SOLD OUT
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| Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blue' |
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Average Height:
4-5'
Zones: 5-8
Light: Sun
Description: Low growing hybrid, long blooming blue spikes,
May to September. Attracts butterflies.
Pricing: size #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Sky' |
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Average Height:
3-4'
Zones: 4-9
Light: Sun/Partial Shade
Description: Prairie Sky Switch Grass. Bright clear blue
foliage with an arching and bushy habit. Good fall color. A select plant
for naturalizing.
Pricing: ssize #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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| Panicum virgatum 'Rebraun' |
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Average Height:
3-4
Zones: 5-9
Light: Sun
Description: Red Switch Grass. Open panicles in August.
Foliage turns red in fall. Tolerate of many conditions, good for
naturalizing.
Pricing: size #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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Average Height:
3-4'
Zones: 5-8
Light: Sun
Description: Fountain Grass. The tallest of the fountain
grasses. Large brown foxtails from August to October.
Pricing: size #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' |
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Average Height:
2-2 1/2'
Zones: 5-8
Light: Sun
Description: Dwarf Fountain Grass. Dwarf form of P.
alopecuriodes but shorter with finer blades. Soft 'foxtail'
inflorescenes of creamy/tan from August to Fall.
Pricing: ssize #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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Average Height:
2-3
Zones: 5-8
Light: Sun
Description: Oriental Fountain Grass. 'Foxtail' flowers,
delicate pink turning white from May to frost. Glossy blue-green fine
foliage. Can tolerate dry conditions.
Pricing: size #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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Sorgastrum nutans 'Indian Steel' |
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Average Height:
4-6
Zones: 4-9
Light: Sun/Partial Shade
Description: Indian Steel Prairie Grass. Powder blue foliage.
Upright habit with bright orange fall color. Yellow inflorescence in late
summer.
Pricing: size #1: $10 #3: $15 #5: $20
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Spartina pectinata 'Aureomarginata' |
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Average Height:
4-5'
Zones: 4-8
Light: Sun/Partial Shade
Description: Variegated Prairie Cord Grass. Delicate yellow
leaf margins on cascading foliage. Brown flower spikes in July. Grows
well in wet and seaside conditions.
Pricing: size #1: $7.50 #3: $12.50 #5: $17.50
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