Ornamental Grass
Ornamental Grass
Ornamental Grasses are a large family of beautiful perennial plants that add texture, color and movement to the garden. Ornamental grasses, like conifers and other evergreens, also provide interest in the fall and winter landscape, especially when backlit by morning or afternoon sun. When the flowers of summer are only a memory, you’ll find delight looking out on frosted ornamental grass spikes in the early light of a cold winter’s day.
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Ornamental Grass
Ornamental Grasses are a large family of beautiful perennial plants that add texture, color and movement to the garden. Ornamental grasses, like conifers and other evergreens, also provide interest in the fall and winter landscape, especially when backlit by morning or afternoon sun. When the flowers of summer are only a memory, you’ll find delight looking out on frosted ornamental grass spikes in the early light of a cold winter’s day.
To choose the best plants for your garden, use our filters at left.
To choose the best plants for your garden, use our filters below.
![Blue Whiskers Fescue Grass]()
Eye-catching Festuca glauca ‚Blue Whiskers‚ PP#29,200 (Fescue Grass) is a colorful standout you will want in your garden. Taller, brighter blue, and with striking long le...
Learn MoreBlue Whiskers Fescue Grass Blue Whiskers Fescue Grass Festuca glauca 'Blue Whiskers' PP#29,200$13.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotEye-catching Festuca glauca 'Blue Whiskers' PP#29,200 (Fescue Grass) is a colorful standout you will want in your garden. Taller, brighter blue, and with striking long leaves, its silvery hue gives your garden textural contrast. In early to mid-summer yellow-green flowers emerge just above the foliage and will turn tan as they age. This lovely evergreen grass will provide beautiful winter interest. It is low-maintenance, waterwise, and deer resistant for easy gardening.![Undaunted® Girl Next Door Deer Grass]()
Muhlenbergia rigens ‚Undaunted® Girl Next Door‚ USPP (Deer Grass) is the most cold-hardy form of Muhlenbergia, a xeric Southwestern-native favored for garden and landsca...
Learn MoreUndaunted® Girl Next Door Deer Grass Undaunted® Girl Next Door Deer Grass Muhlenbergia rigens Undaunted® Girl Next Door$14.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotMuhlenbergia rigens 'Undaunted® Girl Next Door' USPP (Deer Grass) is the most cold-hardy form of Muhlenbergia, a xeric Southwestern-native favored for garden and landscape design. Despite its common name, is deer resistant. This perennial grows with a graceful mound of sage-green foliage, and sends up fireworks of long-lasting tawny plumes that capture the light and wave in the breeze. Add a vibrant airy texture to complement summer flowers and light up a sunny, dry planting. A High Country Gardens exclusive.![Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass, Calamagrostis acutiflora Karl Foerster]()
The world‚s most popular ornamental grass, Calamagrostis acutiflora ‚Karl Foerster‚ (Feather Reed Grass) has a strong upright habit and blooms with showy flowers th...
Learn MoreKarl Foerster Feather Reed Grass Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass Calamagrostis acutiflora Karl FoersterAs low as $14.99 Sale $12.74Per Plant - 5" Deep PotThe world's most popular ornamental grass, Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' (Feather Reed Grass) has a strong upright habit and blooms with showy flowers that ripen to tawny seed heads that decorate the plant through the fall and winter months.![Muhlenbergia reverchonii, Undaunted Ruby Muhly Grass]()
Muhlenbergia reverchonii ‚Undaunted® Ruby‚ (Muhly Grass) has an impressive late summer display of see-through amber-pink flower spikes. This is the one Muhly grass wi...
