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Green leaves with blades tipped red change in summer change to a rich burgundy color by autumn. Pink blooms add to the attractiveness of this prairie grass. Grows best in full sun and moist, well-drained soil.Â
| Common Name | Big Bluestem Grass | Botanical Name | Andropogon gerardii |
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| Height | 200 cm | Spread | 100 cm |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Deep Blue |
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| Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | Red |
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| Location | Sunshine | Growth Habit | |
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Tall Dense clump of bright silvery blue leaves with silver seed heads.
| Common Name | Prairie Blues Bluestem Grass | Botanical Name | Schizachyrium scoparium 'Prairie Blues' |
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| Height | 0.9 m | Spread | 0.35 |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Silver |
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| Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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| Location | Sunshine | Growth Habit | Columnar |
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| Common Name | The Blues Little Bluestem Grass | Botanical Name | Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues' |
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| Height | 60 - 125 cm | Spread | 45 - 60 cm |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Blue-green |
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| Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | Red-orange |
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| Location | Sunshine | Growth Habit | |
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| Special Features | Deer Resistant | | |
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Green foliage with white stripe down the middle. Rosy purple plumes in late summer.
| Common Name | Avalanche Variegated Feather Reed Grass | Botanical Name | Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Avalanche' |
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| Height | 120 cm | Spread | 60 cm |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Green Variegated White |
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| Flower Colour | Tan | Fall Colour | |
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| Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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A dwarf variety of Feather Reed grass. Produces mauve coloured flowers followed by golden seed head in fall.
| Common Name | Cheju-Do Grass | Botanical Name | Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Cheju-do' |
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| Height | 90 cm | Spread | |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Green |
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| Flower Colour | Mauve | Fall Colour | |
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| Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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Strong upright clumps , with dark green leaves. Soft feathery plumes appear in summer maturing to wheat colored spikes in fall. The seed heads add to the winter landscape. Does well in most conditions.
| Common Name | Karl Foerster Reed Grass | Botanical Name | Calamagrostis acutilflora 'Karl Foerster' |
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| Height | 100-120 cm | Spread | 80 cm |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Green |
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| Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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| Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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| Special Features | Deer Resistant | | |
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Narrow upright clump with plumes of soft purplish flowers in mid summer maturing to feathery tops. Can tolerate some shade.
| Common Name | Korean Feather Reed Grass | Botanical Name | Calamagrostis brachytricha |
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| Height | 1 m | Spread | 0.75 m |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 4 | Foliage Colour | Green to yellow |
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| Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | Yellow |
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| Location | Sunshine | Growth Habit | Columnar |
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Strong upright clumps , with beautiful white and green variegated foliage. Soft feathery greenish-mauve plumes appear in summer, maturing into stiff wheat-coloured spikes, which last into winter.
| Common Name | Overdam Variegated Reed Grass | Botanical Name | Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Overdam' |
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| Height | 120 cm | Spread | 60 cm |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Striped White & Green |
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| Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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| Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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| Special Features | Deer Resistant | | |
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Dark green foliage with light purple flowers throughout summer turning beautiful wheat colours in fall for winter interest.
| Common Name | Waldenbuch Feather Reed Grass | Botanical Name | Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Waldenbuch' |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 4 | Foliage Colour | |
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| Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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| Location | Sunshine | Growth Habit | Narrows |
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Dense clump of very blue grass throughout summer with spikes of small tan flowers. Excellent for borders, summer containers or mass plantings.
| Common Name | Beyond Blue Fescue Grass | Botanical Name | Festuca glauca 'Beyond Blue' |
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| Height | 0.25 m | Spread | 0.4 m |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 4 | Foliage Colour | Blue Green |
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| Flower Colour | Cream | Fall Colour | |
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| Location | Sunshine | Growth Habit | Rounded |
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Dense clump of blue grass. Tan seed heads in mid summer
| Common Name | Elijah Blue Fescue Grass | Botanical Name | Festuca ovina glauca 'Elijah Blue' |
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| Height | 25 cm | Spread | 30 cm |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Bright Blue |
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| Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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| Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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A native grass with silvery green seed heads, turning tan in fall. Attractive grey-green foliage.
| Common Name | June Grass | Botanical Name | Koeleria cristata |
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| Height | 50 cm | Spread | |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Blue Green |
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| Flower Colour | Tan | Fall Colour | |
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| Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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Low clump of green and white striped leaves, taller arching stems of yellow plumes in late summer, lasting into fall.
