This tall native grass is a good companion to forbs like Whorled Rosinweed and Tall Coreopsis. It is typically 3-6 feet tall; however it can reach up to 9 feet. The bluish stems and foliage turn a reddish bronze in the Fall. It prefers full sun and moist soil – although it tolerates dry soil.
Height: 3-6’
Color: Bluish-green, orange in fall
Conditions: Full sun, moist soil
Flowering: Fall
This native relative of bamboo spreads by shallow underground rhizomes and can form dense thickets. Can be used to prevent stream erosion. Plants rarely flower, and die after flowering. The leaves are an important food source for caterpillars of several native butterflies and moths.
Height: 5-25′
Color: Green
Conditions: Sun, moist soil
Flowering: Summer
Side Oats Grama is one of the shorter Prairie grasses with a narrow shape and delicate appearance. This species grows well with species like Silky Aster and Purple Prairie Clover. Very drought tolerant.
Height: 3 feet
Color: Green and orange
Conditions: Full sun, dry soil
Flowering: Summer
This is a small hardy grass-like plant grows to a height of 2-3 feet. It forms one inch long seed heads that turn brown in late summer and early fall. It is very adaptable, thriving in full sun to part shade, extremely wet to moist soil. It works well in water gardens or ponds edges.
Height: 2-3′
Color: Green foliage, brown seed heads in fall
Conditions: Full sun to part shade, wet to moist soil
Flowering: Early summer
This sedge is often used near ponds or pools and thrives near water.
Height: 2-3 feet
Color: Green
Conditions: Full-sun to part-shade, moist soil
Flowering: May-August
This sedge is attractive – with its large fruiting spikelets that resemble a spiked-club. This medium-sized plant can reach a height of only 1-2 feet. The spikelets become yellowish brown when they mature. It grows best in full sun to part shade, and in moist soil.
Height: 1.5-3’
Color: Light green
Conditions: Full sun to partial shade, wet soil (not standing water)
Flowering: Mid-summer
Fox sedge prefers full sun and moist soil. This grass relative forms clumps reaching a height of 2-3′. The narrow leaves can add an interesting texture to pond edges.
Height: 2-3′
Color: Green foliage, brown seed heads in fall
Conditions: Full sun to part shade, wet to moist soil
Flowering: Early summer
Fox sedge prefers full sun and moist soil. This grass relative forms clumps reaching a height of 2-3′. The narrow leaves can add an interesting texture to pond edges.
Height: 2-3′
Color: Green foliage, brown seed heads in fall
Conditions: Full sun to part shade, wet to moist soil
Flowering: Early summer
This is a small grass reaching only a height of 2-3’ with slender blue-green leaves and a graceful, arching shape. Panicles of small silvery flowers in summer give way to groups of flattened seed, which start green and turn a terrific bronze color as fall approaches. The seed will remain on the plant into winter. Will spread aggressively by seed.
Height: 2-3’
Color: Silvery flowers,bronze seed
Conditions: Full to partial sun,moist soil
Flowering: Mid-summer through fall
Nice as an accent in a garden; also good for stabilizing soil.
Height: 2-5’
Color: Green
Conditions: Full sun,dry tomoist soil
Flowering: July-Sept.
A lovely small grass that forms long bristly flowers that resemble a bottlebrush. This plant’s golden fall color adds beauty to the winter landscape.
Height: 2-4′
Color: Green, turning gold in fall
Conditions: Part to full shade, moist to dry soil
Flowering: Summer
Soft Rush is a native wetland species that grows well with Seedbox and Monkey Flower. This grass-like species form clumps of fine-textured, erect, hollow leaves with inconspicuous green flowers.
Height: 3’
Color: Green
Conditions: Full sun, wet soil
Flowering: Fall
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