Learn MoreUndaunted® Ruby Muhly Grass Undaunted® Ruby Muhly Grass Muhlenbergia reverchonii PUND01SAs low as $12.99 Sale $11.69Per Plant - 5" Deep PotMuhlenbergia reverchonii 'Undaunted® Ruby' (Muhly Grass) has an impressive late summer display of see-through amber-pink flower spikes. This is the one Muhly grass with showy pink flowering plumes that can be grown in USDA zones 5 to 9. A High Country Gardens Introduction. Plant Select. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).![Siskiyou Blue Idaho Fescue Grass, Festuca idahoensis Siskiyou Blue]()
This is a new selection of the native Idaho Fescue, notable for its enticing spruce-blue foliage. The thin leaves are much longer than the more familiar Festuca glauca, giving Festuc...
Learn MoreSiskiyou Blue Fescue Grass Siskiyou Blue Idaho Fescue Grass Festuca idahoensis Siskiyou BlueAs low as $12.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotThis is a new selection of the native Idaho Fescue, notable for its enticing spruce-blue foliage. The thin leaves are much longer than the more familiar Festuca glauca, giving Festuca idahoensis 'Siskiyou Blue' a softer, more graceful look.![Silky Thread Grass, Nassella tenuissima]()
Nassella tenuissima (Silky Thread Grass) brings gossimer grace to any spot where it‚s planted. It blooms from late spring into late summer with plumes of silky flowers that sw...
Learn MoreSilky Thread Grass Silky Thread Grass Nassella tenuissimaAs low as $11.99 Sale $9.59Per Plant - 5" Deep PotNassella tenuissima (Silky Thread Grass) brings gossimer grace to any spot where it's planted. It blooms from late spring into late summer with plumes of silky flowers that sway back and forth in the slightest breeze. Grow readily in most any soil with full to partial sun. Re-seeds itself readily. Not for sale in CA. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).![Mini Oat Grass, Poa secunda v. juncifolia]()
Poa secunda v. juncifolia (Mini Oat Grass) is a Western native grass with blue-green foliage. Seeds emerge on stiff foliage and open up to create pale feathery fronds. In summer dry ...
Learn MoreMini Oat Grass (Poa) Mini Oat Grass Poa secunda v. juncifolia$13.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotPoa secunda v. juncifolia (Mini Oat Grass) is a Western native grass with blue-green foliage. Seeds emerge on stiff foliage and open up to create pale feathery fronds. In summer dry season, grass matures to a warm gold hue. A highly resilient and drought-resistant grass that serves as a host plant for many butterflies, its upright habit and seed textures are a beautiful addition to waterwise landscapes, including high elevations.![Carex appalachica, Appalachian Sedge, Photo Courtesy Of Hoffman Nursery]()
Carex appalachica (Appalachian Sedge Grass) is a native grass-like plant with thin, fine-textured leaf blades. Appalachian Sedge is an outstanding choice for use as an attractive gra...
Learn MoreAppalachian Sedge Grass Appalachian Sedge Carex appalachicaAs low as $11.99 Sale $10.19Per Plant - 5" Deep PotCarex appalachica (Appalachian Sedge Grass) is a native grass-like plant with thin, fine-textured leaf blades. Appalachian Sedge is an outstanding choice for use as an attractive grassy groundcover for shade and heavy shade areas.![Prairie Blues Little Bluestem Grass, Schizachyrium scoparium Prairie Blues]()
This western selection of Little Bluestem has gray-blue foliage and a strong, upright habit. This native prairie grass provides seeds for birds and is beneficial for many butterfly s...
Learn MorePrairie Blues Little Bluestem Grass Prairie Blues Little Bluestem Grass Schizachyrium scoparium Prairie BluesAs low as $12.49 Sale $10.62Per Plant - 5" Deep PotThis western selection of Little Bluestem has gray-blue foliage and a strong, upright habit. This native prairie grass provides seeds for birds and is beneficial for many butterfly species. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).![Zig Zag Blue Grama Grass, Bouteloua gracilis 'Zig Zag' PPAF]()
Exclusive to High Country Gardens. Bouteloua gracilis ‚Zig Zag‚ will be the star of your summer garden. It has a very compact habit and blooms with a profusion of horizon...