| Common Name | Variegated Moor Grass | Botanical Name | Molina caerulea |
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| Height | 65 cm | Spread | 50 cm |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | |
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| Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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| Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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Native, cool season grass with a compacted sharp, needle like head, hence the name.
| Common Name | Needle Grass | Botanical Name | Stipa viridula |
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| Height | 30 - 60 cm | Spread | |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Green |
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| Flower Colour | Tan | Fall Colour | |
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Hardier than blue fescue, this grass forms graceful fountains of bright steel-blue blades. Neat ornamental clumps that combine well with other grasses.
| Common Name | Sapphire Blue Oat Grass | Botanical Name | Helictrotrichon sempervirens |
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| Height | 60 cm | Spread | 60 cm |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 4 | Foliage Colour | |
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| Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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| Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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Green foliage with white margins. Tan plumes in late summer.
| Common Name | Bulbous Oat Grass | Botanical Name | Arrhenatherum elat. bulbosum 'Variegatum' |
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| Height | 35 cm | Spread | 40 cm |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Green & White Variegated |
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| Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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| Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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Variegated creamy-white and light green leaves that have a hint of pink in the summer. Pinkish white flower heads turn light brown in fall. Spreading habit that can be invasive. Does best in shady most areas.
| Common Name | Ribbon Grass | Botanical Name | Phalaris arundinacea var. picta |
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| Height | 80 cm | Spread | 90 cm |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 2 | Foliage Colour | Green and White |
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| Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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| Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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| Common Name | Evergold Sedge Grass | Botanical Name | Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' |
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| Height | 30 cm | Spread | 30 - 40 cm |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 5 | Foliage Colour | Yellow with green margins |
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| Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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| Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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Strawberries & Cream is very similar to Ribbon grass with the addition of a bright pink red stripe through the leaves.
| Common Name | Strawberries & Cream Grass | Botanical Name | Phalaris arundinacea |
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| Height | 30 cm | Spread | 60 cm |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | |
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| Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Clumps of upright blue-green foliage mature to blood red. Clouds of airy, reddish seed heads mature to tan in the fall, providing winter interest. Does not tolerate wet soil conditions.
| Common Name | Blood Brothers Switch Grass | Botanical Name | Panicum virgatum 'Blood Brothers' |
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| Height | 125 cm | Spread | 125 cm |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Blue-Green Mature to Blood Red |
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| Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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| Location | Sunshine | Growth Habit | |
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Very upright, stiff blue green foliage. Airy pink tinges panicles from early August til frost. Full sun to part shade.
| Common Name | Heavy Metal Switch Grass | Botanical Name | Panicum virgatum |
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| Height | 100 cm | Spread | 90 cm |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | |
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| Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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| Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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Clumping form of a grass with blue green stems and wine purple tips. Light airy flowers in summer.
| Common Name | Prairie Fire Switch Grass | Botanical Name | Panicum virgatum |
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| Height | 150 cm | Spread | |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 4 | Foliage Colour | |
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| Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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| Location | Sunshine | Growth Habit | |
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Tall, upright clump of blue-green leaves that develop wine-red tips in early summer. Airy heads of tiny pinkish red flowers appear in late summer turning a beige brown in the fall
| Common Name | Prairie Flame Switch Grass | Botanical Name | Panicum virgatum |
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| Height | 120 cm | Spread | |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 4 | Foliage Colour | |
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| Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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| Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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Upright clump of green grass with bright red ends. Delicate pink red flowers in summer blow lightly above.
| Common Name | Red Switch Grass | Botanical Name | Panicum virgatum 'Rostrahlbusch' |
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| Height | 90-110 cm | Spread | 90 cm |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | |
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| Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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| Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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Upright clump of grassy green leaves with red tips. Plumes of red flowers appear in mid summer. Grass continues to turn more red as fall appraoches.
| Common Name | Shenandoah Switch Grass | Botanical Name | Panicum virgatum |
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| Height | 1 m | Spread | 1.2 m |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Green with Red Tips |
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| Flower Colour | Rose | Fall Colour | Burgundy |
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| Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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| Common Name | Bronze Tufted Hair Grass | Botanical Name | Deschampsia cepitosa 'Bronzeschleier' |
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| Height | 90 cm | Spread | 75 cm |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | |
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| Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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| Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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| Special Features | Deer Resistant | | |
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Dense mounding clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall. Plumes of yellow and gold in late summer
| Common Name | Goldtau Tufted Hair Grass | Botanical Name | Deschampsia cespitosa |
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| Height | 70 cm | Spread | 50 cm |
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| Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | |
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Variegated clumping grass that can tolerate some shade. Shades vary from white to green and pink from http://www.provenwinners.com