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Ornamental Grass Chart

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Acorus calamus

Sweet Flag

6 to 10

3-4'

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Sun

Slow spreading

Semi - evergreen, fragrant foliage, prefers moist soils.

late spring

 

       

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Acorus calamus`Variegatus'

Variegated Sweet Flag

6 to 10

3-4'

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Sun

Slow spreading

Semi - evergreen, fragrant foliage, prefers moist soils.

late spring

 

       

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Acorus gramineus

Japanese Sweet Flag

6 to 10

18"

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Sun

Slow spreading

Semi - evergreen, fragrant foliage, prefers moist soils.

late spring

 

       

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Acorus gramineus `Ogon'

Golden Japanese Sweet Flag

6 to 10

10"

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Sun

Slow spreading

Semi - evergreen, fragrant foliage, prefers moist soils.

late spring

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Acorus gramineus`Variegatus'

White Striped Sweet Flag

6 to 10

10"

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Sun

Slow spreading

Semi - evergreen, fragrant foliage, prefers moist soils.

late spring

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Andropogon gerardii

Big Blue Stem

4 to 10 

4-6'

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Sun

Clumping

Well-drained soil, hot position.

Aug.-Sept.

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Briza meadia

Common Quaking Grass

4 to 10 

2-3'

COOL 

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Sun

Clumping

Any average garden soil.

Spring

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Calamagrostis acutiflora `Stricta'

Feather Reed Grass

5 to 9

4'

COOL 

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Sun/partial

Clumping

Moist organic fertile soil.

Mid summer

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Calamagrostis acutiflora `Overdam'

Variegated Feather Reed Grass

5 to 9

3-4'

COOL 

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Sun/partial

Clumping

Moist organic fertile soil. Cream and pink coloration.

Mid summer

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Calamagrostis arundinacea `Karl Foerster'

Feather Reed Grass

5 to 9

4-5'

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Sun/partial

Clumping

Moist organic fertile soil. 

June-Sept.

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Calamagrostis a. var. `Brachytricha'

Fall Blooming Feather Reed Grass

5 to 9

18-30"

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Sun/partial

Clumping

Moist organic fertile soil.

Early fall

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Carex buchananii

Leather Leaf Sedge

7 to 9

1-2'

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Partial

Clumping

Evergreen, well-drained fertile soil.

May - June

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Carex Conica `Marginata'

Miniature Variegated Sedge

5 to 9

6-8"

COOL 

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Partial

Clumping

Evergreen, well-drained fertile soil.

May - June

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Carex comans `Frosty Curls'

New Zealand Hair Sedge

7 to 9

1-3'

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Partial

Clumping

Evergreen, well-drained fertile soil.

May - June

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Carex elata `Bowles Golden'

Gold Sedge

5 to 9

2'

COOL 

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Partial

Clumping

Semi-evergreen, well-drained fertile soil. Acid soils.

May - June

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Carex flagellifera

New Zealand Sedge

7 to 9

18-24"

COOL 

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Partial

Clumping

Evergreen, well-drained fertile soil.

May - June

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Carex glauca

Blue Sedge

5 to 9

6"

COOL 

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Sun

Spreading

Moist fertile soil.

May - June

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Carex grayi

Morning Star Sedge

5 to 9

2-3'

COOL 

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Sun

Spreading

Semi-evergreen, well-drained fertile soil.

May - June

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Carex hachioensis `Evergold'

Evergold Japanese Sedge

7 to 9

12-16"

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Partial

Clumping

Semi-evergreen, well-drained fertile soil.

May - June

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Carex morrowii `Ice Dance'

Ice Dance Sedge

7 to 9

12"

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Partial

Clumping

Semi-evergreen, well-drained fertile soil.

May - June

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Carex morrowii `Gold Band'

Golden Variegated Sedge

7 to 9

12"

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Partial

Clumping

Semi-evergreen, well-drained fertile soil.

May - June

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Carex morrowii `Variegata'

Silver Variegated Sedge

7 to 9

12"

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Partial

Clumping

Semi-evergreen, well-drained fertile soil.

May - June

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Carex muskingumensis

Palm Sedge

4 to 9

24"

COOL 

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Light Shade

Spreading

Prefers moist soil, will grow in shallow water.

May - June

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Carex nigra

Black Flower Sedge

4 to 8

6-9"

COOL 

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Light Shade

Spreading

Evergreen, well-drained fertile soil.

May - June

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Carex pendula

Drooping Sedge

5 to 9

3-4'

COOL 

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Light Shade

Spreading

Moist organic fertile soil.

July - Aug.

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Carex siderosticha

Creeping Broad-leaf Sedge

7 to 9

12-18"

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Light Shade

Slow  Spreading

Moist fertile soil.

May - June

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Carex siderosticha `Variegata'

Variegated Broad-leaf Sedge

7 to 9

12-18"

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Light Shade

Slow  Spreading

Moist fertile soil.

May - June

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Carex siderosticha `Island Brocade'

Island Brocade Broad-leaf Sedge

7 to 9

12-18"

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Light Shade

Slow  Spreading

Moist fertile soil.

May - June

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Carex sylvatica 

Wood Sedge

4 to 8

18-24"

COOL 

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Light Shade

Clumping

Moist fertile soil.

May - June

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Chasmanthium latifolium

Northern Sea Oats

3 to 8

2-3'

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Partial

Clumping

Fertile well-drained soil.

Summer

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Cortaderia jubata

Pink Pampas Grass

8 to 10

9-12'

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Full sun

Clumping

Fertile well-drained soil.

Late Summer

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Cortaderia selloana `Gold Band'

Gold Band Pampas Grass

8 to 10

4-6'

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Full sun

Clumping

Fertile well-drained soil, golden margins.

Late Summer

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Cortaderia selloana `Pumila'

Dwarf Pampas Grass

7 to 10

4-6'

Warm

SUN OR SHADE

CLUMP OR SPREADING

CULTURE

BLOOMS

Full sun

Clumping

Fertile well-drained soil.

Late Summer

         

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

ZONE

HEIGHT

COOL OR WARM

Cortaderia selloana `Andes Silver'

Hardy Pampas Grass

5 to 10

5-7'