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

It will make you stop in your tracks! Plant a small drift of Little Miss to imitate the color and movement of the prairie, or just plant one individually to animate your border. * Very easy care * Great for containers and small gardens * Bird friendly,...
  • Mature Height: 2 - 3 feet
  • Foliage Color: Purple
  • Flower Color: Red
  • Botanical Name: Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Miss'
  • Mature Spread: 1 - 4 feet
  • 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)

This is a tough perennial grass that is easy to care for. Use fountain grass to add texture and dimension to your perennial beds and borders. ‘Fireworks' breaks color barriers with a deep maroon-purple center vein flanked by hot pink margins.
  • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Mature Height: 2 - 3 feet
Nebraska
Omaha
Hot Rod Switch Grass
Prices start at : 35.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

Hot Rod Switch Grass stays true to its name as the “hot rod” of the grasses—ablaze in color from summer through fall. The long, slender blades of Hot Rod reach up tall and straight, with an additional 6 inches added once it's whimsical, airy seeds...
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Fall Color: Red
  • Flower Color: Red Panicles
  • Mature Spread: 30 - 36 inches
  • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
  • Botanical Name: Panicum virgatum 'Hot Rod'
Nebraska
Omaha
EverColor Everlite Variegated Sedge Grass
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / Quart Container

It looks stunning with dark-colored evergreens or the bright flowers of a perennial border. Each blade has a soft creamy interior that glows against a rich deep-green edge. (It makes a BIG impact in a SMALL garden! Even if you only have a tiny spot like...
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Moisture: Water carefully to establish, and as needed during drier periods
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Mature Height: 10 - 15 inches
  • Soil Type: Well-Drained
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Nebraska
Omaha
Redhead Fountain Grass
Prices start at : 39.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

In late fall or early spring cut the foliage back almost to the ground before growth starts in spring. 'Red Head' begins to show its enormous bottlebrush plumes in mid to late summer.
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Flower Color: Mahogany, Red Seed Head
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
  • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
  • Mature Spread: 12 - 24 inches
Nebraska
Omaha
EverColor Everlime Variegated Sedge Grass
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / Quart Container

One of the very best is Evercolor Everlime Carex (Carex oshimensis ‘Everlime'). It makes a magnificent ground cover or try it in your favorite container. Lime-striped foliage all year! Do you want to add year-round motion and energy to your garden this...
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Mature Height: 12 - 15 inches
  • Mature Spread: 1 - 4 feet
  • Foliage: Perennial
  • Flower Color: Brown
Nebraska
Omaha
Carex Bowles Golden
Prices start at : 19.95 USD / 1 GAL

Mass in moist, lightly shaded areas near ponds or streams. Carex Bowles Golden has shimmering yellow leaves with dark green margins. A good plant for the water garden or low spot. Commonly called tufted sedge.
Maryland
Bowie
Miscanthus Yaku Jima
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / 3 GAL

Foliage turns reddish-brown in fall fading to tan over winter. Tiny buffy colored flowers with red tinges emerge in fluffy panicles above the foliage in August-September. Clumps slowly expand in circumference by short rhizomes, but retain tight clump...
Maryland
Bowie
Miscanthus Morning Light Maiden Grass
Prices start at : 19.95 USD / 1 GAL

Less vigorous with decreased flowering and tendency to flop in too much shade. Blooms later than most cultivars. Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays present in much of the St. Louis area.
Maryland
Bowie
Miscanthus Adagio Maiden Grass
Prices start at : 24.95 USD / 3 GAL

Foliage should be left standing throughout the winter for visual interest and to provide protection for the crowns. Tolerant of a wide range of soils from well-drained sandy soils to the heavy clays.
Maryland
Bowie
Carex Evergold
Prices start at : 17.95 USD / 1 Gal

It is native to dry woods and rocky slopes throughout Honshu Island, Japan. Plants spread slowly by short rhizomes. This sedge features narrow leaves (typically to 16” long by 5/16” wide).
Maryland
Bowie
Miscanthus Little Zebra (Dwarf Maiden Grass)
Prices start at : 12.95 USD / 1 GAL

Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tiny flowers emerge gray-purple with the plumes having an overall wine-purple coloration. ‘Little Zebra', sometimes commonly called dwarf zebra grass, is a compact...
Maryland
Bowie
Miscanthus Gracillimus (Maiden Grass)
Prices start at : 16.95 USD / 1 Gal

