Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blue Paradise' (PP28145, CPBR5650)
BLUE PARADISE LITTLE BLUESTEM
- AKA Andropogon scoparius 'Blue Paradise'
- Maintains a sturdy upright and columnar habit through the fall
- Striking silvery blue stems in summer changing to deep wine colour in the fall
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Prairie Blues'
LITTLE BLUESTEM
- Dense clump of gray-blue leaves
- Leaves turn to shades of orange in the fall and remain showy throughout the winter
- Silvery seed heads
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' (PP25202)
STANDING OVATION LITTLE BLUESTEM
- AKA Andropogon scoparius 'Standing Ovation'
- Sturdy upright stems with a blue cast, dark purple closer to the base
- Leaves turn fiery-red in the fall and remain showy throughout the winter
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 50-70 cm
Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'
LITTLE BLUESTEM
- AKA Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'
- Dense clump of narrow intense blue blades
- Leaves turn to purple shades in the fall and remain showy throughout the winter
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Schizachyrium scoparium 'Twilight Zone' (PP27432)
TWILIGHT ZONE LITTLE BLUESTEM
- AKA Andropogon scoparius 'Twilight Zone'
- A standout cultivar that possess a nearly iridescent silvery mauve-purple cast over the whole plant beginning in midsummer
- Colour is retained through the fall
HEIGHT: 120-140 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Scirpus acutus
HARD STEM BULRUSH
- AKA: Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis
- Scirpus are not grasses, they are perennial sedges
- Upright cylindrical gray-green stems have 3 to 4 slender sheathed leaves at the base
HEIGHT: 100-175 cm · SPREAD: 50-100 cm
Scirpus atrovirens
DARK GREEN BULRUSH
- Scirpus are not grasses, they are perennial sedges
- Forms an open upright clump of dark green leaves branching from the main stems
- Dark green culms, reaching 125 cm, develop clusters of inflorescences
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 90-125 cm
Scirpus cyperinus
WOOL GRASS
- Scirpus are not grasses, they are perennial sedges
- Forms short tufts of grass-like blades
- Flowers rise above the foliage on narrow upright stems
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 90-125 cm
Scirpus fluviatilis
RIVER BULRUSH
- AKA Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
- Scirpus are not grasses, they are perennial sedges
- Forms short tufts of grass-like blades
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
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Scirpus microcarpus
SMALL-FRUITED BULRUSH
- Found across North America in wet areas such as marshes, swamps and meadows
- Grass like leaves sprout from the base and along the stem
- Leaf bases are tinged reddish purple where they clasp the stem
HEIGHT: 60-150 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Scirpus validus
SOFTSTEM BULRUSH
- AKA: Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
- Scirpus are not grasses, they are perennial sedges
- Dark green spongy stems, up to 2 cm thick, are rounded-edged and triangular in cross-section
HEIGHT: 175-250 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Sesleria autumnalis
AUTUMN MOOR GRASS
- Forms a dense mounding clump of semi-evergreen narrow blades
- Each blade is tipped with light yellow
- Thin light brown panicled flower spikes
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Sesleria caerulea
BLUE MOOR GRASS
- Forms a dense mounding clump of semi-evergreen narrow blades
- Blades are blue on top with green undersides
- Showy dark purple flowers rise above foliage on short stalks
HEIGHT: 25-40 cm · SPREAD: 25-30 cm
Sesleria heufleriana
BLUE-GREEN MOOR GRASS
- Forms a dense mounding clump of semi-evergreen narrow blades
- Blades are green in early spring, turning glaucous-blue by midsummer
- Showy dark purple flowers rise above foliage on short stalks
HEIGHT: 35-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
BLUE-EYED GRASS
- AKA Sisyrinchium graminoides
- Forms a dense mounding clump of green blades
- Clusters of showy blue flowers are even with the top of the foliage
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 10-15 cm
Sisyrinchium angustifolium 'Lucerne'
BLUE-EYED GRASS
- Forms a low clump of green grassy blades
- Clusters of showy blue star-shaped flowers
- Bloom Time: Late spring-summer
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Sorghastrum nutans
INDIAN GRASS
- AKA Sorghastrum avenaceum, Chrysopogon nutans
- Reddish-bronze downy flower spikes rising well above the foliage appear in July
- The grass blades are green turning bronze to burnt orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 120-220 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Sorghastrum nutans 'Indian Steel'
INDIAN STEEL GRASS
- AKA Sorghastrum avenaceum 'Indian Steel'
- Flower stalks rise above the foliage forming a tight upright clump
- Medium-width grass blades are blue-green, turning bronze in the fall
HEIGHT: 120-150 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Sorghastrum nutans 'Sioux Blue'
SIOUX BLUE INDIAN GRASS
- AKA Sorghastrum avenaceum 'Sioux Blue'
- Flower stalks from a tight upright clump rise above the foliage
- Leaves are silvery-blue turning golden-tan with hints of orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 50-80 cm
Sparganium americanum
AMERICAN BUR-REED
- An emergent aquatic
- Long lance-shaped green leaves
- Unique flowers and seedheads
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm
Sparganium eurycarpum
GIANT BUR-REED
- AKA Sparganium californicum
- An emergent aquatic
- Unique flowers and seedheads
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm
Spartina pectinata
PRAIRIE CORD GRASS
- AKA Sporobolus michauxianus
- Main stems (culms) are round, up to 225 cm long
- Green leaves, alternate, up to 60 cm long, emerge from the lower half of the stems
HEIGHT: 175-225 cm · SPREAD: 100-120 cm
Sporobolus heterolepis
PRAIRIE DROPSEED
- An elegant native; fine green leaves and its seed stems emerge directly from the base
- Pink flowers turn tan coloured in the fall
- Delicate seedheads stand 50 cm above the rest of the foliage
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Sporobolus heterolepis 'Tara'
DWARF PRAIRIE DROPSEED
- 'Tara' is very slow-growing, to the point that usual suppliers refuse to grow it
- Upright green blades, less arching than the species
- Attractive flower spikes rising in summer well above the foliage
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm