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Bluestem |
Andropogon
gerardii var. gerardii |
Characterized by large, bird's-feet seedheads scattered along the upper
half of the stalks, height 4-9 feet depending on culture, soil.. Full
sun to light shade, well-drained clays or sands, best if established and
then not watered. Silver-blue form has aggressive rhizomes, turns sandy
in winter. Green & Purple form gains increasing amounts of purple on stems,
heads and foliage during the year, climaxes with intense purple display
in fall, bunch form. Mow in winter, hardy to Zone 4, warm-season plant.
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Blue Grama |
Bouteloua
gracilis |
Provides
lush, fine-textured, drought-tolerant foliage in a tight bunch (1 foot
height) under dancing "eyebrow" seedheads (2 feet). Very graceful among
rocks, dry soils, water only to establish, mow in winter. Hardy to Zone
4, warm-season. |
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| Hooded
Windmillgrass |
Chloris
cucullata |
A
warm-season bunchgrass suited to full sun and arid soils. Tolerates irrigation
ONLY occasionally, or will rot. 3" windmills on vertical stalks to 3 feet
tall, with blue-tinted foliage, fading to sandy in winter but retaining
structure. Great in rock gardens. Hardy to zone 5. |
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| Little
Bluestem |
Schizachyrium
scoparium var. frequens |
A
warm-season bunchgrass, often (not always) blue-tinted in summer and cinnamon
(not always) in winter. Prefers well-drained, sunny soils and no irrigation
after establishment. Our blue product selected for silver-blue summer
color and enduring cinnamon winter color for a strong, wind-loving winter
presence. Hardy to zone 4, height 2.5-6 feet, depending on culture. Beware
of selections originating on acid soils if to be planted on alkaline soils,
they suffer! |
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| Mexican
Feathergrass |
Nasella
tenuissima |
A
cool-season bunchgrass favoring full sun to part shade and extremely well-drained
soils. Excessive winter root moisture a killer. Very fine-textured, forming
a cloudlike, woven top in May-June. Best when placed in windy areas. Irrigation
discouraged. Hardy to zone 4. |
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| Purple
Threeawn |
Aristida
purpurea |
A
warm-season bunchgrass suited to extremely dry, bony, full-sun locations.
Extremely fine-textured foliage topped by arching, purpled heads forming
a vase, to 2.5 feet. Main season April-May, but new heads produced until
frost. Best when backlit. After spring color fades, the character remains
in the dried seedheads for months after. Hardy to zone 4. |
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| Sideoats
Grama |
Bouteloua
curtipendula |
A
warm-season grass, we market scientific variety cespitosa (bunch form).
Named for habit of producing seedhead branches on only one side. Ascending
heads to 3 feet, very drought-tolerant, state grass of Texas. Unusual
character of plant adds diversity to xeriscapes. Hardy to zone 4. |
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