| Light | Bloom | Fall | Height | Space | Biennial |
SCIENTIFIC
NAME
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COMMON
NAME
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POTS |
SEEDS |
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| Preference | Period | Color | Inches | Moisture | Inches | Perennial | large |
small | Packet | Ounce |
PLS lb |
Comments | ||
| Sun - lt. shade | July - Aug. | red-brown |
60 - 108
|
average |
18 - 24
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P | Andropogon gerardi | Big Bluestem | $4.50 |
$2.25 |
$2.50 |
$17.00 |
Use with Blazing Stars, Compass Plant, Sweet Coneflower, & other tall ones. Plants may fall over in Nov. | |
Sun - lt. shade |
Apr - May |
evergreeen |
96 - 144 |
ave - moi |
24 - 48 |
P |
Arundinaria gigantea |
Native Bamboo |
$9.50 |
Good wildlife cover. Remains green in winter. It will not spread into areas that are mowed regularily. |
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| Sun | July - Sept. | tan |
18 - 24
|
dry - ave. |
12 - 18
|
P | Bouteloua curtipendula | Sideoats Grama | $4.50 |
out |
$2.50 |
$16.00 |
Foliage is a foot or less. Leafless seed stalks have attractive, oat-like seeds hanging to one side at top. | |
| Sun | June - Aug. | tan |
4 - 6
|
dry |
12 - 16
|
P | Buchloe dactyloides | Buffalo Grass, Cody | $4.50 |
$2.50 |
$11.00 |
We sell seeds of a cultivar designed for lawns. Thrive in compact, clay soil and sun. |
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Shade |
Mar. - June |
green |
8 - 12 |
ave. - moi. |
10 - 12 |
P |
Carex albicans |
Oak Sedge |
$4.50 |
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| Sun - shade | May - July | green | 5 - 10 | dry - ave. | 8 - 12 |
P | Carex glaucodea | Blue Wood Sedge | $4.50 |
More blue than green foliage, its compact size and being evergreen make it a good border plant. |
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Lt. - med. shade |
May - Oct. |
green |
12 - 18 |
ave. - moi. |
10 - 12 |
P |
Carex grayi |
Globe Sedge |
$4.50 |
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| Sun - shade | June - Sept. | tan |
12 - 24
|
ave. - moi. |
12 - 18
|
P | Carex muskingumensis | Palm Sedge | $4.50 |
$2.25 |
|
Terrific foliage plant for rain gardens and other plantings with average moisture. Almost evergreen. |
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| Sun - lt. shade | May & June | tan |
16 - 24
|
moist |
18 - 24
|
P | Carex stricta | Tussock Sedge | $4.50 |
$2.25 |
Like Prairie Dropseed foliage with fountain effect, but will take some shade & wet soil. Rain Garden. |
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| Sun - med. shade | July or Aug. | red/brown |
24 - 36
|
ave. - moi. |
16 - 20
|
P | Chasmanthium latifolium | River Oats, Sea Oats | $4.05 |
$1.80 |
$2.50 |
$6.00 |
$105.00 |
Attractive flattened seed heads. Plant in mass in shade to stabilize soil. They increase in beds from seed. |
| Sun - lt. shade | June | tan | 3 - 6 |
dry - ave. | 4 - 6 |
P | Danthonia spicata | Poverty grass | out |
We are anxious for this species to be discovered as a low maintenance lawn grass for poor, Ozarkian soil. |
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| Lt. - full shade | Aug or Sept | tan |
16 - 24
|
average |
18 - 24
|
P | Diarrhena obovata | American Beakgrain | $4.50 |
$2.50 |
$5.00 |
Dark green arching foliage remains green into Winter. Will hold soil on shaded slopes. Rain garden. |
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| Sun - shade | June & July | tan |
36 - 48 |
dry - moi. |
12 - 16 |
P | Elymus canadensis | Canada Wild Rye | $4.50 |
$2.25 |
out |
Used in Prairie/Meadow plantings. Makes nutritious forage and hay. Adds vertical contrast in beds. |
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| Sun- med shade | June & July | tan |
30 - 48 |
dry - ave. |
12 - 16 |
P | Elymus hystrix | Bottlebrush Grass | $4.50 |
$2.25 |
Seed structures remain well into Fall. Use in partly shaded locations. A conservative species in beds. |
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| Sun - shade | June & July | tan |
36 - 48
|
dry - moi. |
12 - 16
|
P | Elymus virginia | Virginia Wild Rye | $4.50 |
$2.50 |
$9.00 |
Same qualities as E canadensis. Seed structures tend to stand erect while canadensis's tend to nod over. |
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| Sun - lt. shade | July - Oct. | tan | 30 - 40 | dry - moi. | 16 - 24 |
P | Eragrostis trichodes | Sand Love Grass | $4.50 |
Rounded 6 to 12" clumps of leaves are topped by very ornate, 20 to 40" seed stalks in late Summer. |
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Sun - lt. shade |
Sept.- Oct. |
silvery white |
24 - 36 |
dry - ave. | 12 - 18 |
P |
Erianthus alopecuroides |
Silver Plume Grass |
$4.50 |
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| Sun - lt. shade | June - Sept. | evergreen |
24 - 36
|
moi. - wet |
12 - 20
|
P | Juncus effusus | Soft Rush | out |
$2.25 |
$2.50 |
Tight clumps of soft, round, vertical leaves make it a formal species for perennial beds & rain gardens. |
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| Sun | June | tan |
18 - 24
|
dry - ave. |
8 - 12
|
P | Koeleria macrantha | June Grass | $4.50 |
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Lt.- med. shade |
July- Sept. |
moi. - wet |
P |
Leersia lenticulans |
Oatmeal Grass |
$4.50 |
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| Sun | July - Aug. | red/brown |
36 - 60
|
dry - moi. |
16 - 24
|
P | Panicum virgatum | Switch Grass | $4.50 |
$2.25 |
$2.50 |
A most formal, native gras, standing up through winter, & giving true meaning to "ornamental" grass. |
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| Sun - lt. shade | August | red/brown |
24 - 48
|
dry - ave. |
12 - 18
|
P | Schizachyrium scoparium | Little Bluestem | $4.50 |
$2.25 |
$2.50 |
$17.00 |
Our plants have a faded denim color when growing, and are showiest from early July to October. |
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| Sun - lt. shade | August | tan |
60 - 84
|
dry - ave. |
12 - 18
|
P | Sorghastrum nutans | Indian Grass |
$4.50 | $2.25 |
$2.50 |
$9.00 |
A courser foliage grass that can fit in well among and ehind tall flowers. Seed lightly in prairie plantings. |
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| Sun | Aug. - Sept. | tan |
60 - 84
|
ave. - moi. |
16 - 24
|
P | Spartina pectinata | Prairie Cord Grass | $4.50 |
out |
Use in low areas for erosion and weed control. A beautiful colony-forming grass that needs space. |
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| Sun | Aug. - Oct. | tan |
18 - 24
|
dry - ave. |
24 - 36
|
P | Sporobolus heterolepis | Prairie Dropseed | $4.50 |
$2.25 |
$2.50 |
Equally space (30" - 36") this ornamental grass to create a formal presentation. Likes dry, sunny places. |
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| Sun - lt. shade | June or July | orange-tan |
5 - 8
|
dry - moi. |
24 - 48
|
P | Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gama Grass | Seed is a cultivar. |
$2.50 |
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Last Updated: 08/19/08
