Grasses

Grasses are grown in one gallon containers. Other container sizes may be available.

Carex vulpinoidea
FOX SEDGE
  • Slender upright, slightly arching sedge common to Ontario's wetlands
  • Stems are bluish-green, triangular in cross-section
  • Seed heads, at same height as the leaves, resemble a fox's tail

HEIGHT: 50-90 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Chasmanthium latifolium
NORTHERN SEA OATS
  • AKA Uniola latifolia
  • Light green pendulous blades held on thin stems turn yellow in fall
  • Stems produce delicate pendulous seeds in summer, persisting into the winter

HEIGHT: 75-90 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-60 cm

Cortaderia selloana
WHITE PAMPAS GRASS
  • AKA Cortaderia argentea
  • Panicles up to 90 cm of feathery creamy-white flowers produce tan-coloured seeds
  • Coarse green leaves up to 200 cm long arch from tall sturdy stalks, turning white in the winter

HEIGHT: 175-225 cm  ·  SPREAD: 125-150 cm

Cortaderia selloana Ivory Feathers® ('Pumila')
IVORY FEATHERS® GRASS
  • Panicles up to 60 cm of feathery creamy-white flowers produce tan-coloured seeds
  • Coarse green leaves up to 70 cm long arch from tall sturdy stalks, turning white in the winter
  • Dark green leaves have razor-sharp edges

HEIGHT: 100-125 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-90 cm

Cortaderia selloana 'Rosea'
PINK PAMPAS GRASS
  • Panicles up to 90 cm of feathery light pink flowers produce tan seeds
  • Coarse green leaves up to 200 cm long, arching from tall sturdy stalks, turn white in the winter
  • Dark green leaves have razor-sharp edges

HEIGHT: 250-300 cm  ·  SPREAD: 150-200 cm

Danthonia spicata
POVERTY OAT GRASS
  • Clump-forming cool season grass
  • Smooth leaves blades are medium green or bluish green
  • Older spikes brown and curl inward

HEIGHT: 30-40 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-40 cm

Deschampsia cespitosa
TUFTED HAIR GRASS
  • Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
  • Flowers feature green, purple, silver, and gold tones
  • Bloom Time: Early to late summer

HEIGHT: 60-100 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-80 cm

Deschampsia cespitosa Bronze Veil ('Bronzeschleier')
BRONZE TUFTED HAIR GRASS
  • Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
  • Flowers feature green and bronze tones
  • Bloom Time: Early to late summer

HEIGHT: 60-100 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Deschampsia cespitosa Gold Veil ('Goldschleier')
GOLD VEIL TUFTED HAIR GRASS
  • Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
  • Loose flower panicles feature gold tones
  • Bloom Time: Early to late summer

HEIGHT: 60-80 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Deschampsia cespitosa Gold Dew ('Goldtau')
GOLD DEW TUFTED HAIR GRASS
  • Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
  • Loose flower panicles feature yellow and gold tones
  • Resistant to the rust that afflicts other Deschampsia

HEIGHT: 30-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-60 cm

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Northern Lights'
VARIEGATED TUFTED HAIR GRASS
  • Mounding semi-evergreen clump of variegated blades turning light brown in the fall
  • Variegation includes creamy-white and green, but leaves emerge with a pink blush
  • Under certain circumstances, the pink undertones may become overtones

HEIGHT: 25-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Deschampsia flexuosa
WAVY HAIR GRASS
  • Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump with very thin green blades, up to 50 cm long
  • Numerous loose flower panicles feature purple to bronze tones
  • Flowers change to gold and yellow as they mature

HEIGHT: 40-100 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-50 cm

Elymus arenarius
DUNE GRASS
  • Bright Blue foliage
  • cool season grass
  • Straw color flower heads rise above foliage

HEIGHT: 60-90 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-90 cm

Elymus arenarius 'Blue Dune'
BLUE DUNE LYME GRASS
  • AKA Leymus arenarius 'Blue Dune'
  • Forms a slightly arching upright clump
  • Coarse silver-blue leaves are 1 cm wide at the base and grow to a narrow point.

HEIGHT: 60-80 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-80 cm

Elymus canadensis
CANADA WILD RYE
  • Grass has a slightly arching upright habit and forms a loose clump
  • Leaf blades can range in colour from green to bluish-green, depending on growing conditions
  • Nodding seed heads emerge green, changing to a light tan in the summer

HEIGHT: 125-150 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-90 cm

Elymus canadensis 'Icy Blue'
ICY BLUE CANADA WILD RYE
  • Grass has a slightly arching upright habit and forms a loose clump
  • Leaf blades bright blue
  • Nodding seed heads emerge green, changing to a light tan in the summer

HEIGHT: 130-140 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-90 cm

Elymus virginicus
VIRGINIA WILD RYE
  • Grass has a slightly arching upright habit and forms a loose clump
  • Coarse leaf blades are grayish-green
  • Flower spikes emerge green, change to brown and are a bit thicker than E. canadensis

HEIGHT: 100-150 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Eragrostis spectabilis
PURPLE LOVE GRASS
  • This grass has a mounding habit and forms a disorganized clump
  • Leaf blades are light green with a hint of red
  • Foliage turns bronze-red in the fall

HEIGHT: 25-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Erianthus ravennae
PLUME GRASS
  • AKA Saccharum ravennae
  • Coarse gray-green leaves, up to 120 cm long, arch gracefully on tall sturdy stalks
  • Plumes of pinkish-silver flowers rise well above foliage

HEIGHT: 150-300 cm  ·  SPREAD: 125-200 cm

Festuca glauca
BLUE FESCUE
  • A.K.A. Festuca ovina Glauca
  • Grass has a mounding habit and forms a dense, uniform, semi-evergreen tuft
  • Very narrow leaf blades are blue-green to blue

HEIGHT: 20-35 cm  ·  SPREAD: 25-30 cm

Festuca glauca 'Blue Whiskers' (PP29200)
BLUE WHISKERS FESCUE
  • This grass has a mounding habit and forms a dense uniform semi-evergreen tuft
  • Very narrow leaf blades are an intense blue
  • Narrow seed spikes emerge green, turn purple and age to a tan colour

HEIGHT: 25-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-70 cm

Festuca glauca 'Boulder Blue'
BOULDER BLUE FESCUE
  • This grass has a mounding habit and forms a dense uniform semi-evergreen tuft
  • Very narrow leaf blades are an intense blue
  • Tight formal seed spikes emerge green and age to a tan colour

HEIGHT: 25-35 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-30 cm

Festuca glauca Beyond Blue™ ('Casca11') (PP23307)
BEYOND BLUE™ FESCUE
  • Has a mounding habit and forms a dense uniform semi-evergreen tuft
  • Very narrow blue leaves hold their colour all season
  • Narrow seed spikes emerge green and age to tan in colour

HEIGHT: 20-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-40 cm

Festuca glauca 'Cool as Ice'
COOL AS ICE FESCUE
  • This grass has an erect, arching, tufting habit and forms a dense uniform semi-evergreen clump
  • Emerges a grey-green but quickly turns to an icy-blue
  • Tight, formal seed spikes emerge green and age to a tan colour

HEIGHT: 30-40 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-50 cm