Grasses, Sedges, Rushes
 |
Common Name
|
Height
cm / in
|
Bloom Height
|
Bloom Time
|
Foliage Color/Blade Width
|
Ideal Growing Conditions
|
Season
|
H2O Req*
|
Roots
|
Zone
|
| Carex pendula |
Weeping sedge |
100-125
40-50" |
125-150
50-60" |
June-July |
green
wide |
light shade
moist soil
|
cool |
3 |
clump |
5** |
| Carex pennsylvanica |
Pennsylvania sedge |
25
10" |
n/a |
n/a |
green
narrow |
full sun to full shade
moist to dry soil
|
cool/semi-
evergreen |
2 |
moderate
spreader |
3 |
| Carex riparia 'Variegata' |
Greater pond sedge |
60
24"
|
100
40" |
May-June |
green
narrow
|
part-full shade
wet to dry soil |
cool |
3 |
clump |
4 |
| Carex rosea |
Curley wood sedge |
15-25
8-10"
|
25-35
10-14" |
May-June |
green/white
|
full sun
wet soil |
cool |
4 |
fast spreader |
4 |
| Chasmanthium latifolium |
Northern sea oats |
70-100
28-40" |
90-130
36-52" |
June-July |
lt green
wide |
sun or shade
moist soil
|
cool |
2 |
clump |
4 |
| Deschampsia cespitosa |
Tufted hair grass |
60-80
24-32" |
80-100
32-40" |
May-June |
dark green
medium |
full sun to light shade
average soil |
cool/semi-
evergreen |
2 |
clump |
3 |
| Deschampsia cesp. 'Goldtau' |
Gold dew tufted hair grass |
30-60
12-24" |
40-60
16-24" |
June-July |
dark green
narrow |
full sun to light shade
average soil |
cool/semi-
evergreen |
2 |
clump |
3 |
| Deschampsia cesp. 'Pixie
Fountains' |
Gold dust tufted hair grass |
45-60
18-24" |
60-75
24-30" |
May-June |
green
narrow |
full sun to light shade
average soil |
cool/semi-
evergreen |
3 |
clump |
3 |
| Elymus cinereus |
Great basin wild rye |
80-100
32-40" |
120-150
48-60" |
June-July |
green-bl-grn
wide |
full sun
well drained,
moist to dry soil |
cool |
1 |
clump |
3 |
| Elymus magellanicus |
Blue wheatgrass |
30-60
12-24" |
50-75
20-30" |
May-June |
very blue
medium |
full sun/pt shade
moist, well drained soil |
cool/semi-
evergreen |
3 |
clump |
4 |
| Festuca amethystina |
Tufted fescue
|
20-30
8-12" |
30-45
12-18" |
June |
blue
very narrow
|
full sun/part shade
well drained soil
|
cool |
2 |
clump |
4** |
| Festuca amethystina 'Superba' |
Purple tufted fescue
|
20-30
8-12" |
30-60
12-24" |
June |
blue
very narrow
|
full sun/part shade
well drained soil
|
cool |
2 |
clump |
4** |
| Festuca arizonica |
Arizona fescue |
30-50
12-20" |
50-60
20-24" |
June-July |
lt green
narrow
|
full sun/pt shade
average soil |
cool |
1 |
clump |
3 |
| Festuca cinerea 'Fruehlingsblau' |
Spring blue fescue
|
20-25
8-10" |
30-35
12-14" |
June-July |
light blue
narrow |
full sun/pt shade
sharp, well drained soil
|
cool |
1 |
clump |
4** |
| Festuca glauca 'Select' |
Blue fescue |
10-20
4-8" |
15-25
6-10" |
May-June |
blue-green
narrow |
full sun/part shade
well drained soil |
cool/semi-
evergreen |
1 |
clump |
4 |