Transcript Ornamental Grasses for the 2014 Plant Sale

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 sun
Water 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: Sun
Water Requirements: Low to
moderate
“Heavy Metal” Switchgrass
Panicum 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