DISTINCTIVE GARDENS
GRASSES 2012
2020 LOWELL PK RD DIXON, IL 815.285.0014
ANDROPOGON gerardii Indian Warrior 5-6'h
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PLANTS THAT STAND THE TEST OF TIME
SUMMER
(Big Bluestem) This long-lived grass forms a tall, strictly upright clump of green foliage that transitions to red then smoky purple beginning mid-summer. Deep purple flowers with bright red-orange pollen.
MISCANTHUS
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.
(Japanese Silver Grass) Deep green foliage with a broad white edge. Heavy flowering early in the season.
MISCANTHUS
50"h
MISCANTHUS
Evergold
12"-14"h (Variegated Japanese Sedge) Creamy yellow leaves with deep green margins. Fountain like habit. Prefers dry to average soil. Good ground cover, winter interest, deer resistant.
CAREX s. Banana Boat 6-12"h
SPRING
(Creeping Broad-leaf sedge)This showy broad-leaved, diciduous sedge lights up the shade garden with its wide, bright lemon to banana yellow and green striped leaves. Creeps slowly to form a dense mass of bold foliage. Insignificant flower.
MISCANTHUS 6'h
purpurescens
SUMMER
(Maiden Grass) Upright clumps where foliage starts out green and then to reddish hue in late summer. Magenta colored fans turn to bright silky white flowers
SUMMER
(Feather Reed Grass) Early emerging, wheat-colored plumes are great for providing vertical effect in the landscape.
CAREX
Huron Star
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.
36"h
CALAMAGROSTIS a. Karl Forester
Cosmopolitan
9'h
7-8'h
CALAMAGROSTIS a. Avalanche
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PLANTS THAT MAKE YOUR GARDEN SHINE
Cabaret
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 3'h
Cheyenne Sky 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.
PANICUM 4-5'h
Dust Devil 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 4-5'h
Prairie Fire 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.
PENNISETUM a. Burgundy Bunny 12-16"h
SUMMER
(Fourtain Grass) Colorful, petite sport of "Little Bunny" forms a rounded clump of green foliage that starts to turn red in summer. All-over blazing red fall color until frost. Cream flowers. Excellent in containers.