ColorGrass Collection

COMPLEMENTARY COLOUR. The ColorGrass Collection lets you grow and sell the broadest range of ornamental grasses from seed! These unique varieties accent landscapes and containers with height, colour and texture.

FANTASTIC SELECTION

ISOLEPIS

Live Wire

I. cernua (Fiber Optic Grass) Colour Group: Green Height: 15-20 cm Spread: 45-50 cm USDA Zones: 8-10 Containers: 6 pack, 10 to 18 cm pot Plug crop time (weeks): 5 Transplant to finish (weeks): 6-7 Annual grasslike plant features a short mound of soft green leaves accented by flower spikes that look like “fiber optic” strands. It needs no pinching or PGRs, grows upright when young and drapes as it matures. LUZULA

Lucius

L. nivea Colour Group: Green Height: 15-30 cm Spread: 45 cm USDA Zones: 4-9 Containers: 10 to 18 cm pot Plug crop time (weeks): 4-7 Transplant to finish (weeks): 8-9

Upright and arching evergreen grass has flat, mid-green leaves fringed in white hairs.

Small, white flowers in spiky inflorescences appear in Spring/early Summer. Flourishes in damp, shady areas. CAREX

Bronco

C. comans (Leatherleaf Sedge) Colour Group: Brown Height: 15-30 cm Spread: 35 cm USDA Zones: 6-10 Containers: 10 to 18 cm pot Plug crop time (weeks): 6-7 Transplant to finish (weeks): 8-9 Bronze-brown variety has an arching habit. CAREX

Amazon Mist

C. comans (Leatherleaf Sedge) Colour Group: Green Height: 15-30 cm Spread: 35 cm USDA Zones: 6-10 Containers: 10 to 18 cm pot Plug crop time (weeks): 6-7 Transplant to finish (weeks): 9-10 Variegated light/medium green grass has twisting tips and an arching habit.

SHORTER GRASSES

KOELERIA

Coolio

K. glauca Colour Group: Green Height: 20-25 cm Spread: 20-25 cm USDA Zones: 6-8 Containers: 10 to 18 cm pot Plug crop time (weeks): 6-7 Transplant to finish (weeks): 6-7 Upright, blue-green grass is ideal for dry

locations. CORYNEPHORUS

Spiky Blue

C. canescens (Clubawn Grass) Colour Group: Green Height: 15-30 cm Spread: 20 cm USDA Zones: 5-9 Containers: 10 to 18 cm pot Plug crop time (weeks): 6-7 Transplant to finish (weeks): 6-7 Compact, spiky, blue-green tufts mature to reddish-green.

MEDIUM-HEIGHT GRASSES

COLORGRASS® COLLECTION

JUNCUS

Starhead

J. ensifolius Colour Group: Green Height: 20-25 cm Colour Group: 20-25 cm USDA Zones: 4-10 Containers: 10 to 18 cm pot

Plug crop time

(weeks): 6-7

Transplant to finish

(weeks): 7-8 Compact variety displays green, broad-leafed foliage and long-lasting, dark green star inflorescences. ANEMANTHELE

Sirocco

A. lessoniana

Colour Group:

Green/Brown Height: 30-35 cm Spread: 55-60 cm USDA Zones: 4-10 Containers: 10 to 18 cm pot

Plug crop time

(weeks): 5-6

Transplant to finish

(weeks): 6-8 Here’s the only pink grass from seed! It turns to shades of copper and pink under cool conditions, in natural sunlight and with maturity. Adds movement and texture to landscapes, gardens, mixed containers and baskets. FESTUCA

Festina

F. cinerea (F. glauca) Colour Group: Green Height: 30-45 cm Spread: 25-38 cm USDA Zones: 4-10 Containers: 10 to 18 cm pot

Plug crop time

(weeks): 6-7

Transplant to finish

(weeks): 6-7 Very cold-hardy variety produces dense, compact tufts of blue-green, with small, upright brown plumes from Summer to Fall. JUNCUS

Twister

J. effusus spiralis Colour Group: Green Height: 30-35 cm Spread: 30-35 cm USDA Zones: 5-9 Containers: 10 to 18 cm pot

Plug crop time

(weeks): 7-8

Transplant to finish

(weeks): 6-7 Unusual juncus is economical and easy to grow, making it a fun addition to mixed containers. Shoppers love the small, curly green leaves of this upright plant. JUNCUS

Blue Dart

J. tenuis Colour Group: Green Height: 35-40 cm Spread: 25-30 cm USDA Zones: 4-10 Containers: 10 to 18 cm pot

Plug crop time

(weeks): 6-7

Transplant to finish

(weeks): 7-8 Linear blue foliage adds texture to small containers and in-ground planting. Its strong vertical habit is a faster, more reliable alternative to spike dracaena. Easy-care and adaptable to standing water and drought.

TALLER GRASSES

STIPA

Pony Tails

S. tenuissima (Mexican Feather Grass) Colour Group: Green Height: 40-60 cm Spread: 60 cm USDA Zones: 6-10 Containers: 10 to 18 cm pot

Plug crop time

(weeks): 5-6

Transplant to finish

(weeks): 7-10 Upright grass has fine, needlelike green foliage, with silky green flowers in July that mature to golden blonde. CAREX

Phoenix Green

C. comans (Leatherleaf Sedge) Colour Group: Green Height: 50-60 cm Spread: 40-50 cm USDA Zones: 6-10 Containers: 10 to 18 cm pot

Plug crop time

(weeks): 5-7

Transplant to finish

(weeks): 6-7 Sturdy, upright, narrowleafed sedge has bright green foliage and good heat tolerance. Easy care in landscapes and planters. CAREX

Red Rooster

C. buchananii Colour Group: Red Height: 50-75 cm Spread: 30 cm USDA Zones: 6-9 Containers: 10 to 18 cm pot

Plug crop time

(weeks): 6-7

Transplant to finish

(weeks): 8-9 Red-bronze grass has curled tips and an upright habit. JUNCUS

Blue Arrows

J. inflexus Colour Group: Green Height: 90 cm Spread: 30 cm USDA Zones: 5-9 Containers: 10 to 18 cm pot

Plug crop time

(weeks): 6-7

Transplant to finish

(weeks): 6-7 Stiff, upright, blue-green foliage is well-suited to annual bedding and mixed containers. It is heat and drought tolerant, and can be grown as a pond plant. JUNCUS

Javelin

J. pallidus Colour Group: Green Height: 120 cm Spread: 45-50 cm USDA Zones: 8-10 Containers: 10 to 18 cm pot

Plug crop time

(weeks): 5-6

Transplant to finish

(weeks): 5-6 Developed from unique genetics and available only from PanAmerican Seed, Javelin makes a dramatic “thriller” for mixed containers. Can grow up to 1.5 m tall in gardens and landscapes.