Ornamental Grasses for the
2014 Plant Sale
Variegated Feather Reed Grass
Calamagrostis acutiflora
“Overdam"Slender, creamy-white
leaves with a green stripe along the midrib produce golden inflorescences in midsummer. Uniformly
upright, excellent for specimen and formal
plantings.Mature Height: 1-3’Mature Spread: 1-3’
Exposure: Sun to part sunWater Requirements: Low
Korean Feather Reed Grass
Calamagrostis brachytricha
A clump-forming grass with stiff, upright foliage, and plumy flowers of pinkish
tan. Stems more spreading than Karl Forester Reed
Grass, with larger flowers.Mature Height: 3-4’
Mature Spread: 12-15”Exposure: Sun to part sun
Water Requirements: Low to moderate
Blue Oat Grass Helictotrichon sempervirens
Slender, stiff bluish-gray blades in an open tuft cast arching sprays of light buff colored seed spikes. Lovely
in groups or as single specimens. Provides good
winter interest.Mature Height: 2-3’Mature Spread: 2-3’
Exposure: SunWater Requirements: Low to
moderate
“Heavy Metal” SwitchgrassPanicum virgatum "Heavy Metal"
One of the best ornamental grasses for Cheyenne. Beautiful metallic blue leaves in stiff upright clumps, which are topped by delicate, airy pink flowers in fall.
Mature Height: 3-4’ Mature Spread: 1-2’ Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low
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