Acorus calamus Variegatus Alopecurus prat. Aureus Andropogon gerardii Indian Warrior Andropogon gerardii Karl s Cousin Arrhenatherum elatinus bulb. Variegatum Calamagrostis arund. Brachytricha Calamagrostis x Cheju- Do Avalanche Eldorado Karl Foerster Overdam Carex ciliatomarginata Treasure Island Carex morrowii Aurea Variegata Carex morrowii Old Gold Carex morrowii Silver Sceptre Carex morrowii Silver Strike Carex oshimensis Everdi Carex oshimensis Everest ORNTAL GRASSES COMMON SIZE LEAF COLOR LIGHT 3-4 Creamy yellow-white vertical stripes Yellow Foxtail 2 Bright green with vivid yellow longitudinal stripes Indian Warrior Big Karl s Cousin Big Variegated Bulbous Oat Korean Feather Reed Dwarf Feather Reed Avalanche Feather Reed Full sun/part Full sun to part shade 5-6 T Green turning red and purple 3 ½ - 4 ½ T Green-blue, turning August purple-blue 1 Clear white stripes on Partial Summer dark green leaves 4 Glossy green Partial shade or full sun September 2-4 T Green 3 White accent in the center, deep green margin to part sun Early Summer 48 T Green with central gold to part sun stripe 6 Deep Green Full sun to half shade Early Summer Eldorado Feather Reed Karl Foerster Feather Reed Variegated Feather 3 Cream-white striped Full sun/part shade Summer Reed Treasure Island 3 Green with white edge Light shade to shade Old Gold Variegated Silver Sceptre Japanese Silver Strike Japanese 12-18 T x 18-24 W Green and yellow variegated 12 Green & gold striped Full sun/part shade 12 T x 12-18 W Green with white edge Light shade to shade 6-12 T x 6-12 W Leaves banded with silver & dark green streaks Everdi 8-10 T Glossy green Part shade to full shade Everest 12-18 T Deep green with white edge Part shade to full shade May
COMMON SIZE LEAF COLOR LIGHT Carex oshimensis Everillo 18-20 T Lime green turning Part shade to full shade Everillo yellow-gold Carex oshimensis Everlime 12-18 T Glossy green edged Part shade to full shade Everlime lime green Carex oshimensis Everoro 16-18 T Golden-yellow edged Part shade to full shade Everoro dark green Carex oshimensis Eversheen 12-18 T Lime yellow with green Part shade to full shade Eversheen edge Chasmanthium latifolium Northern Seas Oats 2-3 Medium Green Full sun/part shade Midsummer Descampsia caesp. Northern Lights Hair 10-12 Cream-white striped Full sun/part shade Northern Lights Deschampsia caesp. Scottish Tufted Hair 40-52 T Dark Green Full sun to light shade July Schottland Festuca glauca Elijah Elijah Blue Fescue 6-10 Steely Blue Full sun/part shade Blue Festuca glauca Sea Sea Urchin Blue Fescue 6-10 Sea Blue Full sun/part shade Urchin Hakonechloa macra Japaense Forest 12-18 T Bright green Light to moderate shade and fall Hakonechloa macra 10-18 T x 20 W Green with white stripes Morning to Part Albo-striata Forest Hakonechloa macra All All Gold Japanese 10-18 T x 20 W Golden Yellow Morning to Part Gold Forest Hakonechloa macra Golden Japanese Forest 14 Yellow-golden leaves w/ Part shade Aureola rich green stripes Hakonechloa macra Beni Kaze Japanese 2-3 T x 2-3 W Green turning shades of to part sun Beni Kaze Forest red in fall Hakonechloa macra Fubuki Fubuki Japanese Forest 14 T x 16 W White & green striped; Cool weather brings out pink to part sun / highlights Helictotrichon semper. Sapphire Fountain Oat 2-3 Bright Steel Blue Full sun/part shade Midspring Saphirsprudel Helictotrichon Blue Oat 2-3 Blue-grey Full sun/part shade Midspring sempervirens Imperata cyl. Red Red Baron Japanese 20 Red Full sun Baron Blood Koeleria glauca Prairie Junegrass 6-12 T Blue-grey June-July Miscanthus floridulus Giant Chinese Silver 10 Grey-green with silvery Full September giganteus All s Spotted Japanese 4-6 T Green with horizontal, light shade All s Spotted Silver yellow spots Autumn Light maiden 8 Tx 4-5 W Medium Green Full sun/part shade Mid September Autumn Light
