Grasses

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

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
STRIPED WEEPING SEDGE
  • AKA Carex morrowii 'Aureovariegata'
  • Small evergreen clump-forming grass with a mounding habit
  • Fine leaves are creamy-yellow with narrow margins of green

HEIGHT: 15-20 cm  ·  SPREAD: 20-30 cm

Carex oshimensis EverColor® ('Everillo') (PP21002)
EVERILLO WEEPING SEDGE
  • Sport of Carex 'Evergold'
  • Small evergreen clump-forming grass with a mounding habit
  • Bright-gold thin arching blades

HEIGHT: 20-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Carex oshimensis EverColor® ('Everlime') (PP25622)
EVERLIME WEEPING SEDGE
  • Sport of Carex 'Evergold'
  • Extremely dense mound of evergreen foliage
  • Dark green with lime yellow margins

HEIGHT: 20-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 40-50 cm

Carex pensylvanica
OAK SEDGE
  • Small clump-forming sedge with a mounding, cascading habit
  • Bright green foliage
  • Small inconspicuous flowers are showy for only a short time

HEIGHT: 20-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-45 cm

Carex pensylvanica 'Straw Hat' (PP29432)
STRAW HAT SEDGE
  • Low green sedge with yellow flowers
  • Partial sun to full shade
  • Cool season grass

HEIGHT: 20-25 cm  ·  SPREAD: 15-30 cm

Carex plantaginea
PLANTAIN-LEAVED SEDGE
  • Semi-evergreen clump-forming sedge with a mounding habit
  • Puckered leaves, unusually wide at 25 mm, are mostly green but purplish at the base
  • Leaves are rippled and dimpled along the midribs

HEIGHT: 20-25 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-40 cm

Carex rosea
ROSY SEDGE
  • Thick clumps of delicate arching foliage
  • Deep green narrow leaves
  • Produces unique star-like seed clusters

HEIGHT: 20-30 cm  ·  SPREAD: 5-10 cm

Carex stipata
AWL FRUITED SEDGE
  • Tuft-forming sedge with an upright, cascading habit
  • Leaves are green, about 6 mm wide, triangular in cross section
  • Brownish-green flower heads look like bushy foxtails

HEIGHT: 90-125 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Carex stricta
TUSSOCK SEDGE
  • AKA Carex elata
  • Slender upright sedge with leaves and seeds growing off the same stems
  • Stems are bluish-green, triangular in cross section

HEIGHT: 60-90 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-50 cm

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