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Adagio Grass
Prices start at : 27.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

Sunlit drama for your garden! You probably don't realize that your garden is incomplete. Don't wait to order these sure-fire great additions to your landscape. Cut them down in late winter and they will spring back up fresh every year.
  • Soil Type: Well Drained
  • Botanical Name: Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio'
  • Growth Rate: Fast
  • Mature Spread: 2 - 3 feet
  • Moisture: Moderate
Nebraska
Omaha
Little Miss Maiden Grass
Prices start at : 27.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

Its small size is just right for decorative ceramic pots or balcony window boxes. Something these small gardens often lack is the motion and grandeur of grass, since so many of the American prairie grasses are big and bold.
  • Moisture: Moderate
  • Foliage Color: Purple
  • Fall Color: Red, Burgundy / Purple
  • Growth Rate: Fast
  • Botanical Name: Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Miss'
  • Soil Type: Well Drained
Nebraska
Omaha
Fireworks Grass
Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

In late summer it will shoot up soft, fluffy ‘foxtails' blooms that will add even greater interest. If you live near the coast, ‘Fireworks' will grow without need to coddle it.
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
  • Mature Height: 2 - 3 feet
  • Mature Spread: 24 inches
Nebraska
Omaha
Hot Rod Switch Grass
Prices start at : 35.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

It's drought tolerant and generally carefree. Hot Rod Switch Grass is a must-have for those spots in your yard where you'd like some year-round interest. The long, slender blades of Hot Rod reach up tall and straight, with an additional 6 inches added...
  • Mature Spread: 30 - 36 inches
  • Botanical Name: Panicum virgatum 'Hot Rod'
  • Mature Height: 36 - 48 inches
  • Foliage: Blue-Green Maturing to Maroon
  • Fall Color: Red
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
Nebraska
Omaha
EverColor Everlite Variegated Sedge Grass
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / Quart Container

With a max height of 10 to 15 inches and a max width of 8 to 10 inches this little guy fits anywhere, sun or shade. Enjoy Big Excitement From a Little Plant! It's time to add some energy and excitement to your tired garden and we have just the thing for...
  • Mature Height: 10 - 15 inches
  • Moisture: Water carefully to establish, and as needed during drier periods
  • Foliage Color: White with Green
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Foliage: Ornamental grass, evergreen
  • Mature Spread: 8 - 10 inches
Nebraska
Omaha
Redhead Fountain Grass
Prices start at : 39.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

This plant has no serious insect or disease problems and is not usually appealing to deer. 'Red Head' begins to show its enormous bottlebrush plumes in mid to late summer. 'Red Head' looks great in late-season containers.
  • Flower Color: Mahogany, Red Seed Head
  • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
  • Mature Spread: 12 - 24 inches
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Foliage: Green
Nebraska
Omaha
EverColor Everlime Variegated Sedge Grass
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / Quart Container

If you want easy to grow and low-maintenance, then you can't beat Everlime. Whether your garden is rustic or formal, Evercolor Everlime will brighten it up all year. Order yours today! * Cold-hardy to zone 5 * Distinctive lime-striped foliage * Super-easy...
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Foliage: Perennial
  • Foliage Color: Green with lime colored margins
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Moisture: Water carefully to establish, and weekly as needed for best results.
  • Botanical Name: Carex oshimensis 'Everlime'
Nebraska
Omaha
Carex Bowles Golden
Prices start at : 19.95 USD / 1 GAL

With regular watering, may be grown in borders, rock gardens and containers. Insignificant flowers appear in May on inflorescences of staminate and pistulate spikes which are not showy but are noticeable and persist into July.
Maryland
Bowie
Miscanthus Yaku Jima
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / 3 GAL

Prefers moist soils. Tiny buffy colored flowers with red tinges emerge in fluffy panicles above the foliage in August-September. Best in full sun. It typically grows in a clump to 3-4' tall.
Maryland
Bowie
Miscanthus Morning Light Maiden Grass
Prices start at : 19.95 USD / 1 GAL

Miscanthus Morning Light is a grass cultivar that is noted for its very narrow green leaves with white variegation on the margins. Clumps slowly expand in circumference by short rhizomes, but usually retain tight clump shape.
Maryland
Bowie
Miscanthus Adagio Maiden Grass
Prices start at : 24.95 USD / 3 GAL

Fast-growing, graceful, foliage. Versatile ornamental grass for smaller areas. Tiny pink-tinged flowers appear in tassel-like inflorescences above the foliage in late summer, gradually turning into creamy white plumes by fall as the seeds mature.
Maryland
Bowie
Carex Evergold
Prices start at : 17.95 USD / 1 Gal

Insignificant brownish flower spikes appear on triangular stems in spring. Plants thrive in moist soils, but also perform well in average garden soils, with better tolerance for periods of dryness than most sedges have.
Maryland
Bowie
Miscanthus Little Zebra (Dwarf Maiden Grass)
Prices start at : 12.95 USD / 1 GAL

