DISTINCTIVE GARDENS
GRASSES 2020 LOWELL PK RD DIXON, IL 815.285.0014
2011
CALAMAGROSTIS Eldorado 4-5'h
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PLANTS THAT STAND THE TEST OF TIME
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(Variegated Feather Reed Grass) A new and rare gold variegated 'Karl Forester'. Narrow, green leaves with a bright gold midrib. Feathery plumes appear in early summer and last all season long.
MISCANTHUS Cosmopolitan 9'h
MISCANTHUS Dixieland 4-5'h
CALAMAGROSTIS a. Avalanche
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FALL
(Maiden Grass) Dwarf form of Miscanthus variegatus; green and white foliage; very showy silky pink plumes; nice in containers
4-5'h' (Feather Reed Grass) Variegated form of 'Karl Forester'. Deep green leaves with a wide, white stripe down the center. Distinctly upright, clumping habit. Excellent for screening or the back of the garden.
CALAMAGROSTIS a. Karl Forester 50"h
SUMMER
(Feather Reed Grass) Early emerging, wheat-colored plumes are great for providing vertical effect in the landscape.
CHASMANTHIUM River Mist 30-36" h
MISCANTHUS Gracillimus 5-6'h
FALL
(Maiden Grass) Beautiful rounded mounds of fine, silverveined, green leaves with arching habit. Fan-like plumes emerge with a reddish tint, then ago to a soft silvery white.
MISCANTHUS Huron Star 7-8'h
FALL
(Red Maiden Grass) In late summer, large coppery seed heads turn into fluffy creamy tan panicles which are carried atop purple stems well above the foliage. In fall, the foliage turns colorful shades of red, orange, burgundy, and gold.
SUMMER
(Variegated Northern Sea Oats) An exciting new variegated form with bright green and white striped, bamboo-like foliage. Silvery green, oat-like seed heads on arching stems.
MISCANTHUS Malepartus 5-7'h
FALL
(Japanese Silver Grass) Best know for large plumes emerging purple pink and then turning silver with fall foliage of bronze.
HAKONECHLOA All Gold 12-18"h (Japanese Forest Grass) Long arching bamboo-like completely golden yellow leaves, a perfect accent plant for the shade garden. Deer resistant.
IMPERATA c. Red Baron
MISCANTHUS Super Stripe 7' h
FALL
(Maiden Grass) Showy banded grass has lush green foliage marked with tightly spaced bands of gold. Forms an attractive upright, arching clump topped by tall, tawny plumes. Good cut/dried flower, deer resistant.
12-18"h (Japanese Blood Grass) The top 6 inches of the leaves are red.
MISCANTHUS Cabaret 6'h
FALL
(Maiden Grass) A wide leaf slightly arching grass that grows to 6 feet tall. Cream stripes run down the middle of the blades. The copper-colored flowers appear in the fall and mature to a cream color. Sturdy stalks.
PANICUM Cheyenne Sky 3'h
SUMMER
(Red Switch Grass) Petite red Panicum; ideal for containers. Forms a tight, vase-shaped clump of bluegreen foliage that turns wine red in early summer. Purple flowers.
DISTINCTIVE GARDENS
GRASSES 2020 LOWELL PK RD DIXON, IL 815.285.0014
2011
PANICUM Dust Devil 4-5'h
SUMMER
(Switch Grass) A durable, shorter selection with bluegreen to green foliage tat forms a strictly upright, dense clump. Leaf tips turn purplish red in fall. Wine purple flower panicles are held in center of clump.
PANICUM Huron Star 4'h
FALL
(Red Switch Grass) Similar to 'Prairie Fire', but with bluegreen leaves that turn a deeper shade of wine-purple beginning in early summer. Strictly upright habit. Deep purple flowers. Cut flower, deer resistant, native cultivar.
PANICUM Prairie Fire 4-5'h
SUMMER
(Red Switch Grass) A tremendous improvement over older red panicums. Blue-green foliage begins to turn wine-red by early summer. Rosy flower panicles appear just above the foliage. From Gary Trucks of Amber Wave Gardens.
PANICUM Thundercloud 7-8'h
SUMMER
(Switch Grass) Very large Panicum. Pinkish-tan panicles produced just above blue-green leaves. Strongly upright foliage remains standing through winter.
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PLANTS THAT STAND THE TEST OF TIME
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PLANTS THAT MAKE YOUR GARDEN SHINE