Big Kahuna Cabaret Cosmopolitan Dixieland Gold Bar Gold Breeze Goliath Gracillimus Huron rise Kleine Fontaine Little Dot Little Kitten Little Nicky Little Zebra Malepartus Morning Light Purpurascens Rigoletto Silberfeder Strictus COMMON SIZE LEAF COLOR LIGHT Big Kahuna Japanese Silver 8-10 T White centered, mid green September and Cabaret Maiden 6 Bold cream-white central Full stripes & green margins Cosmopolitan Maiden 70 Green with wide white to Part August November striping Dixieland Maiden 4-5 Green and white Full variegation Gold Bar Maiden 5-6 Gold striping from base Full of grass to top Gold Breeze Maiden 6-7 T Green with gold Early fall horizontal variegation Goliath Maiden 9 Green Full Maiden 6 Green Full sun/part shade Late September or Huron rise Maiden 5-6 Green blades with silver Full Little Fountain Maiden 4-6 Green Full sun/part shade Midsummer Little Dot Silver 3 Cream barring on light Full sun November green blades Little Kitten Maiden 15 Narrow green blades /Part Little Nicky Zebra 3-4 Green with horizontal Full sun/part shade yellow bands Little Zebra Maiden 48 Green with yellow horizontal banding Malepartus Maiden 5-6 Green Full sun Early September Morning Light Silver 4 Narrow green leaf w/ Full sun/part shade clear white margin Purple Maiden 5-6 Grey-green turning to Part brilliant reddish-orange Rigoletto Maiden 36 Green and creamy white to Part variegation Silver Feather 5-6 Rich green w/ silver Full sun/part shade August Porcupine 6-8 Green leaves w/ yellowcolored Full sun/part shade September horizontal bands; Doesn t flop
Variegatus Yaku Jima Zebrinus Moorflamme Skyracer Variegata Cheyenne Sky Cloud Nine Dallas Blues Dust Devil Heavy Metal Hot Rod Northwind Prairie Sky Shenandoah Thundercloud Bugundy Bunny Desert Plains Little Bunny COMMON SIZE LEAF COLOR LIGHT Silver 6 Green leaves w/ brilliant white stripes Full sun/part shade Mid-September Yaku Jima Maiden 3-4 Green Full Zebra 6 Yellow & green banded Full sun Mid-September leaves Moorflamme Purple 1 ½ - 2 T Rich green color orangered to light shade and fall Moor during fall Skyracer Purple Moor 8 Grey-green leaves; 2-3 Full sun/light shade July tall Variegated Purple Moor 15 Yellow & white striped Full sun/part shade Midsummer foliage Cheyenne Sky Switch 3 T Blue-green turning wine Full red in early summer Cloud Nine Switch 72 Metallic Blue to Part Dallas Blue Switch 5 Powder Blue Early Dust Devil Switch 48-54 T Blue-green to green; Tips flushed deep purplish red in fall Heavy Metal Switch 40-50 Blue-green Full Hot Rod Switch 3 3 ½ T Blue-green darkening to to light shade a rich maroon-red Northwind Switch 5 Olive Green September Prairie Sky Switch 5 T Blue-green, part sun Shenandoah Switch Thundercloud Switch Burgundy Bunny Dwarf Fountain Desert Plains Fountain Little Bunny Dwarf Fountain 3 Green early summer, taking on dk, red tones by July & turning wholly wine-colored by September Full July 6-8 T Steely blue-green to light shade August and September 12-16 T Red and green, becoming more pronounced in fall 3-4 T x 3-4 W Green with tips turning Full deep red in midsummer 18 Green Full August
COMMON SIZE LEAF COLOR LIGHT Moudry Fountain 2-3 T Green Full Mid to late summer Moudry Hameln Dwarf Fountain 3 Green Full sun/part shade Late July or August Hameln Pennisetum orientale Karley Rose Oriental 36 Dark Green to Part Summer Karley Rose Fountain Pennisetum setaceum Purple Fountain 3-4 Rich Red-Burgundy Full June or July Rubrum (Annual) Penniseyum alopec. National Arboretum 24-30 T Green Full August National Arboretum Fountain Saccharum ravennae Hardy Pampas 6-12 T x 4-6 W Gray-green September - Little 40 Grey-green Full July - September scoparium scoparium Blue Heaven Blue Heaven Little 3 3 ½ T Dark blue with burgundy accents, turning dark blue-purple; Dark red to light shade into early fall scoparium Carousel scoparium Jazz scoparium Prairie Blues scoparium Standing Ovation scoparium The Blues Sporobolus heterolepis Tara after frosts Carousel Little 48 T Dark silvery-blue; Turns burgundy, pink, red, purple and orange in fall Jazz Little 24-30 T Blue and purple hues, and added touches of wine red Prairie Blues Little Standing Ovation Little The Blues Little Tara Dwarf Prairie Dropseed 36 T Grey-blue turning pinkish orange in fall 3-4 T Bluish with darker purple toward base; changing to blazing oranges, reds and yellows in fall 2-4 T Blue-green turning redorange in fall 1 ½ T Green, turning russetred in fall to light shade into fall