Plant Patent PP13,008 issued September 24, 2002. Foliage fades to tan after frost. Less vigorous with decreased flowering and tendency to flop in too much shade. ‘Zebrinus') is a clump-forming grass noted for its horizontally banded foliage.
Maryland
Bowie
Miscanthus Gracillimus (Maiden Grass)
Prices start at : 16.95 USD / 1 Gal

Miscanthus Gracillimus' is an old and very popular cultivar. Tiny reddish-copper flowers appear in tassel-like inflorescences above the foliage in late September, gradually turning into silvery white plumes as the seeds mature.
Maryland
Bowie
Panicum Shenandoah (Red Switchgrass)
Prices start at : 19.95 USD / 1 GAL

Will grow in part shade, but begins to lose its columnar form in too much shade, growing more openly and possibly falling over. Foliage emerges bluish-green but rapidly turns burgundy-red (by late June) to form a compact, narrow, erect, 3′ tall clump...
Maryland
Bowie
Mexican Feather Grass (Stipa, Nasella)
Prices start at : 16.95 USD / 1 GAL

Foliage is less than 1/8” wide and up to 12” long. Narrow upright 4-12” flower panicles appear in summer. Is a swaying fine textured clump forming grass. Plants should be groomed or cut to the ground in early spring to remove tattered foliage and...
Maryland
Bowie
Panicum Heavy Metal
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / 3 GAL

Cut back clumps to the ground in late winter to early spring. Tends to flop in rich soils. Panicum Heavy Metal is a switchgrass cultivar which features metallic-blue foliage and a columnar form.
Maryland
Bowie
Pennisetum Hameln
Prices start at : 17.95 USD / 1 GAL

Pennisetum Hameln favors nutrient rich soil and ample fertilization. Proper fertilization of your Pennisetum Hameln will lead to healthier and more disease resistant plants, as well as provide you with many more enjoyable blooms.
Maryland
Bowie
Autumn Fern
Prices start at : 59.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

Here's a plant that will be with you season after season! Nature Hills offers you large, well established 1 gallon plants. It then turns to dark green for summer, and back to bronze again in the fall.
  • Soil Type: Well drained
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Fall Color: Evergreen
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Foliage: Green
Nebraska
Omaha
Red October Big Bluestem Grass
Prices start at : 23.98 USD / Plant

Deer tend to stay away and this grass will quickly become one of the focal points in your late season garden. We recommend planting Red October in almost any sunny spot with well-draining soil.
  • Full Sun: Yes
  • Soil Moisture: Dry, Average, Well Draining
  • Advantages: Deer Resistant, Attract Birds, Native
  • Tolerates: Dry Sites
  • Common Name: Big Bluestem Grass Red October PP#26283
  • Mature Plant Size: 48-96" tall (4-8 feet), 24-36" wide
Vermont
Shelburne
Pink Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris)
Prices start at : 19.95 USD / 1 GAL

Mass for cover of areas with poor soils. Plants typically grow to 3' tall x 3' wide when in flower. Best in full sun. It is native to prairies, pine barrens, and open woodlands from Massachusetts to Kansas south to Florida and Texas.
Maryland
Bowie
Golden Japanese Forest Grass (Hakonechloa m. ‘Aureola\')
Prices start at : 24.95 USD / 1 Gal

Plants will grow well in deeper shade (particularly in hot summer climates), but the gold variegation changes to lime green. Plant foliage will burn in full sun locations. Genus name comes from the Japanese place named Hakone and the Greek word // >
Maryland
Bowie
Dwarf Pampas Grass (Cortaderia)
Prices start at : 35.95 USD / 3 GAL

This grass is technically gynodioecious, but usually appears dioecious. Dwarf Pampas Grass is one of the most hardy and showy forms of pampas grass featuring silvery-cream, silky plumes on a short, compact habit.
Maryland
Bowie
Juncus effusus (Soft Rush)
Prices start at : 16.95 USD / 1 Gal

When dry, the pith could be lit at one end (sometimes both ends) and burned like a candle. Foliage turns yellow in fall before browning up for winter. Soft rush may be grown in tubs or containers sunk in the mud to control unwanted rhizome spread.
Maryland
Bowie
Carex Blue Zinger
Prices start at : 14.95 USD / 1 GAL

One of the main reasons to plant Carex Blue Zinger is to reduce the amount of money you spend each year on mulch. This procedure, called deadheading, encourages the Carex Blue Zinger plants to produce new foliage, keeping your plant looking attractive...
Maryland
Bowie
Sensational Borders With Ornamental Grass
Ornamental grasses add a softer, more natural feel to borders. There are a number of other reasons to include ornamental grass in the border or landscape.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });– Ornamental...
Ohio
Willoughby
Preventing Flopping Grass: Causes Of Ornamental Grasses Falling Over
Divide the plants in spring before any fresh shoots appear and plant each new grass clump far enough away so that it doesn't shade its neighbors.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });So how do you fix falling...
Ohio
Willoughby