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Arabesque Maiden |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Arabesque' |
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Compact, Clump forming. Narrow dark green blades with a distinct silver midrib. Salmon-white plumes on handsome burgundy stems in late summer. Foliage height 4-5', blooms 5-6'. |
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Calamagrostis Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass |
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Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' |
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The deep green, shiny foliage of this cool season grass appears in early spring and lasts until early winter. Feathery flowers start as bright pink-to-red and fade to buff. Clump forming. Foliage height 2.5'- 3.5', with 6' blooms. |
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Calamagrostis Overdam Variegated Feather Reed Grass |
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Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam' |
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Nicely variegated with vertical white stripes. Compact clumps 2-3' with blooms 6'. |
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Cortaderia Pampas |
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Cortaderia selloana |
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Clumping forming grass with narrow, medium green leaves. Produces beautiful white plumes in summer. Foliage height is 8-10', with blooms 10-12'. |
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Heavy Metal Switch Grass |
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Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal |
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The metallic blue foliage is stiff and upright. Attractive pinkish blooms from summer through the winter. Foliage height 3'-4', with blooms 4'-5'. |
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Karley Rose Fountain Grass |
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Pennisetum orientale |
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A clumping grass with graceful, arching, blue-green blades. Purple, foxtail flowers from late spring into fall. Foliage height is 16-18" with blooms 3-4'. |
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Leymus Blue Dune Lyme Grass |
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Leymus arenarium 'Blue Dune' |
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Pointed blue foliage is drought and salt tolerant. The narrow spike inflorescence is first colored like the leaves and dries to light beige. Foliage height is 2-3', with blooms 3-4'. |
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Miscanthus Cosmopolitan Maiden |
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Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 'Cosmopolitan' |
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The wide ribbon like foliage has dark green centers and creamy-white margins. Foliage height 6-7', with blooms 8-9'. |
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Miscanthus Maiden Grass |
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' |
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A tall, graceful and clumping grass with slender, weeping silvery green leaves. White fan shaped plumes. Foliage 5', blooms 7'. |
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Miscanthus Porcupine Maiden Grass |
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Miscanthus sinesis "Strictus' |
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This grass is upright and green with yellow-colored horizontal bands. Reddish blooms open in September. Foliage height is 4-5', with blooms 6-7'. |
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Miscanthus Variegated Japanese Silver Grass |
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Miscanthus sinesis 'Variegatus' |
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A white variegated, clumping grass that droops and weeps toward the ground. Foliage is 4-5', blooms 6-7'. |
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Panicum Prairie Sky Switch Grass |
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Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Sky' |
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This varietyis the bluest of all the switch grasses and produces a beautiful display of pinkish airy blooms from summer through winter. Foliage height is 3', with blooms 4'. |
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Panicum Shenandoah Switch Grass |
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Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah' |
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leaves are green in early summer turning deep wine by september. Foliage is 2-3', blooms 4'. |
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Pennisetum Fountain Grass |
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Pennisetum alopecuroides |
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Slender green leaves turn golden yellow in the fall. Beautiful silvery foxtail flower plumes from July - September. Foliage height is 2-3', with blooms 3-4'. |
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Pennisetum Hameln Dwarf Fountain Grass |
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Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' |
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A short, compact ornamental grass with slender green leaves and tan, wooly caterpillar-like blooms. Foliage height is 2', with blooms 3'. |
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Pennisetum National Arboretum Black Flowering Fountain |
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Pennisetum alopecuroides 'National Arboretum' |
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Glossy green leaves form a neat mound that produces dark purple flowers. Foliage height is 2', with blooms 3'. |
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Pink Muhly Grass |
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Muhlenbergia capillaris |
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Blue-green, needle-like foliage produces dark pink, delicate seed heads in the fall. Foliage mellows to soft wheat color in the fall. Mounding habit to 3-4', blooms 4'. |
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