Grasses

Common Name: Side-oats Grama GrassLatin Name: Bouteloua curtipendulaVisit Plant Profile >>Description & OverviewNarrow, bluish-gray leaf blades turn golden brown in autumn, sometimes taking on hues of orange and red. Purplish-tinged flowers bloom in...

Common Name: Big BluestemLatin Name: Andropogon gerardiiVisit Plant Profile >>Description & OverviewA monarch of the native prairie grasses. Forms large clumps with blue-green to silvery-blue foliage that changes to attractive shades of bronze and...

Common Name: Prairie Dropseed GrassLatin Name: Sporobolus heterolepisVisit Plant Profile >>Description & OverviewCascading tuffets of emerald-green foliage with airy, sweet-scented seed heads that bloom from August into October. Heat and drought tolerant...

Common Name: Little BluestemLatin Name: Schizachyrium scopariumVisit Plant Profile >>Description & OverviewA clump forming grass that produces leaves that range through a variety of blue and green hues. In fall the foliage changes to a flaming...

Common Name: Marsh BluegrassLatin Name: Poa palustrisVisit Plant Profile >>Description & OverviewGrows in dense woodland situations in moist soil and deep shade, where it forms clumps of bright green foliage. Produces very loose airy flower panicles...

Common Name: Pennsylvania SedgeLatin Name: Carex pensylvanicaVisit Plant Profile >>Description & OverviewA wonderful slow spreading, semi-evergreen, clump-forming sedge with delicate arching leaves. Spreads in a restrained fashion to form an appealing...