Ornamental Grasses for the

2014 Plant Sale

Variegated Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis acutiflora

“Overdam"Slender, creamy-white

leaves with a green stripe along the midrib produce golden inflorescences in midsummer. Uniformly

upright, excellent for specimen and formal

plantings.Mature Height: 1-3’Mature Spread: 1-3’

Exposure: Sun to part sunWater Requirements: Low

Korean Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis brachytricha

A clump-forming grass with stiff, upright foliage, and plumy flowers of pinkish

tan. Stems more spreading than Karl Forester Reed

Grass, with larger flowers.Mature Height: 3-4’

Mature Spread: 12-15”Exposure: Sun to part sun

Water Requirements: Low to moderate

Blue Oat Grass Helictotrichon sempervirens

Slender, stiff bluish-gray blades in an open tuft cast arching sprays of light buff colored seed spikes. Lovely

in groups or as single specimens. Provides good

winter interest.Mature Height: 2-3’Mature Spread: 2-3’

Exposure: SunWater Requirements: Low to

moderate

“Heavy Metal” SwitchgrassPanicum virgatum "Heavy Metal"

One of the best ornamental grasses for Cheyenne. Beautiful metallic blue leaves in stiff upright clumps, which are topped by delicate, airy pink flowers in fall.

Mature Height: 3-4’ Mature Spread: 1-2’ Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low