Grasses, Sedges, Rushes
Common Name
Height
cm / in
Bloom Height
Bloom Time
Foliage Color/Blade Width
Ideal Growing Conditions
Season
H2O
Req*
Roots
Zone
Sesleria albicans Balkans moor grass 25-30
10-12"
30-40
12-16"
Mar-May silver/green
narrow
full sun-lt shade
moister soil in sun
cool/semi-
evergreen
2 clump 3
Sesleria argentea Silver moor grass 25-30
10-12"
40-50
16-20"
June-frost silver/green
narrow
full sun-lt shade
moister soil in sun
cool 2 clump 4
Sesleria autumnalis Autumn moor grass 25-35
10-14"
35-50
14-20"
Sept light green
medium
full sun-lt shade
moister soil in sun
cool/semi-
evergreen
2 clump 4**
Sesleria caerulea Blue moor grass 20-25
8-10"
35-40
14-16"
Mar-April blue/green
medium
full sun/part shade
moister soil in sun
cool/semi-
evergreen
2 clump 4
Sesleria heufleriana Blue-green moor grass 30-40
12-16"
50-60
20-24"
Mar-April blue/green
medium
full sun/pt shade
moister soil in sun
cool/semi-
evergreen
2 clump 4
Sesleria sadlerana Green moor grass 35-40
14-16"
40-45
16-18"
Mar-April grey-blue/
green
narrow
full shade/pt shade
moister soil in sun
cool/semi-
evergreen
2 clump 3
Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass 80-120
32-48"
120-220
48-90"
Aug-Sept blue-green
medium
full sun
sandy loam soil
warm 2 sod-forming^ 3
Sorghastrum nutans 'Indian Steel' Blue indian grass 80-120
32-48"
100-150
40-60"
Aug-Sept blue-green
medium
full sun
sandy loam soil
warm 2 sod-forming^ 3
Sporobolus airoides Alkali sacaton 60-90
24-36"
80-120
32-48"
Aug green
narrow
full sun, well drained
sandy loam soil
warm 2 clump 4
Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie dropseed 30-60
12-24"
60-100
24-40"
Aug-Sept green
narrow
full sun
sandy loam soil
warm 1 clump 3
Sporobolus wrightii Giant sacaton 120-180
48-72"
180-240
72-96"
Aug-Oct grey-bl/green
narrow
full sun, dry or moist soil warm 1 clump 4
Stipa brachytricha Korean feather reed grass 80-120
32-48"
100-150
40-60"
Aug-Sept green
medium
full sun/light shade
moist fertile soil
cool 2 clump 4

*Water Requirement Rating. The number describes the plant's general watering requirement, once the plant is well-established. These are general suggestions.

Keep an eye on your plants.

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  • 0= no subsequent irrigation needed
  • 1= water to root depth once every month
  • 2= water to root depth once every two weeks
  • 3= water to root depth every week
  • 4= water to root depth when soil starts to dry

**can possibly survive in a colder zone
***technically a spreader, but spreads very slowly and cannot be described as invasive
^ These grasses put out very short rhizomes so technically they are not clump-forming. But their yearly spread is really just a widening of the clump and they are not considered to be invasive.