Grasses
Grasses bring movement, texture, and season-spanning appeal to the garden, whether swaying gently along a path or forming loose drifts in an open border. Their narrow blades catch the light and shift with the breeze, while late-summer plumes rise above the foliage in soft, feathery sprays. With graceful silhouettes and subtle color shifts, grasses bring balance and a flowing, organic structure to landscapes.
How to Choose
Warm or cool season: Cool-season grasses look best in spring and fall; warm-season types peak in late summer.
Height and movement: Choose by mature height and how much the plumes sway, since motion is half the appeal.
Evergreen or cut back: Some grasses stay evergreen while others are cut to the ground in late winter.
Spread: Check whether a grass clumps politely or runs, so it stays a feature rather than a chore.
All ornamental grasses in the catalog
31 varieties, A–Z · page 1 of 2
Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition'
Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass
Blooms chartreuse aging to blonde
Full sun
Calamagrostis brachytricha
Korean Feather Reed Grass
Blooms soft, fluffy pinkish plumes that age to silvery tan
Full sun to partial shade
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
Foerster's Feather Reed Grass
Blooms pink-purple tinged turning to blonde-tan
Full sun to partial shade
Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'
Ice Dance Sedge
Blooms inconspicuous beige-brown
Partial shade to full shade
Carex oshimensis 'Eversheen'
Eversheen Japanese Sedge
Blooms inconspicuous brown
Partial shade to full shade
Carex oshimensis ‘Feather Falls’
Feather Falls Sedge
Blooms non-flowering ornamental grass, valued for its foliage
Full sun to partial shade
Carex tenuiculmis ‘Cappuccino’
New Zealand Hair Sedge
Blooms inconspicuous flowers
Partial to full shade
Chasmanthium latifolium
Northern Sea Oats Grass
Blooms green, maturing to tan
Full sun to partial shade
Cortaderia selloana
Pampas Grass
Blooms large, silvery-white plumes held high above the foliage on tall stalks
Full sun
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Northern Lights'
Northern Lights Tufted Hair Grass
Blooms pale white, airy panicles
Full sun to partial shade
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Pixie Fountain'
Pixie Fountain Tufted Hair Grass
Blooms silvery-white, fading to golden-honey
Full sun to partial shade
Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold'
All Gold Japanese Forest Grass
Blooms silvery-green flower spikes
Partial shade to full shade
Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’
Hakone Japanese Forest Grass
Blooms insignificant, typically beige to purplish
Partial shade to full shade
Helictotrichon sempervirens
Blue Oat Grass
Blooms greenish to tan
Full sun to partial shade
Holcus mollis 'Albovariegatus'
Variegated Creeping Soft Grass
Blooms pale pink to light green, maturing to tan
Partial shade to full sun
Juncus patens
California Gray Rush
Blooms brownish-green, tassel-like clusters
Full sun to partial shade
Lomandra confertifolia subsp. rubiginosa 'Lomlon'
Leading Lime Tough Mat Rush
Blooms inconspicuous yellow
Full sun to shade
Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio'
Adagio Maiden Grass
Blooms pink-tinged flowers that mature to white
Full sun
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Bar'
Gold Bar Eulalia Grass
Blooms reddish-bronze plumes
Full sun
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Zebra'
Little Zebra Grass
Blooms reddish-purple
Full sun
Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'
Morning Light Maiden Grass
Blooms reddish blooms maturing to silvery white
Full sun to partial shade
Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea 'Variegata'
Variegated Purple Moor Grass
Blooms purple to brown flower spikes
Full sun to partial shade
Nassella tenuissima
Mexican Feather Grass
Blooms tan, with airy, feathery seed heads that turn a golden-brown hue in late summer
Full sun
Nolina hibernica 'La Siberia'
Siberica Bear Grass Tree
Blooms creamy white to pale yellow
Full sun to partial shade
