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Grasses

We only list varieties that we carry at the nursery.
You will also find grass-like plants, although technically not grasses, we include them in our grasses category - this is also how they are displayed in the nursery.

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Evergreen Grasses

-keep their foliage through the winter-

Herbaceous Grasses

-die back to the ground in the winter-

Full Sun (at least 6 hours of sun per day)

Bamboo, Clumping 'Campbell' (Fargesia robusta)

Bamboo, Clumping 'Green Screen' (Fargesia robusta)

Bamboo, Clumping 'Rufa' (Fargesia dracocephala)

Bamboo, Clumping 'Scabrida' (Fargesia scabrida)

Black Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens')

Blue Oat Grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens)

Blue Oat Grass 'Sapphire'  (Helictotrichon sempervirens)

Cape Rush, Large (Chondropetalum elephantinum)

Cape Rush, Small (Chondropetalum tectorum)

Fescue 'Beyond Blue' (Festuca glauca)

Fescue 'Elijah Blue' (Festuca glauca)

Fescue 'Siskiyou Blue' (Festuca glauca)

Frosty Sedge 'Ice Crystal' (Ficinia truncata)

Japanese Sweet Flag (Acorus)

Japanese Sweet Flag, Golden Variegated (Acorus gramineus)

New Zealand Wind Grass (Anemanthele lessoniana)

Papyrus, Dwarf (Cyperus)

Rush 'Blue Arrows' (Juncus inflexus)

Rush 'Twister' (Juncus effusus)

Rush, 'Twisted Arrows' (Juncus effusus)

Sedge 'Feather Falls' (Carex)

Sedge 'Amazon Mist' (Carex)

Sedge 'Blue Zinger' (Carex)

Sedge 'Cappuccino' (Carex)

Sedge 'Evergold' (Carex)

Sedge 'Frosted Curls' (Carex)

Sedge 'Phoenix Green' (Carex)

Sedge 'Red Rooster' (Carex)

Sedge, Orange (Carex)

Tufted Hair Grass 'Pixie Fountain' (Deschampsia cespitosa)

 

Part Sun/Part Shade (3-6 hours of sun per day)

Bamboo, Clumping 'Campbell' (Fargesia robusta)

Bamboo, Clumping 'Green Screen' (Fargesia robusta)

Bamboo, Clumping 'Rufa' (Fargesia dracocephala)

Bamboo, Clumping 'Scabrida' (Fargesia scabrida)

​Black Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens')

Cape Rush, Large (Chondropetalum elephantinum)

Cape Rush, Small (Chondropetalum tectorum)

Frosty Sedge 'Ice Crystal' (Ficinia truncata)

Japanese Sweet Flag (Acorus)

Japanese Sweet Flag, Golden Variegated (Acorus gramineus)

Papyrus, Dwarf (Cyperus)

Rush 'Blue Arrows' (Juncus inflexus)

Rush, 'Twister' (Juncus effusus)

Rush, 'Twisted Arrows' (Juncus effusus)

Sedge 'Feather Falls' (Carex)

Sedge 'Amazon Mist' (Carex)

Sedge 'Blue Zinger' (Carex)

Sedge 'Cappuccino' (Carex)

Sedge 'Evercolor Everest' (Carex)

Sedge 'Evercolor Everillo' (Carex)

Sedge 'Evercolor Eversheen' (Carex)

Sedge 'Evergold' (Carex)

Sedge 'Frosted Curls' (Carex)

Sedge 'Phoenix Green' (Carex)

Sedge 'Red Rooster' (Carex)

Sedge 'Ribbon Falls' (Carex)

Sedge, Gold Fountains 'Kaga Nishiki' (Carex)

Sedge, Orange (Carex)

Tufted Hair Grass (Deschampsia cespitosa)

Tufted Hair Grass 'Northern Lights' (Deschampsia cespitosa)

Tufted Hair Grass 'Pixie Fountain' (Deschampsia cespitosa)

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Full Shade (less than 3 hours of sun a day)

Cape Rush, Large (Chondropetalum elephantinum)

Cape Rush, Small (Chondropetalum tectorum)

Papyrus, Dwarf (Cyperus)

Sedge 'Feather Falls' (Carex)

Sedge 'Amazon Mist' (Carex)

