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.
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The world‚s most popular ornamental grass, ‚Karl Foerster‚ has a strong upright habit and blooms with showy flowers that ripen to tawny seed heads that decorate the...
Learn MoreKarl Foerster Feather Reed Grass Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass Calamagrostis acutiflora Karl FoersterAs low as $13.99 Sale $11.89Per Plant - 5" Deep PotThe world's most popular ornamental grass, 'Karl Foerster' 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.Undaunted® Ruby Muhly Grass (Plant Select) has an impressive late summer display of see-through amber-pink flower spikes. This is the one Muhly grass with showy pink flowering pl...
Learn MoreUndaunted® Ruby Muhly Grass Undaunted® Ruby Muhly Grass Muhlenbergia reverchonii PUND01SAs low as $10.99 Sale $9.89Per Plant - 5" Deep PotUndaunted® Ruby Muhly Grass (Plant Select) 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 and 6. A High Country Gardens introduction. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).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 &sbquo...
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 'Siskiyou Blue' a softer, more graceful look.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 t...
Learn MoreSilky Thread Grass Silky Thread Grass Nassella tenuissimaAs low as $11.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotSilky 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) 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 PotMini Oat Grass (Poa secunda v. juncifolia) 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.Fine, arching green foliage grows densely, with extravagant inflorescence rising 1-2 feet in late summer. Gold seed heads persist through the winter, catching the glow of afternoon l...
Learn MoreGiant Sacaton Grass Giant Sacaton Grass Sporobolus wrightiiAs low as $12.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotFine, arching green foliage grows densely, with extravagant inflorescence rising 1-2 feet in late summer. Gold seed heads persist through the winter, catching the glow of afternoon light. This resilient native grass is highly adaptable in a range of growing conditions, ideal as an impactful garden accent or a focal point in the landscape.Appalachian Sedge (Carex appalachica) is a native grass-like plant with thin, fine-textured leaf blades. Appalachian Sedge is an outstanding choice for use as an attractive grassy gr...
Learn MoreAppalachian Sedge Grass Appalachian Sedge Carex appalachicaAs low as $11.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotAppalachian Sedge (Carex appalachica) 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.This western selection of Little Bluestem has gray-blue foliage and a strong, upright habit. This native prairie grass provides seeds for birds and are beneficial for many butterfly ...
Learn MorePrairie Blues Little Bluestem Grass Prairie Blues Little Bluestem Grass Schizachyrium scoparium Prairie BluesAs low as $11.99Per 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 are beneficial for many butterfly species. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Standing Ovation Little Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium scoparium ‚Standing Ovation‚ PP25,202) is an outstanding selection chosen for its blue foliage, reddish fall color a...
Learn MoreStanding Ovation Little Bluestem Grass Standing Ovation Little Bluestem Grass Schizachyrium scoparium Standing OvationAs low as $12.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotStanding Ovation Little Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' PP25,202) is an outstanding selection chosen for its blue foliage, reddish fall color and strong upright growth habit. Widely adapted for planting across the US. 2018 Plant of The YearPurple Love Grass (Eragrostis spectabilis) is a showy native grass that blooms in late summer with airy clouds of reddish-purple flowers. Purple Love Grass is a good choice for even ...
Learn MorePurple Love Grass (Eragrostis) Purple Love Grass Eragrostis spectabilis$11.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotPurple Love Grass (Eragrostis spectabilis) is a showy native grass that blooms in late summer with airy clouds of reddish-purple flowers. Purple Love Grass is a good choice for even the driest, lean soils, adding stunning color to the landscape. Plant in rock gardens, or mass plant in a naturalistic garden where it can naturalize and mix with other flowers and grasses.Exclusive to High Country Gardens. Zig Zag Grama Grass (Bouteloua x ‚Zig Zag‚ PPAF) will be the star of your summer garden. It has a very compact habit and blooms with a ...
Learn MoreZig Zag Blue Grama Grass Zig Zag Blue Grama Grass Bouteloua gracilis 'Zig Zag' PPAF$7.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotExclusive to High Country Gardens. Zig Zag Grama Grass (Bouteloua x 'Zig Zag' PPAF) 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 is grown for its exceptional fall color. A tall upright warm-season ornamental grass, Schizachyrium scoparium ‚Blaze‚ mixes in nicely with flo...