Learn MoreZig Zag Blue Grama Grass Zig Zag Blue Grama Grass Bouteloua gracilis 'Zig Zag' PPAF$9.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotExclusive to High Country Gardens. Bouteloua gracilis 'Zig Zag' will be the star of your summer garden. It has a very compact habit and blooms with a profusion of horizontal eyebrow-like flowers in mid-summer. The flowers ripen to a light tan color, curl upward on the flower spike, and hold on the plant through winter, providing months of flowers and seed heads. This native grass is a fantastic long-lived companion plant for all types of perennials and grasses in low-water gardens. A High Country Gardens Introduction.![Blaze Little Bluestem Grass, Schizachyrium scoparium Blaze]()
‚Blaze‚ Little Bluestem Grass is grown for its exceptional fall color. A tall upright warm-season ornamental grass, Schizachyrium scoparium ‚Blaze‚ mixes in n...
Learn MoreBlaze Little Bluestem Grass Blaze Little Bluestem Grass Schizachyrium scoparium BlazeAs low as $13.99 Sale $11.19Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot'Blaze' Little Bluestem Grass is grown for its exceptional fall color. A tall upright warm-season ornamental grass, Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze' mixes in nicely with flowering perennials and its grass blades turn deep red in the fall maturing to a pink winter color. Drought resistant perennial plant (xeric).![Gracillimus Maiden Hair Grass, Miscanthus sinensis Gracillimus]()
Miscanthus sinensis ‚Gracillimus‚ is a superb selection of Chinese Maidenhair grass that blooms with a massive display of copper colored flowers in late summer. The seedh...
Learn MoreGracillimus Miscanthus Grass Gracillimus Maiden Hair Grass Miscanthus sinensis GracillimusAs low as $14.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotMiscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' is a superb selection of Chinese Maidenhair grass that blooms with a massive display of copper colored flowers in late summer. The seedheads age to white giving the grass a wonderful look in fall and early winter.![Pink Flamingo Muhly Grass, Muhlenbergia Pink Flamingo]()
Muhlenbergia ‚Pink Flamingo‚ is one of the most spectacular native grasses for its big size, thin evergreen leaves and bright pink flower plumes that cover the grass in ...
Learn MorePink Flamingo Muhly Grass Pink Flamingo Muhly Grass Muhlenbergia Pink FlamingoAs low as $15.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotMuhlenbergia 'Pink Flamingo' is one of the most spectacular native grasses for its big size, thin evergreen leaves and bright pink flower plumes that cover the grass in late summer. A heat loving hybrid discovered in Texas. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).![Blue Sprite Blue Hair Grass, Koeleria glauca 'Blue Sprite']()
Koeleria glauca ‚Blue Sprite‚ (Blue Hair Grass) is one of the few low-growing ornamental grasses, making it an attractive option for accents, borders, and mass planting. ...
Learn MoreBlue Sprite Koeleria Blue Sprite Blue Hair Grass Koeleria glauca 'Blue Sprite'$13.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotKoeleria glauca 'Blue Sprite' (Blue Hair Grass) is one of the few low-growing ornamental grasses, making it an attractive option for accents, borders, and mass planting. Dense tufts of blue-green leaves form mounds about one foot high, which sit neatly below flower panicles. Flowers emerge glossy green in spring, then mature to silvery seed heads for summer. A non-spreading species that forms low mounds and can be evergreen in mild climates.![Sideoats Grama Grass, Bouteloua curtipendula]()
Bouteloua curtipendula (Sideoats Grama Grass) is a superb native grass that thrives in hot, dry gardens, where its showy summer flower spikes add grace and texture. Our strain has b...
