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Purple Fountain Grass is a deciduous perennial grass. It forms tufts that reach 3 feet tall and 18 inches wide. In climates that have occasional freezes this grass is used in the landscape as an annual. Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’ has rough stems with long, narrow, bronze leaf blades. From mid-summer to early autumn this Pennisetum [...]

Pennisetum spp. are tuft-forming plants usually have leaf blades that are flat. They are usually grown for their flower clusters (plumes) that appear in summer to fall and can be used in flower arrangements both fresh and dried. Most species are fairly frost hardy. Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Moudry’ is a warm season grass that has origins [...]

These tuft-forming plants usually have leaf blades that are flat. They are usually grown for their flower clusters (plumes) that appear in summer to fall and can be used in flower arrangements both fresh and dried. Most species are very frost hardy. Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Little Bunny’ only grows 8-10 inches in height. This Minature Fountain [...]

Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’ has an upright mounding growth habit and greenish white flowers mature to creamy tan. Dwarf Fountain Grass can reach 2-3 feet in height with a 1-2 foot spread at maturity. This grass is ideal for locations where larger grasses are not desired such as in a mixed perennial or shrub bed. Pennisetum [...]

Panicum virgatum ‘Prairie Sky’ was discovered by Richard Gettig of Ohio is a Wisconsin meadow. This selection has stunning blue foliage, even more so than ‘Heavy Metal’ Blue Switch Grass has an upright growth habit and can reach upwards of 4-5′ in height. In mid to late summer fine textured blue plumes top the clumping [...]

A Texas Native grass from the Trans Pecos area, this grass is sometimes called Texas Needle Grass because of the hair-like leaves. The leaves are bright green and the grass grows in a clump, in the summer the grass will flower. The grass can get 1-3 feet in height and the flowers are somewhat taller [...]

Muhlenbergia lindheimeri is a Texas Native grass that grows around streams in the Edward’s Plateau area in the warm season months. Lindheimer’s Muhly has an upright growth habit and blue/green foliage. This grass can get up to 4-5′ in height. In the fall this grass will bloom, the flowers are at first pink-tinted then later [...]

Muhlenbergia dumosa is a warm season grass native to Southern Arizona and NW Mexico. This grass has fern-like leaves and a lacy texture giving it a Bamboo look, hence the common name. The growth habit is upward to slightly arching, this one is non-invasive because it is a clumper and does not seed well. Bamboo [...]

Miscanthus is a group of ornamental grasses that make excellent perennials. They are clump forming plants with reed-like stems and leaves that are narrow and arch to the ground. The flower heads are puffy plumes that form in late summer to fall and make good cut or dried flowers. Most species are moderately frost hardy. [...]

bsolutely one of the most beautiful ornamental grasses around. A North American native and more importantly a Texas Native Plant! Mostly found in the pine flat woods, coastal uplands, and beach dunes. Gulf Muhly has blue/green needle like foliage, giving it a stiff upright growth habit, and can get up to 3-4′ in height with [...]