Learn MoreBlaze Little Bluestem Grass Blaze Little Bluestem Grass Schizachyrium scoparium BlazeAs low as $10.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotBlaze 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 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...
Learn MoreGracillimus Miscanthus Grass Gracillimus Maiden Hair Grass Miscanthus sinensis GracillimusAs low as $14.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotGracillimus 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 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...
Learn MorePink Flamingo Muhly Grass Pink Flamingo Muhly Grass Muhlenbergia Pink FlamingoAs low as $15.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotPink 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 Koeleria (Koeleria glauca) is one of the few low-growing ornamental grasses, making it an attractive option for accents, borders, and mass planting. Dense tufts of blue-g...
Learn MoreBlue Sprite Koeleria Blue Sprite Blue Hair Grass Koeleria glauca 'Blue Sprite'$13.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotBlue Sprite Koeleria (Koeleria glauca) 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) is a superb native grama grass that thrives in hot, dry gardens, where its showy summer flower spikes add grace and texture. Our strain ...
Learn MoreSideoats Grama Grass Sideoats Grama Grass Bouteloua curtipendula$12.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotSideoats Grama Grass (Bouteloua curtipendula) is a superb native grama 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.Heavy Metal Blue Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal‚) is a choice ornamental native grass named for its attractive, stiffly upright blue-gray foliage. It blooms ...
Learn MoreHeavy Metal Blue Switchgrass Heavy Metal Blue Switchgrass Panicum virgatum Heavy MetalAs low as $13.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotHeavy Metal Blue Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal') 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.Prairie Dropseed Grass (Sporobolus heterolepis) is considered to be one of our most ornamental native species. It has graceful, fine-textured foliage with see-through fall seed heads...
Learn MorePrairie Dropseed Grass Prairie Dropseed Grass Sporobolus heterolepisAs low as $13.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotPrairie Dropseed Grass (Sporobolus heterolepis) is considered to be one of our most ornamental native species. It has graceful, fine-textured foliage with see-through fall seed heads. An excellent performer in a wide range of conditions and soil types.Great Basin Wildrye (Leymus cinereus) 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$12.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotGreat Basin Wildrye (Leymus cinereus) 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.Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass (Bouteloua gracilis Blonde Ambition PP#22,048) is a native ornamental grass with a completely new look. The horizontal eyelash-like chartreuse flower...
Learn MoreBlonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass Bouteloua gracilis Blonde Ambition PP#22,048As low as $8.99 Sale $8.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotBlonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass (Bouteloua gracilis Blonde Ambition PP#22,048) 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‚) 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 PotBasin Junior Wildrye (Leymus salinus 'Salane') 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.Shenandoah is a selection of our native prairie switchgrass grown for its burgundy colored foliage and pinkish flower spikes. This grass has especially nice fall color with the gra...
Learn MoreShenandoah Switchgrass Shenandoah Switchgrass Panicum virgatum ShenandoahAs low as $13.99Shenandoah is a selection of our native prairie switchgrass grown for its burgundy colored foliage and pinkish flower spikes. This grass has especially nice fall color with the grass blades tinted with red and orange. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).
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- Miscanthus sinensis Silberfeder
- Festuca mairei
- Sporobolus heterolipis Tara
- Llano Indian Grass
- 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
- Silver Spike Grass
- Rain Dance Big Bluestem Grass
- Windwalker Big Bluestem Grass
- Dwarf Pampas Grass
- Boulder Blue Fescue Grass
- Sea Urchin Blue Fescue
- Blue Oat Grass
- Gold Breeze Miscanthus Grass
- White Cloud Muhly Grass
- Pine Muhly Grass
- Ruby Ribbons® Prairie Switchgrass
- Thin Man Indian Grass
- Windbreaker Giant Sacaton Grass
- Gold Dew Tufted Hair Grass
- Ladybug Red Big Bluestem Grass
- Hairy Grama Grass
- Grama Grass Collection
- The Blues Little Bluestem Grass
- Red October Big Bluestem Grass