Learn MoreSideoats Grama Grass Sideoats Grama Grass Bouteloua curtipendula$12.99 Sale $10.39Sale Price I Save 20%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotBouteloua curtipendula (Sideoats Grama Grass) is a superb native grass that thrives in hot, dry gardens, where its showy summer flower spikes add grace and texture. Our strain has blue foliage that contrasts nicely with the mid-summer tan flowers, which mature to off-white seed heads in early fall. It's a very attractive winter grass with finely tapered, light-catching flower stems.![Panicum virgatum Heavy Metal, Heavy Metal Blue Switch Grass close-up]()
Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal‚ (Blue Switch Grass) is a choice ornamental native grass named for its attractive, stiffly upright blue-gray foliage. It blooms with attract...
Learn MoreHeavy Metal Blue Switch Grass Heavy Metal Blue Switch Grass Panicum virgatum Heavy MetalAs low as $13.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotPanicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal' (Blue Switch Grass) is a choice ornamental native grass named for its attractive, stiffly upright blue-gray foliage. It blooms with attractive tan flowering sprays in late summer.![Great Basin Wildrye with tall flower spikes and blue foliage, Leymus cinereus]()
Leymus cinereus (Great Basin Wildrye) is a very tall growing, native, cool season grass. It blooms in late spring with long spikes of tan flowers held straight-up over stunning blue ...
Learn MoreGreat Basin Wildrye Great Basin Wildrye Leymus cinereus$12.99 Sale $10.39Sale Price I Save 20%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotLeymus cinereus (Great Basin Wildrye) is a very tall growing, native, cool season grass. It blooms in late spring with long spikes of tan flowers held straight-up over stunning blue foliage. Late spring blooms are a valuable attribute, as most other large native grasses are warm season growers that flower much later in the summer and fall. The tan-and-blue grass is a perfect addition to sophisticated grass plantings, and an excellent companion for later blooming perennials.![Bouteloua gracilis Blonde Ambition, Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass]()
Bouteloua gracilis ‚Blonde Ambition‚ PP#22,048 (Blue Grama Grass) is a native ornamental grass with a completely new look. The horizontal eyelash-like chartreuse flowers ...
Learn MoreBlonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass Bouteloua gracilis Blonde Ambition PP#22,048As low as $15.99 Sale $12.79Per Plant - 5" Deep PotBouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition' PP#22,048 (Blue Grama Grass) is a native ornamental grass with a completely new look. The horizontal eyelash-like chartreuse flowers appear in mid-summer and age to blonde seed heads by fall. They are held on the plant right through the winter to provide many months of interest. 2011 Plant of The Year
![Basin Junior Wildrye, Leymus salinus 'Salane']()
Leymus salinus ‚Salane‚ (Basin Junior Wildrye) is a native perennial grass that forms a dense clump of narrow, slivery-green foliage. Subtle pale-yellow seeds emerge abov...
Learn MoreBasin Junior Wildrye Basin Junior Wildrye Leymus salinus 'Salane'$14.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotLeymus salinus 'Salane' (Basin Junior Wildrye) is a native perennial grass that forms a dense clump of narrow, slivery-green foliage. Subtle pale-yellow seeds emerge above the foliage on tall, thin spikes and mature to a sandy hue. This drought-tolerant Western native grass and thrives in hot, dry, rocky sites and high elevations.![Giant Sacaton Grass, Sporobolus wrightii Windbreaker (Los Lunas Form)]()
Sporobolus wrightii ‚Windbreaker‚ (Lunas Form of Giant Sacaton Grass) is the largest of all our native grasses growing to enormous size at maturity. Blooming in mid-summ...
Learn MoreWindbreaker Giant Sacaton Grass Windbreaker Giant Sacaton Grass Sporobolus wrightii Windbreaker (Los Lunas Form)As low as $14.49Per Plant - 5" Deep PotSporobolus wrightii 'Windbreaker' (Lunas Form of Giant Sacaton Grass) is the largest of all our native grasses growing to enormous size at maturity. Blooming in mid-summer, the flower spikes vary in color from blonde to bronze. This ornamental grass is a drought resistant/drought tolerant perennial plant (xeric). Exclusive.![Grama Grass Collection]()
Our Grama Grass Collection features three favorite native ornamental grasses for waterwise gardens. With fine-textured foliage, attractive flowers and seed heads, and graceful moveme...
