Grasses, Sedges, Rushes
 |
Common Name
|
Height
cm / in
|
Bloom Height
|
Bloom Time
|
Foliage Color/Blade Width
|
Ideal Growing Conditions
|
Season
|
H2O
Req*
|
Roots
|
Zone
|
Panicum virgatum
'Sunburst' |
Switch grass |
80-135
32-55" |
135-160
55-62" |
August |
green
medium |
full sun
moist fertile soil
|
warm |
1 |
sod-forming^ |
3** |
| Pennisetum alopecuroides |
Fountain grass |
60-100
24-40" |
100-150
40-60" |
Aug-Sept |
green
medium |
full sun
moist, well drained soil
|
warm |
2 |
clump |
5** |
| Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' |
Dwarf fountain grass |
50-75
20-30" |
75-100
30-40" |
July-Sept |
green
medium |
full sun
moist, well-drained soil |
warm |
2 |
clump |
4 |
| Pennisetum orientale |
Oriental fountain grass |
40-75
16-28" |
75-100
30-40" |
June-Sept |
green
medium |
full sun/light shade
moist, well drained soil |
warm |
2 |
clump |
5** |
| Phalaris arundinacea 'Feesey' |
Feesey ribbon grass |
60-80
24-32"
|
80-100
32-40" |
June-July |
white/green
coarse |
full sun/part shade
moist fertile soil |
cool |
3 |
fast spreader |
3** |
| Poa chaixii |
Forest bluegrass |
20-30
8-12"
|
25-35
10-14" |
May-June |
shiny green
medium |
shade/part shade
rich moist soil |
cool |
3 |
clump |
4 |
| Poa glauca 'Blue Hills' |
Blue meadow grass |
20-25
8-10"
|
40-50
15-20" |
May |
blue-green |
full sun/part shade
moist soil |
cool |
3 |
clump |
2 |
| Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp spicata |
Bluebunch wheatgrass |
30-60
12-24"
|
40-70
16-28" |
early spring |
grey-green
medium |
full sun/part shade
moist to dry soil |
cool |
1 |
clump |
3 |
| Schizachyrium scoparium |
Little bluestem |
50-100
20-40" |
100-120
40-48" |
Aug-Sept |
green
medium
|
full sun
well drained soil |
warm |
2 |
clump |
3 |
| Schizachyrium scoparium 'Aldous' |
Aldous Little bluestem |
60-90
24-36" |
90-120
36-48" |
Aug-Sept |
blue/purple
medium
|
full sun
well drained soil |
warm |
2 |
clump |
3 |
| Schizachyrium scop. 'Blaze' |
Blaze little bluestem |
50-100
20-40" |
100-120
40-48" |
Aug-Sept |
green
medium
|
full sun
well drained soil |
warm |
2 |
clump |
3 |
| Schizachyrium scop. 'Itasca' |
Itasca little bluestem |
40-80
16-32" |
60-100
24-40" |
Aug-Sept |
green
medium
|
full sun
well drained soil |
warm |
2 |
clump |
3 |
| Scirpus atrovirens |
Dark green bulrush |
90-120
36-48" |
120-150
48-60" |
June-July |
green
medium |
full sun-lt shade moist soil
|
cool |
3 |
clump |
3 |
| Sesleria albicans |
Somerset moor
grass |
50-80
20-32" |
60-90
24-36" |
Aug-Sept |
blue
medium
|
full sun
well drained soil |
warm |
2 |
clump |
3 |