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Andropogon gerardii 'Pawnee' (Big bluestem, turkeyfoot)
This grass doesn't care much for a lot of winter moisture, but other than that, problems are infrequent. Divide in spring or sow seeds after danger of frost. Andropogon gerardii 'Pawnee' Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Fire' Sorghastrum nutans 'Indian ... [... more]
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Carex siderosticha 'Variegata' (Broad-leaf sedge)
Thymus pseudolanuginosus Thymus serphyllum 'Annie Hall' Seersucker sedge is an evergreen, spreading sedge with narrow brown-black flowers on 8-inch stems in spring. Its wide, puckered foliage is shiny and bright green, reaching over a foot long. ... [... more]
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Chasmanthium
A tuft of thin grassy foliage with gray and gold variegation distinguishes this cultivar. Early summer brings 3-foot-tall, airy plumes of tiny flowers that look beautiful when backlit by the sun. As fall approaches, the foliage turns golden with ... [... more]
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Cortaderia selloana 'Gold Band' ('Gold Band' pampas grass)
This stunning grass has 1- to 3-foot-long, densely tufted plumes atop tall, upright stalks and arching mid-green leaves. Plumes come in white, cream, or beige-pink and appear in late summer. This dwarf cultivar has mid-green leaves and densely ... [... more]
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Bouteloua
A tuft of thin grassy foliage with gray and gold variegation distinguishes this cultivar. Early summer brings 3-foot-tall, airy plumes of tiny flowers that look beautiful when backlit by the sun. As fall approaches, the foliage turns golden with ... [... more]
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Bouteloua gracilis 'Hachita' ('Hachita' Blue Grama Grass)
Divide from mid-spring to early summer; sow seed in cold frames in spring. Damping off, rust, head and leaf smuts, tar spot, fungal spots, root rot. From the prairies of Nebraska comes a refined variety of big bluestem: 'Pawnee'. It has an ... [... more]
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Chasmanthium latifolium
Northern sea oats is a loosely tufted, clump-forming grass with lance-shaped, arching mid-green foliage that turns yellow in winter. Summer brings highly decorative oat-like panicles of flat, green flowerheads that shimmer and rustle in the wind, ... [... more]
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Carex buchananii (Leatherleaf sedge)
Seersucker sedge is an evergreen, spreading sedge with narrow brown-black flowers on 8-inch stems in spring. Its wide, puckered foliage is shiny and bright green, reaching over a foot long. This sedge is native to rich woods of the eastern U.S. ... [... more]
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Carex divulsa (Berkeley sedge)
This rhizomatous perennial grass has a narrowly upright, clumping form. Mid-green stems bear stiff, erect, blue-gray leaves to 24 inches long. Foliage turns yellow in autumn. Weeping panicles of tiny purple-green spikes appear in early ... [... more]
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Carex elata 'Aurea' (Bowles' golden sedge)
Hosta 'Blue Shadows' Seersucker sedge is an evergreen, spreading sedge with narrow brown-black flowers on 8-inch stems in spring. Its wide, puckered foliage is shiny and bright green, reaching over a foot long. This sedge is native to rich woods ... [... more]
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Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' (Variegated sedge)
Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' Rodgersia podophylla Symphytum 'Hidcote Blue' Tiarella 'Black Snowflake' Seersucker sedge is an evergreen, spreading sedge with narrow brown-black flowers on 8-inch stems in spring. Its wide, puckered foliage is shiny ... [... more]
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