Arrhenatherum bulbosum 'Variegatum' 

Bulbous Oat Grass

Zone: 4

Size: 12" Tall x 18" Wide

Features: A great slow-growing ground cover grass with striking green and white variegated foliage.  Like blue fescue, it grows quickly in the cool temperatures of early spring and fall and goes dormant during the hot summer months.  One of the few grasses for shady spots. Attractive Foliage.

Arundo donax 'Variegata'

Striped Giant Reed

Zone: 6 - 10

Size: 12" Tall x 6" Wide

Features: We think a better common name is chameleon grass due to the color change throughout the season. In early spring it emerges almost totally white with narrow green variegation. As the season progresses, the green variegation begins to overtake the white. By late fall it's almost solid green. Makes an excellent focal point in the garden and is especially striking when combined with bronze fennel. Spreads slowly by underground rhizomes. Cut plants back to encourage new variegated foliage.  Deer Resistant

Carex 'Frosted Curls'

Frosted Curls Sedge

Zone: 7 - 9

Size: 8" Tall x 12" Wide

Features: An interesting silver-green sedge with a fine, hair-like texture. The cascading habit is best displayed when allowed to swirl over the edge of a wall or container. Attractive Foliage

Carex flagellifera

Weeping Brown New Zealand Sedge

Zone: 7 - 9

Size: 18" Tall x 18" Wide

Features: High arching clumps with weeping foliage in a beautiful array of light green, orange and cinnamon colors. Grows in both sun and shade. When grown in shade, foliage appears more a reddish-green color. This addition will add spice to the landscape. Deer resistant and Attractive Foliage.

Carex laxiculmis 'Hobb'

Hobb Sedge

Zone: 6 - 10

Size: 12" Tall x 18" Wide

Features: This North American native is a terrific evergreen addition to any shade garden. The bright blue leaves form a tidy mound. With adequate moisture it will even thrive in full sun! Attractive Foliage

Carex testacea

Orange New Zealand Sedge

Zone: 6

Size: 24" Tall x 24" Wide

Features: Olive-bronze, fine textured, cascading foliage during summer months with orange tinge in the winter. Prefers moist soil with good drainage. Excellent accent plant or in borders. Reseeds modestly.

Chasmanthium latifolium

Northern Sea Oats

Zone: 3

Size: 48" Tall x 24" Wide

Bloom Time: Late Summer

Features: Broad-leaved, pale green foliage arches gracefully under the weight of seed-heads that emerge in June and remain attractive into the winter.  Grows well even in dry shade.  Reseeding nature makes it useful for filling in large areas. Deer-Resistant.

Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila'

Dwarf Pampas Grass

Zone: 6

Size: 60" Tall x 96" Wide

Bloom Time: August

Features: One of the most cold hardy, floriferous and compact of the pampas grasses.  Impressive thick white plumes appear in the summer and remain attractive into the winter.  An excellent choice for southeastern gardens.  Also makes a good dried flower.  Drought-tolerant. Deer-Resistant.

Eragrostis curvula

Weeping Love Grass

Zone: 7

Size: 24" Tall x 18" Wide

Bloom Time: May

Features: Rapidly gaining in popularity as gardeners discover its incredibly fine texture and graceful, weeping habit.  Has been used extensively on steep banks around highways and golf courses but deserves to be featured in the home garden.  Flowers appear in spring. Deer-Resistant.

Eragrostis elliottii

Blue Love Grass

Zone: 7

Size: 36" Tall x 36" Wide

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Features: Rapidly gaining in popularity as gardeners discover its incredibly fine texture and graceful, weeping habit. This blue-gray grass is especially useful on hillsides, meadows., and in natural areas. Flowers appear in late spring and have a lasting effect into winter. Drought tolerant.  Deer-Resistant.

Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'

Blue Fescue

Zone: 5

Size: 12" Tall x 12" Wide

Bloom Time: June

Features: This popular variety forms attractive clumps of compact, evergreen, steel-blue foliage.  Slender flower spikes appear in June.  The most heat-tolerant fescue, but looks best in cool weather.  Needs well-drained soil. Deer-Resistant.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio'

Dwarf Maiden Grass

Zone: 6

Size: 36" Tall x 24" Wide

Bloom Time: August

Features: The best dwarf Miscanthus, bearing pinkish-white plumes in late summer.  The narrow green foliage turns reddish in fall.  Excellent around water features. Deer-Resistant.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'

Maiden Grass

Zone: 6

Size: 72" Tall x 36" Wide

Bloom Time: August

Features: Burgundy plumes appear in August.  Long, arching, narrow bluish-green leaves form a large symmetrical clump.  Very graceful and fine-textured.  An ideal grass for the formal garden.  Deer-Resistant.        

Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Zebra' PP#13008

Dwarf Flame Grass

Zone: 4

Size: 42" Tall x 36" Wide

Bloom Time: August

Features: Reddish plumes appear in late summer above green leaves that are crossed with horizontal yellow bands.  Smaller and easier to maintain than other Zebra Grasses.  Perfect for smaller gardens.  Asexual propagation is prohibited. Deer-Resistant.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus'

Porcupine Grass

Zone: 5

Size: 60" Tall x 36" Wide

Bloom Time: August-September

Features: Reddish-bronze plumes appear in late summer above bright green leaves with golden horizontal bands.  Stiff, upright clumps add a strong vertical accent to the landscape. Deer-Resistant.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'

Variegated Silver Grass

Zone: 5

Size: 72" Tall x 42" Wide

Bloom Time: August-September

Features: Pinkish plumes appear in late summer.  Leaves are 1/2" to 3/4" wide with white stripes and have a graceful, arching habit.  Makes a bold statement in the landscape.  A tried and true cultivar.  Deer-Resistant.

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Muhly Grass

Zone: 6

Size: 48" Tall x 48" Wide

Bloom Time: September-November

Features: Clumps of dark green, glossy foliage are topped in fall by soft clouds of airy pink flower panicles that dry to buff.  Especially dramatic when planted in groups.  Drought-tolerant.  One of the most highly ornamental grasses. Deer-resistant.

Nassella tenuissima 

Mexican Feather Grass

Zone: 7

Size: 24" Tall x 18" Wide

Bloom Time: May

Features: Very finely textured, lime-green foliage with light tan seed heads emerging in May.  Cool season grower similar to Fescue.  Also called Stipa tenuissima. Deer-Resistant.

Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues' PP#11202

Switch Grass

Zone: 4

Size: 60" Tall x 36" Wide

Bloom Time: July

Features: An under-used grass whose broad, blue-green leaves produce pink-colored flowers in August.  Nice as a single specimen, but really stands out when planted in groups. Drought-tolerant.  Asexual propagation is prohibited. Deer-Resistant.

Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'

Red Switch Grass

Zone: 4

Size: 36" Tall x 36" Wide

Bloom Time: July

Features: :  Foliage progresses from green to red tinted in the summer and wine-colored in the fall. An underused native species with open, airy blooms beautiful in dried flower arrangements.  Very drought tolerant once established. Deer-Resistant.

Pennisetum alopecuriodes

Fountain Grass

Zone: 5

Size: 42" Tall x 42" Wide

Bloom Time: August

Features: Reddish-brown feathery spikes resembling foxtails bloom in late summer above attractive mounds of arching, bright green leaves.  Creates an excellent fall effect.  Deer-Resistant.

Pennisetum alopecuriodes 'Hameln'

Dwarf Fountain Grass

Zone: 5

Size: 24" Tall x 24" Wide

Bloom Time: Late July

Features: Silvery-pink foxtail plumes emerge in the summer.  An excellent form of fountain grass, this cultivar is more compact and flowers earlier than the species.  Creates an awesome effect in mass plantings and in containers.  Very reliable. Deer-Resistant. 

Pennisetum alopecuriodes 'Little Bunny'

Miniture Fountain Grass

Zone: 6

Size: 12" Tall x 12" Wide

Bloom Time: July

Features: Profuse one-inch plumes cover this miniature grass.  Combine with other small-stature blooming perennials like Coreopsis, Scabiosa and Aster to create a sunny meadow garden in your yard. Deer-Resistant.

Pennisetum alopecuriodes 'Moudry'

Black Fountain Grass

Zone: 6

Size: 36" Tall x 24" Wide

Bloom Time: Early Fall

Features: Blackish foxtail-like flowers emerge in early fall above long, graceful, deep green foliage.  Can reseed in warmer climate zones. Deer-Resistant.

Pennisetum orientale

Fountain Grass

Zone: 6

Size: 18" Tall x 18" Wide

Bloom Time: May-October

Features: Foxtail-like white flowers are touched with pearly pink.  Flowers appear in late June and last until October. The glossy blue-green foliage forms dense, arching clumps. Grows best in well-drained soil. Deer-Resistant.  

Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'

Purple Fountain Grass

Zone: 9

Size: 42" Tall x 30" Wide

Bloom Time: Summer

Features: Burgundy foxtail-like flowers bloom throughout the summer over arching clumps of lush red foliage.  Makes an excellent specimen in containers.  Heat- and drought -tolerant.  Will grow to full size early in the season.  Not winter hardy, but well worth planting again every year. Long Blooming.

Sporobolis heterolepis 

Prairie Dropseed

Zone: 6

Size: 36" Tall x 24" Wide

Features: The threadlike leaves of this native grass produce a fine textured 2' tall dense mound. Color changes from green in spring and summer to orange in fall to a creamy color in winter. Delicately scented, slender flower stalks rise above the grass in July. Slow growing, but well worth the wait. Extremely drought tolerant once established.