Sparkman's Nursery Ornamental Grasses

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COMMON NAME
BOTANICAL NAME
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SPREAD
LIGHT
DESCRIPTION
Big Blue Lilyturf Big Blue Lilyturf Liriope muscari 8-18" 1-2' Sun to Partial Shade Perennial and evergreen. Good border plant with dark green medium width blade. Purple bloom.
Blue Fescue Blue Fescue Festuca ovina var. glauca 6-8" 6-8" Sun to Partial Shade Perennial. Low growing clump grass with blue-green blades. Can be used to border flowerbeds.
Dwarf Fountain Grass Dwarf Fountain Grass Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' 18-24" 2-3' Sun to Partial Shade Perennial. Thin blades that are 12-14" long bearing bottlebrush clusters of blooms.
Dwarf Pampas Grass Dwarf Pampas Grass Cordaderia selloana 'Pumila' 3-5' 3-5' Shade to Partial Sun Perennial. Wide blade mounding grass with attractive plumes.
Hamlin Grass Penticitum alopecuriodes Dark green with compact growth.
Horsetail Reed Equisetum hyemale 3-6'
Japanese Blood Grass Japanese Blood Grass Imperata cylindrica 12-18" 18-24" Full Sun Perennial. Reddish 1 foot blades turning tan in the Fall.
Little Bunny P. Alopecuroides "Little Bunny" Smallest of the dwarf fountain grasses.
Maiden Grass Maiden Grass Miscanthus sinensis 8-18" 1-2' Sun to Partial Shade Perennial. Narrow blades with white edges.
Mondo Grass Mondo Grass Ophiopogon japonicus 3-6" 4-8" Shade Perennial and evergreen. Similar to Big Blue Liriope, thinner blade and shorter.
Pampas Grass Pampas Grass Cortaderia selloana 6-10' 6-10' Full Sun Perennial. Great to use as dividers. Giant plumes that are very showy. Ideal for sandy, well drained soil.
Purple Fountain Grass Purple Fountain Grass Penticium 3-4' 2-3' Sun Annual for our area. Graceful arching purple leaves. Seed heads above the leaves.
Sea Oats Sea Oats Chasmanthium latifolium 2-3' 2-4' Sun Good for sandy, well drained soil. Attractive flattened clusters that turn tan at maturity.
Sweet Flag Sweet Flag Acorus americanus 3-6' 1-2' Sun to Partial Sun Grows best in wet soil conditions. Produces yellow-green fragrant flowers.
Switch Grass Switch Grass Panicum virgatum 4-10' 10-20" Sun Perennial. Clump grass bearing thin 1-2' long blades.
Umbrella Plant Umbrella Plant Cyperus alternifolius 1-4' 3-5' Shade to Partial Sun Perennial. Whirling blades on triangular stems. A member of the Sedge family.
Zebra Grass Zebra Grass Miscanthus sinesis 'Zebrinus' 4-6' 3-4' Sun to Partial Shade Perennial. Yellow bands running across leaves.

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