Learn MoreGrama Grass Collection Grama Grass Collection Bouteloua Collection$102.99 Sale $87.54Sale Price I Save 15%Per Collection of 9Our Grama Grass Collection features three favorite native ornamental grasses for waterwise gardens. With fine-textured foliage, attractive flowers and seed heads, and graceful movement in the breeze, they are a remarkable complement to flowering perennials and shrubs. Plant for a sophisticated mass planting or backdrop to your flower garden, and enjoy their texture and beauty in fall and winter. These native grasses also provide habitat for birds and insects, and are host plants for several moths and butterflies. Collection of 9 plants.![Hairy Grama Grass with eyelash-like flowers, Bouteloua hirsuta]()
Bouteloua hirsuita (Hairy Grama Grass) is a small-growing native grass that thrives in poor soils and blooms in summer with cheery eyelash-like flowers. This xeric plant is an excell...
Learn MoreHairy Grama Grass Hairy Grama Grass Bouteloua hirsuita$12.99 Sale $10.39Sale Price I Save 20%Per Plant - 2.5" PotBouteloua hirsuita (Hairy Grama Grass) is a small-growing native grass that thrives in poor soils and blooms in summer with cheery eyelash-like flowers. This xeric plant is an excellent addition to waterwise gardens, for groundcover and textural accents that provide visual interest year-round. It will reseed and naturalize over time, but is not appetizing to deer.![Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’, Gold Dew Tufted Hair Grass, Photo Courtesy Of Hoffman Nursery]()
Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’ (Gold Dew Tufted Hair Grass) is a colorful, fine textured native grass loved for its profuse display of misty, golden flowers and attracti...
Learn MoreGold Dew Tufted Hair Grass Gold Dew Tufted Hair Grass Deschampsia cespitosa GoldtauAs low as $11.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotDeschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’ (Gold Dew Tufted Hair Grass) is a colorful, fine textured native grass loved for its profuse display of misty, golden flowers and attractive seed heads that hold through winter.![Boulder Blue Fescue Grass, Festuca glauca Boulder Blue]()
‚Boulder Blue‚ is the best, most durable of the blue festuca grass selections. It has bright blue foliage and pleasing mounding habit. It blooms in late spring with a nic...
Learn MoreBoulder Blue Fescue Grass Boulder Blue Fescue Grass Festuca glauca Boulder BlueAs low as $11.99Per Plant - 5" Deep Pot'Boulder Blue' is the best, most durable of the blue festuca grass selections. It has bright blue foliage and pleasing mounding habit. It blooms in late spring with a nice display of tawny brown flowers.
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- Miscanthus sinensis Silberfeder
- Festuca mairei
- Sporobolus heterolipis Tara
- Alkali Sacaton Grass
- Northwind Upright Switchgrass
- Salt-Tolerant Ornamental Grass Collection
- Overdam Variegated Feather Reed Grass
- Lauren's Cold Hardy Giant Feather Grass
- Karley Rose Fountain Grass
- Regal Mist® Pink Muhly Grass
- Skyracer Moor Grass
- Mountain Mist Grass
- Giant Feather Grass
- Los Lunas Blues Little Bluestem Grass
- Dallas Blues Blue Switchgrass
- Windwalker Big Bluestem Grass
- Sea Urchin Blue Fescue
- Gold Breeze Miscanthus Grass
- White Cloud Muhly Grass
- Pine Muhly Grass
- Shenandoah Switch Grass
- Standing Ovation Little Bluestem Grass
- Thin Man Indian Grass
- Prairie Dropseed Grass
- Ladybug Red Big Bluestem Grass
- The Blues Little Bluestem Grass
- Red October Big Bluestem Grass
- Purple Love Grass (Eragrostis)
- Giant Sacaton Grass