Sedge 'Blue Zinger' (Carex)

Sedge 'Evercolor Everest' (Carex)

Sedge 'Evercolor Everillo' (Carex)

Sedge 'Evercolor Eversheen' (Carex)

Sedge 'Phoenix Green' (Carex)

Sedge 'Ribbon Falls' (Carex)

Sedge, Gold Fountains 'Kaga Nishiki' (Carex)

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Full Sun (at least 6 hours of sun per day)

Feather Reed Grass 'Karl Foerester' (Calamagrostis)

Feather Reed Grass 'Eldorado' (Calamagrostis)

Fountain Grass 'Black Stockings' (Penisetum trisp.)

Fountain Grass 'Cherry Sparkler' (Pennisetum x advena)

Fountain Grass 'Fireworks' (Pennisetum setaceum)

Fountain Grass 'Ginger Love' (Pennisetum alopecuroides)

Fountain Grass 'Hameln' (Pennisetum alopecuroides)

Fountain Grass 'Little Bunny' (Pennisetum alopecuroides)

Fountain Grass 'Red Bunny Tails' (Pennisetum messiacum)

Fountain Grass 'Red Head' (Pennisetum alopecuroides)

Fountain Grass 'Rubrum' (Pennisetum setaceum)

Fountain Grass 'Sky Rocket' (Pennisetum setaceum)

Japanese Blood Grass 'Red Baron' (Imperata cylindrica)

Japanese Blood Grass (Imperata cylindrica)

Maiden Grass 'Bandwidth' (Miscanthus sinensis)

Maiden Grass 'Cabaret' (Miscanthus sinensis)

Maiden Grass, Dwarf 'Adagio' (Miscanthus sinensis)

Maiden Grass 'Gold Bar' (Miscanthus sinensis)

Maiden Grass 'Gold Breeze' (Miscanthus sinensis)

Maiden Grass 'Gracillimus' (Miscanthus sinensis)

Maiden Grass 'Morning Light' (Miscanthus sinensis)

Maiden Grass 'Purpurascens' (Miscanthus sinensis)

Maiden Grass 'Sarabande' (Miscanthus sinensis)

Maiden Grass 'Strictus' (Miscanthus sinensis)

Maiden Grass 'Variegata' (Miscanthus sinensis)

Mexican Feather Grass (Nassella tenussima)

Pink Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capilaris)

Switch Grass 'Heavy Metal' (Panicum virgatum)

Switch Grass 'Hot Rod' (Panicum virgatum)

Switch Grass 'Ruby Ribbons' (Panicum virgatum)

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Part Sun/Part Shade (3-6 hours of sun per day)

Feather Reed Grass 'Karl Foerester' (Calamagrostis)

Fountain Grass 'Cherry Sparkler' (Pennisetum x advena)

Fountain Grass 'Fireworks' (Pennisetum setaceum)

Fountain Grass 'Ginger Love' (Pennisetum alopecuroides)

Fountain Grass 'Red Bunny Tails' (Pennisetum messiacum)

​Fountain Grass 'Sky Rocket' (Pennisetum setaceum)

Japanese Forest Grass (Hakonechloa macra)

Japanese Forest Grass 'Beni-Kaze' (Hakonechloa macra)

Japanese Forest Grass 'All Gold' (Hakonechloa macra)

Japanese Forest Grass, Golden 'Aureola' (Hakonechloa macra)

Maiden Grass 'Cabaret' (Miscanthus sinensis)

Maiden Grass 'Little Zebra' (Miscanthus sinensis)

Maiden Grass 'Morning Light' (Miscanthus sinensis)

Maiden Grass 'Sarabande' (Miscanthus sinensis)

Maiden Grass 'Variegata' (Miscanthus sinensis)

Mexican Feather Grass (Nassella tenussima)

Switch Grass 'Heavy Metal' (Panicum virgatum)

Switch Grass 'Hot Rod' (Panicum virgatum)

Switch Grass 'Ruby Ribbons' (Panicum virgatum)

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Full Shade (less than 3 hours of sun a day)

Japanese Forest Grass (Hakonechloa macra)

Japanese Forest Grass 'All Gold' (Hakonechloa macra)

Japanese Forest Grass, Golden 'Aureola' (Hakonechloa macra)

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