Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'
ELIJAH BLUE FESCUE
- 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: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Festuca glauca 'Pepindale Blue'
PEPINDALE BLUE FESCUE
- 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 silvery-blue and age to a tan colour
HEIGHT: 15-25 cm · SPREAD: 20-25 cm
Festuca mairei
MAIRE'S FESCUE
- Upright habit and forms an open, uniform, semi-evergreen bunch
- Leaf blades are bluish-green
- Narrow seed spikes are held above the foliage, emerging green, aging to tan
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Glyceria striata
FOWL MANNAGRASS
- AKA: Glyceria striata ssp. stricta, Panicularia nervata, Panicularia striata
- Forms an upright clump of coarse green leaves 25 cm long arranged alternately along sturdy stems
- Pyramidal airy panicles rise on slender stems above the foliage
HEIGHT: 60-110 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Hakonechloa macra
JAPANESE FOREST GRASS
- Dense mound of relatively short wide green blades emerging from stems in the centre of the mound
- Graceful arching form softens formal shade gardens
- Some of the leaves turn red and purple shades in the fall
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Hakonechloa macra 'Albostriata'
JAPANESE FOREST GRASS
- Dense mound of relatively short wide variegated blades emerging from stems in the centre of the mound
- Graceful arching form softens formal shade gardens
- Some of the green and creamy-white leaves turn red and purple shades in the fall
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold'
GOLDEN JAPANESE FOREST GRASS
- Dense mound of relatively short golden leaves
- Graceful arching form softens formal shade gardens
- Yellow leaves turn red and purple shades in the fall
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'
VARIEGATED JAPANESE FOREST GRASS
- AKA Hakonechloa macra 'Urahajusa Zuku'
- Dense mound of relatively short wide variegated blades emerging from stems in the centre of the mound
- Graceful arching form softens formal shade gardens
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Hakonechloa macra 'Beni-kaze'
RED WIND FOREST GRASS
- Dense mound of relatively short wide green blades emerging from stems in the centre of the mound
- Graceful arching form softens formal shade gardens
- Tips of leaves turn red in the summer, some of the leaves turn red and purple shades in the fall
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Helictotrichon sempervirens 'Saphirsprudel'
SAPPHIRE BLUE OAT GRASS
- AKA Helictotrichon sempervirens 'Sapphire'
- Semi-evergreen ball of spiky blue blades, brighter blue than the species
- Rare blue seed heads turn tan in colour and persist through the winter
HEIGHT: 60-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Hierochloe odorata
SWEET GRASS
- AKA Anthoxanthum nitens
- Forms a spreading upright mound of gray-green foliage
- Blades reach 60 cm high
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-150 cm
Hystrix patula
BOTTLEBRUSH GRASS
- AKA Elymus hystrix
- Forms an upright loose clump of coarse green leaves
- Green bottlebrush-like flowers emerge above the foliage
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra'
JAPANESE BLOOD GRASS
- AKA Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron'
- Grass forms a loose clump of upright leaves with green bases and red ends
- More and more red appears as the season progresses, especially in full sun
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Juncus effusus
SOFT RUSH
- Forms an upright vase-shaped clump of single stalks
- Thin dark green cylindrical stems look stiff but are soft to the touch
- Flowers emerge in small clusters from a split in the stems, slightly below the tips of the plant
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 50-80 cm
Juncus tenuis
POVERTY RUSH
- Forms a dense clump of upright narrow stems with a basal tuft of flat grass-like leaves
- Leaves and cylindrical stems are mid-green
- Clusters of greenish-brown seed capsules are found near the terminal tips of the plant
HEIGHT: 20-60 cm · SPREAD: 20-50 cm
Liriope muscari 'Big Blue'
GIANT LILY TURF
- Showy whorled lavender flowers on short spikes, just proud of the body of the plant
- Flowers lead to dark blue to black berries, persisting into the winter
- Semi-evergreen strap-like arching glossy dark green blades, up to 20 mm wide, 60 cm long
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Liriope muscari 'Monroe's White'
MONROE'S WHITE LILY TURF
- Showy whorled white flowers on short spikes, just proud of the body of the plant
- Flowers lead to dark blue to black berries, persisting into the winter
- Semi-evergreen strap-like arching glossy dark green blades up to 20 mm wide, 60 cm long
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Liriope muscari 'Royal Purple'
GIANT LILY TURF
- Showy whorled purple flowers on short spikes, just proud of the body of the plant
- Flowers lead to dark blue to black berries, persisting into the winter
- Semi-evergreen strap-like arching glossy dark green blades up to 20 mm wide, 60 cm long
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Liriope muscari 'Variegata'
VARIEGATED LILY TURF
- Showy whorled lavender flowers on short spikes, just proud of the body of the plant
- Flowers lead to dark blue to black berries, persisting into the winter
- Semi-evergreen strap-like arching glossy variegated green and creamy-yellow leaves
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Liriope spicata 'Silver Dragon'
SILVER DRAGON LILY TURF
- AKA Liriope spicata 'Gin-ryu'
- Showy whorled lavender flowers on short spikes, just proud of the body of the plant
- Flowers lead to dark blue to black berries, persisting into the winter
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Luzula x 'Ruby Stiletto'
RUBY STILETTO RUSH
- Semi-evergreen spiky arching red-tipped dark green blades
- Airy panicles hold white flowers above the foliage
- Bloom Time: Late spring
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Milium effusum 'Aureum'
WOOD MILLET
- Deciduous flat chartreuse blades arch from green stems
- Profuse green flowers are held on narrow panicles
- Bloom Time: Late spring
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Miscanthus purpurascens
PURPLE FLAME GRASS
- Forms a tight clump of arching green leaves on sturdy stalks
- M. purpurascens has softer-textured leaves than most miscanthus
- Grass turns a brilliant orange-red in the fall
HEIGHT: 120-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio'
ADAGIO MAIDEN GRASS
- Fine silver-green arching leaves turn shades of orange and gold in the fall
- Bloom Time: August to late fall
- Flower Type: Feathery panicles
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm