Genus species | Cultivar | Common Name | Map # | Advertised Height | Hardiness |
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Andropogon gerardii | | Big Bluestem | 1 | 5-8 ft | Zone 3 |
Anemanthele | Buffalo's Gold | Gossamer Grass (Annual) | 69 | | unknown |
Arundo donax | Variegata | Variegated Giant Reed | 2 | 14 ft | Zone 6 |
Bouteloua curtipendula | | Sideoats grama | 3 | 3 ft | Zone 4 |
Bouteloua gracilis | | Blue Grama | 4 | 8-15" | Zone 3 |
Buchloe dactyloides | | Buffalo Grass | 5 | 4-8" | Zone 4 |
Calamagrostis canadensis | | Bluejoint Grass | 6 | 3-5 ft | Zone 3 |
Calamagrostis x acutiflora | Overdam | Feather Reed Grass | 9 | 3-5 ft | Zone 4 |
Calamagrostis x acutiflora | Karl Foerster | Feather Reed Grass | 8 | 3-5 ft | Zone 5-9 |
Carex | Prairie Fire | Sedge | 71 | | Zone 5-6 |
Carex | Bronco | Sedge (Annual) | 70 | | Zone 6-7 |
Carex annectens | | Yellowfruit Sedge | 75 | 2-3 ft | hardy |
Carex buchananii | | Fox Red Curly Sedge | 11 | 2-3 ft | Zone 5 |
Carex cornica | Snowline | Snowline Sedge | 12 | 6" | Zone 5 |
Carex elata | Bowles Golden | Bowles Golden Sedge | 13 | 1-2 ft | Zone 5 |
Carex flagellifera | Toffee Twist | Sedge (Annual) | 76 | 18-24" | |
Carex glauca | | Blue Sedge | 14 | 6-12" | Zone 5 |
Carex grayi | | Gray's Sedge/Mace Sedge | 15 | 3 ft | hardy |
Carex muskingumensis | | Palm Sedge | 17 | 2 ft | Zone 4 |
Carex muskingumensis | Oehme | Oehme Palm Sedge | 16 | 2 ft | Zone 4 |
Carex radiata | | Eastern Star Sedge | 77 | 1-2 ft | hardy |
Carex sp. | Grasshopper | Grasshopper Sedge (Annual) | 10 | 12-16" | Annual |
Carex | Bronzita | Sedge | 74 | | Zone 5-6 |
Carex | Amazon Mist | Sedge (Annual) | 73 | | Zone 6-7 |
Carex | Red Rooster | Sedge | 72 | | Zone 5-6 |
Chasmanthium latifolium | | Northern Sea Oats | 78 | 24-48" | Zone 4-9 |
Corynephorus | Spiky Blue | (Annual) | 79 | 8" | |
Cyperus papyrus | King Tut | Papyrus (Annual) | 80 | 4-6 ft | |
Elymus virginicus | | Virginia wild rye | 81 | 2-3 ft | Zone 3-8 |
Eragrostis elliotii | | Blue Lovegrass | 19 | 18" | Zone 5-9 |
Eragrostis elliotii | Wind Dancer | Lovegrass | 18 | 2-3 ft | Zone 6 |
Eragrostis trichodes | | Sand Lovegrasss | 82 | 2-4 ft | Zone 5 |
Festuca cinerea | Dwarf | Fescue | 20 | 10" | Zone 4 |
Festuca glauca | Elijah's Blue | Fescue | 21 | 6-10" | Zone 4 |
Festuca obtusa | | Wild nodding fescue | 84 | 8-18" | hardy |
Festuca paradoxa | | Clustered Fescue | 22 | 2-4 ft | hardy |
Festuca | Festina | Fescue | 83 | | |
Hakonechloa macra | Aureola | Golden Variegated Hakone Grass | 23 | 1-3 ft | Zone 4 |
Hystrix patula | | Bottlebrush Grass | 24 | 2-5 ft | Zone 3 |
Isolepis cernua | Live Wire | Fiber Optic Grass (Annual) | 85 | 6-12" | |
Juncus brachycarpus | | Whiteroot Rush | 86 | 3 ft | hardy |
Juncus ensifolius | Starhead | Rush | 87 | | |
Juncus inflexus | Blue Arrows | Rush | 25 | 3 ft | Zone 5-9 |
Juncus pallidus | Javelin | Juncus Javelin (Annual) | 26 | 5 ft | Zone 7 |
Juncus tenuis | Blue Dart | Common Rush | 88 | 36" | Zone 5 |
Koeleria cristata | | Junegrass | 27 | 2-6" | Zone 3-9 |
Koeleria glauca | Blue Sprite | Sprite Koeleria | 90 | 10-12" | Zone 5 |
Koeleria | Coolio | Junegrass | 89 | 10-12" | Zone 4-5 |
Leymus arenarius | Blue Dune | Blue Lyme Grass | 28 | 3-4 ft | hardy |
Luzula | Lucius | Rush | 91 | | Zone 4-6 |
Luzula sylvatica | | Greater Wood Rush | 30 | 20" | Zone 4 |
Luzula | Starmaker | Rush | 92 | | Zone 4-6 |
Luzula | Ruby Stiletto | Wood Rush | 29 | 8-12" | hardy |
Lycurus setosus | | Wolftail | 93 | 2 ft | Zone 5 |
Melinis nerviglumis | Savannah | Pink Crystals Ruby Grass (Annual) | 31 | 1-2 ft | Zone 9 |
Miscanthus | Purpurescens | Autumn Flame Grass | 39 | 4-5 ft | Zone 4 |
Miscanthus floridulus | Giganteus | Giant Chinese Silver Grass | 32 | 8-15 ft | Zone 4-9 |
Miscanthus sinensis | Strictus | Porcupine Grass | 43 | 4-9 ft | Zone 5-9 |
Miscanthus sinensis | Silberfeder | Silver Feather Grass | 41 | 7 ft | Zone 4 |
Miscanthus sinensis | Rotsilber | Red Silver Maiden Grass | 40 | 5-7 ft | hardy |
Miscanthus sinensis | Gracillimus | Maiden Grass | 35 | 7-10 ft | Zone 5 |
Miscanthus sinensis | Varigatus | Variegated Maiden Grass | 44 | 7 ft | Zone 5 |
Miscanthus sinensis | Silberfeil | Silver Arrow Grass | 42 | 7 ft | Zone 5 |
Miscanthus sinensis | Morning Light | Maiden Grass | 38 | 7 ft | Zone 5 |
Miscanthus sinensis | Little Zebra | Dwarf Zebra Grass | 37 | 4 ft | Zone 6 |
Miscanthus sinensis | Little Kitten | Dwarf Maiden Grass | 36 | 4 ft | Zone 5 |
Miscanthus sinensis | Adagio | Dwarf Maiden Grass | 34 | 5 ft | Zone 6 |
Miscanthus sinensis | Little Dot | Dwarf Maiden Grass | 33 | 4-5 ft | Zone 6 |
Miscanthus sinensis | Yaku Jima | Dwarf Maiden Grass | 45 | 3-4 ft | Zone 5 |
Molinia arundinacea | Skyracer | Moor Grass | 46 | 7 ft | Zone 4 |
Oryzopsis hymenoides | Nezpar | Indian Ricegrass | 94 | 18" | Zone 5-10 |
Panicum virgatum | Dallas Blues | Blue Switch Grass | 48 | 6 ft | Zone 4 |
Panicum virgatum | | Switch Grass | 47 | 4-8 ft | Zone 4 |
Panicum virgatum | Shenandoah | Red Switch Grass | 50 | 4 ft | Zone 5 |
Panicum virgatum | Prairie Sky | Blue Switch Grass | 49 | 5 ft | Zone 5 |
Pennisetum alopecuroides | National Arboretum | National Arboretum Fountain Grass | 54 | 2 ft | Zone 6 |
Pennisetum alopecuroides | Hameln | Dwarf Fountain Grass | 52 | 1.5-2.5 ft | Zone 5-9 |
Pennisetum alopecuroides | Little Bunny | Miniature Fountain Grass | 53 | 10-12" | Zone 5-9 |
Pennisetum alopercuroides | Black Flower Grass | Fountain Grass (Annual) | 51 | 3-5 ft | Zone 8-11 |
Pennisetum glaucum | Purple Majesty | Ornamental Millet (Annual) | 96 | 4-5 ft | |
Pennisetum glaucum | Jester | Ornamental Millet (Annual) | 95 | 3-4 ft | |
Pennisetum orientale | Karley Rose | Oriental Fountain Grass | 55 | 4 ft | Zone 6 |
Pennisetum purpureum | Princess | Princess Napiergrass (Annual) | 56 | 2-3 ft | Zone 7-11 |
Pennisetum setaceum | Tender Fountain Grass | Fountain Grass (Annual) | 97 | 2-3 ft | |
Pennisetum setaceum | Rubrum | Purple Fountain Grass (Annual) | 57 | 5 ft | Zone 9 |
Pennisetum villosum | Feathertop Fountain Grass | Fountain Grass (Annual) | 98 | 18-36" | |
Phalaris arundinacea | Dwarf Garters | Dwarf Ribbon Grass | 58 | 12-15" | Zone 4 |
Saccharum ravennae | | Hardy Pampas Grass/Ravenna Grass | 59 | 14 ft | Zone 6 |
Schizachyrium scoparium | | Little Bluestem | 60 | 3 ft | Zone 3 |
Schizachyrium scoparium | The Blues | Blue Little Bluestem | 61 | 3 ft | Zone 3 |
Sesleria autumnalis | | Autumn Moor Grass | 62 | 12-15" | Zone 5 |
Sesleria caerulea | | Blue Autumn Moor Grass | 63 | 1 ft | Zone 4 |
Sorghastrum nutans | | Indian Grass | 64 | 5-8 ft | Zone 3 |
Sorghastrum nutans | Cheyenne | Yellow Indiangrass | 99 | 3-5 ft | Zone 4-5 |
Spartina pectinata | | Prairie Cord Grass | 100 | 4-10 ft | Zone 4-5 |
Sporobolus airoides | | Alkali sacaton | 101 | 2-5 ft | Zone 4-9 |
Sporobolus aspera | | Rough Dropseed | 65 | 3 ft | Zone 5 |
Sporobolus heterolepsis | | Prairie Dropseed | 66 | 1-3 ft | Zone 3 |
Stipa lessingiana | Capriccio | Feather Grass | 67 | 1-2 ft | Zone 6 |
Stipa | Pony Tails | Feather Grass | 102 | | Zone 5-6 |
Tripsacum dactyloides | | Eastern Gamma Grass | 68 | 8 ft | Zone 5 |
Zea mays japonica | | Ornamental Corn (Annual) | 103 | 4-6 ft | |