The foliage dries and turns tan-bronze for the winter. Miscanthus gracillimus grass is noted for its narrow green leaves with a silver midrib which form a substantial, rounded, arching clump of foliage typically growing 4-6′ tall (to 8′ when in flower).
Maryland
Bowie
Panicum Shenandoah (Red Switchgrass)
Prices start at : 19.95 USD / 1 GAL

Prefers Full sun to bring out the best red color. Perfect for use in rain gardens, and provides winter interest in any situation. Tolerates wide range of soils, including dry ones, but prefers moist, sandy or clay soils.
Maryland
Bowie
Mexican Feather Grass (Stipa, Nasella)
Prices start at : 16.95 USD / 1 GAL

This species performs as a perennial through zone 7 but is usually a reseeding annual in areas with colder winters. Plants should be groomed or cut to the ground in early spring to remove tattered foliage and make way for new foliage.
Maryland
Bowie
Panicum Heavy Metal
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / 3 GAL

Will grow in part shade, but begins to lose its columnar form in too much shade, growing more openly and possibly falling over. Tends to flop in rich soils. Features metallic-blue leaves which turn yellow in autumn, fading to tan-beige in winter.
Maryland
Bowie
Pennisetum Hameln
Prices start at : 17.95 USD / 1 GAL

Pennisetum Hameln favors nutrient rich soil and ample fertilization. As with chemical fertilizers, do not apply it right next to the trunk or stems emerging from the ground. Not all Nitrogen deficiencies result in stunted growth.
Maryland
Bowie
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.
  • Soil Moisture: Dry, Average, Well Draining
  • Mature Height: 48-96" tall (4-8 feet)
  • Ideal Region: Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, West, Pacific Northwest
  • Soil Type: Loamy Soil, Drought/Dry Soil
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • 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

Masses of airy, open, loosely branched inflorescences (each to 12” long) in pink to pinkish-red float above the foliage in a lengthy fall bloom. This beautiful ornamental grass is stunning in dried floral arrangements.
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. Best growth occurs in climates with cool summer temperatures.
Maryland
Bowie
Dwarf Pampas Grass (Cortaderia)
Prices start at : 35.95 USD / 3 GAL

This is a tough, large grass that forms dense, substantial clumps (tussocks) featuring arching, serrulate, narrow green leaves that are topped in fall by huge, feathery, silvery white plumes.
Maryland
Bowie
Juncus effusus (Soft Rush)
Prices start at : 16.95 USD / 1 Gal

Easily grown in moist to wet soils, including standing water to 4” deep, in full sun locations. The plant leaves are reduced to bladeless sheathing at the stem bases. Soft rush is native to North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Maryland
Bowie
Carex Blue Zinger
Prices start at : 14.95 USD / 1 GAL

We highly recommend that you mulch your Carex Blue Zinger with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. Any type of mulch will do but cypress or hardwood mulch will be of a higher quality and provide...
Maryland
Bowie
Sensational Borders With Ornamental Grass
For instance, some spread vigorously; others form neat clumps. Forms of ornamental grass that creep or self-sow can eventually become troublesome later on in the border, whereas those that form clumps or spread much slower make far better choices for...
Ohio
Willoughby
Preventing Flopping Grass: Causes Of Ornamental Grasses Falling Over
Avoid any more fertilizer for the rest of the year.Another reason your ornamental grass may flop over is that it has grown too big. Give these plants one application offirst thing in the spring just as the grass blades begin to sprout.
Ohio
Willoughby
Propagating Decorative Grasses: How To Propagate Ornamental Grass
Variegated forms need to be propagated by division in order to preserve the variegation. Most propagation of ornamental grasses is straightforward and takes no special skill but has exponential rewards.
Ohio
Willoughby
Rose Fountain Grass
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / each

Good for cut arrangements. Can be used in rain gardens. Mounds of narrow, elegantly arching leaves grow to 2' tall. Rose Fountain Grass is an exciting addition to any landscape. Beautiful rose-copper flower plumes begin their entrance in July with new...
  • Zones: 5-9
  • Deer Resistant: No
  • Colors: Pink
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
  • Genus: Pennisetum alopecuroides
Illinois
Bloomington