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PANICUM virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
Blue foliage, airy blooms - very upright growth
Sun
3 - 4'
4 - 9
drought tolerant to moist
PANICUM virgatum 'Shannendoah'
Deep burgundy fall color - colors up in July,
red flowers appear in profusion in the fall.
Good substitute for Japanese blood grass
Sun
2'
4 - 9
drought tolerant to moist
PANICUM virgatum 'Squaw'
Deep green foliage with burgundy tips by summer, deep red flowers and rounded
growth habit
Sun
3 - 4'
4 - 9
well drained, drought tolerant
PASPALUM quadrifarium
Blue evergreen arching foliage is excellent for container planting as well as in
the mixed border. A native of Uruguay
- we think this has great potential for NW gardens!
Sun
3'
8 - 10
well drained
PENNISETUM alopecuroides 'Hameln'
Compact dark green foliage with foxtail flowers in fall - good fall color
Sun
1 - 2'
6 - 9
drought tolerant to moist
PENNISETUM alopecuroides 'Japonicum'
Very good tall fountain grass with large foxtail flowers in the autumn.
Good separation between the foliage and the flowers.
Sun
4 - 5'
6 - 9
drought tolerant to moist
PENNISETUM alopecuroides 'Little Bunny'
-- Dwarf Fountain Grass
A truly dwarf fountain grass - great for the rock garden
Sun
8 - 12"
6 - 9
drought tolerant to moist
PENNISETUM alopecuroides 'Little Honey'
A compact form, this variegated fountain grass is great as a ground cover or in
the rock garden
Sun
8 - 12"
6 - 9
drought tolerant to moist
PENNISETUM alopecuroides 'National Arboretum'
Deep purple foxtails are carried above the deep green foliage in fall
Sun
2'
6 - 9
well drained
PENNISETUM messiacum 'Red Button'
Broad foliage with red fox tail flowers from summer until frost - wonderful cut
and dried flowers
Sun
2 - 3'
7 - 9
well drained
PENNISETUM orientale
--
Oriental Fountain Grass
Showy pink flowers bloom throughout the summer
Sun to part shade
1 - 2'
7 - 9
well drained
PENNISETUM orientale 'Karly Rose'
-- PP #12909
6" long dusty rose-purple plumes from summer until frost
Sun
2 - 3'
6 - 9
drought tolerant to moist
PENNISETUM setaceum 'Rubrum'
Deep burgundy leaves and incredible flowers - nothing can compare to this
wonderful grass - tender
Sun
3'
tender
moist, well drained
PENNISETUM villosum
--
Feathertop Fountain Grass
White feathery flowers throughout the summer.
Great cut flower
Sun
1 - 2'
7 - 10
drought tolerant to moist
PHORMIUM 'Apricot Queen'
Light yellow variegated leaves age to apricot, holds it's variegation well.
Sun to part shade
3 - 4'
8 - 10
moist, well drained
PHORMIUM 'Jack Spratt'
A small phormium with reddish-brown twisted leaves, excellent container plant
Sun
18"
8 - 10
moist
PHORMIUM 'Pink Panther'
Creamy pink foliage with dark red edges, gently arching leaves
Sun to part shade
3'
8 - 10
moist, well drained
PHORMIUM 'Pink Stripe'
An upright grower, the bright pink margins light up the soft pewter leaves
Sun
4 - 5'
8 - 10
moist, well drained
PHORMIUM 'Platts Black'
Dark burgundy-brown arching foliage makes an excellent color accent in
containers or gardens
Sun to part shade
3'
8 - 10
moist, well drained
PHORMIUM 'Sundowner'
Erect, bold foliage of copper red accented with reds and pinks make a stunning
focal point
Sun to part shade
5 - 6'
8 - 10
moist, well drained
PHORMIUM 'Yellow Wave'
Light, clear yellow leaves, banded in green, slightly relaxed growth habit.
Sun
3 - 4'
8 - 10
moist
PHORMIUM cookianum 'Flamingo'
Narrow, salmon orange leaves with green stripes, excellent container plant.
Cut out any reverted leaves to maintain cultivar.
Sun
2 - 3'
8 - 10
moist, well drained
PHORMIUM tenax
Broad, yellow green foliage creates a great backdrop to your garden setting.
Provide dry mulch for winter protection
Sun
4 - 6'
8 - 10
moist, well drained
PHORMIUM tenax 'Bronze'
-- New Zealand Flax
Broad, burgundy foliage, great container subject
Sun
4 - 6'
8 - 10
moist, well drained
SCHIZACHYRIUM scoparium 'The Blues'
-- Little Bluestem
A native prairie grass, the blue foliage turns bronze to orange in fall.
The flowers rise above the foliage providing a striking accent.
Sun
2'
3 - 9
drought tolerant, well drained
SESLERIA autumnalis
--
Autumn Moor Grass
Bright yellow/green semi-evergreen foliage fits
well in the perennial border - white flowers appear early in spring; last
throughout the summer
Sun to part shade
1'
5 - 9
drought tolerant, well drained
STIPA gigantea
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Giant Feather Grass
6' flower spikes arch gracefully out from evergreen foliage for a wonderful
effect
Sun
2'
7 - 9
drought tolerant, well drained
#THAMOCALAMUS
crassinodus
Another terrific clumping bamboo, the new canes emerge grey-blue, turning
burgundy with age
Shade
18'
7 - 9
well drained
UNCINIA unciniata
Rich bronze colored leaves on this evergreen sedge, excellent in pots
Sun
10 - 12"
8 - 9
moist, well drained
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