Grasses

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

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

Stipa tenuissima
MEXICAN FEATHER GRASS
  • AKA Nassella tenuifolia, Stipa tenuifolia
  • Forms clumps of gray-green blades and thin seed stems
  • Feathery seeds are held on panicles

HEIGHT: 45-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-45 cm