Perry's Perennial Pages

Photos and Files-- Ornamental Grasses

The following herbaceous perennials are depicted in photos and text as previous perennials of the month, or plants covered in either Garden Flowers or Herbaceous Garden Plants Online. Check back as new photos and files will be added. These perennials are especially appropriate for the East Coast, Plains and Central U.S., and Northwest, with many also tolerant of southern heat. Most are probably not best for USDA hardiness zones 9-10.

Common Name	*Scientific Name*
Bulbous Oat Grass	Arrhenatherum elatius ssp. bulbosum 'Variegatum'
Feather Reed Grass	Calamagrostis
Feather Reed Grass 'Karl Foerster'	Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
Sedge	Carex
Bronze Sedge	Carex comans Bronze form
Blue Sedge	Carex glauca (flacca)
Ice Dance Sedge	Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'
Variegated Sedge	Carex muskingumensis 'Oehme'
Tufted Hair Grass	Deschampsia
Bronze Veil Tufted Hair Grass	Deschampsia caespitosa 'Bronzeschlier'
Fescue	Festuca
Elijah Blue Fescue	Festuca 'Elijah Blue'
Blue Oat Grass	Helictotrichon
Japanese Blood Grass	Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron'
Silver Grass	Miscanthus
Purpleleaf Silver Grass	Miscanthus purpurascens
Moor Grass	Molinia
Switch Grass	Panicum virgatum
Heavy Metal Switch Grass	Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
Prairie Sky Switch Grass	Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Sky'
Hameln Dwarf Fountain Grass	Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'
Fountain Grass	Pennisetum orientale
Ribbon Grass	Phalaris arundinacea 'Picta'

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