Grass
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FESTUCA 'Native Mix' (no-mow) Native Fescue Native mix of Festuca occidentalis, idahoensis & rubra. Deep glossy green, finely-textured grass. Slow-growing w/ lax & flexuous blades. Can be maintained as a turf lawn or left unmowed. Good for sloped areas or natural landscapes. Low-maintenance. Med. wear tolerance. Maintained & irrigated: low water, mowing ht: 4-6". Non-maintained & non-irrigated: water during establishment, mature ht: 18-24". Exp: sun/pt shade. |
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FESTUCA amethystina Tufted Fescue Perennial Grass. Evergreen. Deer resistant. Coastal tolerant. Useful cover on banks and hillsides. Good for erosion control, rock gardens, containers and borders. Attracts butterflies. Foliage color: finely textured bluish green. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: violet-purple. Clumping growth habbit. Height: 8-12" Spread: 12-15". Exposure: sun Water: mod USDA Z% |
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FESTUCA californica California Fescue Perennial Grass: Drought and coast tolerant. Deer and gopher resistant. California native. Good for erosion control, borders and mass plantings on banks - very showy. Attracts butterflies. Foliage color: blue-green. Height: 2 feet. Exposure: sun or shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8 or <. |
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FESTUCA californica 'Willits' Giant' Giant California Fescue Perennial Grass: Drought & coast tolerant. Deer & gopher resistant. Given to us by John Greenlee & part of the Greenlee Meadow Collection. Native to Willits, Mendocino County CA. Extremely robust, growing twice the size of typical CA fescue. Good specimen plant, in drifts, under oaks or in light shade. Attracts butterflies. Foliage color: blue-green. Ht: 3' (5-6' w/flower stalks). Spd: 3'. Exp.: sun/shade. Water: mod./dry. USDA Z8 or <. |
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FESTUCA glauca 'Beyond Blue' ('Casca11') Blue Fescue Perennial Grass: Evergreen. Drought & coast tolerant. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. One of the best blue Fescues! Intense, powder blue foliage stays bright throughout the season without browning. Useful cover on banks & hillsides. Good for erosion control, rock gardens, pots & borders. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer. Clump forming. Size: 9-12" x 18". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4. USPP #23,307 |
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FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue' Blue Fescue Perennial Grass: Evergreen. Drought and coast tolerant. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Bluest cultivar to date! Useful cover on banks & hillsides. Good for erosion control, rock gardens, pots & borders. Attracts butterflies. Foliage color: metallic blue. Bloom time: summer. Clump forming. Height: 6-10". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z3. |
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FESTUCA glauca 'Elijah's Blue' Blue Fescue Perennial Grass: Evergreen. Drought & coast tolerant. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Useful cover on banks & hillsides. Good for erosion control, rock gardens, pots & borders. Attracts butterflies. Foliage color: very blue. Bloom time: summer. Clump forming. Height: 8 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8 or <. (syn. F. cineraria 'Elijah's Blue) |
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FESTUCA glauca (syn. F. ovina var. glauca) Blue Fescue Perennial Grass: Evergreen. Drought and coast tolerant. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Useful cover on banks and hillsides. Good for erosion control, rock gardens, containers and borders. Attracts butterflies. Foliage color: light blue. Bloom time: summer. Clump forming. Height: 8-12". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8 or <. |
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FESTUCA idahoensis Idaho Fescue, Blue Bunchgrass Perennial Grass: Native from San Francisco to Canada. Tolerates wind, drought, coast and deer. Good slope stabilizer. Cut back in early spring. Attracts Lindsey's Skipper butterflies. Height: 12-18" with flower stalks up to 4'. Width: 12-24". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. |
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FESTUCA idahoensis 'Siskiyou Blue' Idaho Fescue, Blue Bunchgrass Perennial Grass: Species is native from San Francisco to Canada. Tolerates wind, drought, coast and deer. Good slope stabilizer. Cut back in early spring. Attracts Lindsey's Skipper butterflies. Foliage: silvery blue. Size: 18" x 15". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. |
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FESTUCA idahoensis 'Stony Creek' Idaho Fescue, Blue Bunchgrass Perennial Grass: CA native. Tolerates wind, drought, coast and deer. Perfect accent for borders, between shrubs and rocks or under oaks. Cut back in early spring. Foliage: silvery blue. Size: 18" x 18". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. |
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FESTUCA idahoensis 'Tomales Bay' Idaho Fescue, Evergreen Bunchgrass Perennial Grass: CA native. Tolerates wind, drought, coast and deer. Perfect accent for borders, between shrubs and rocks or under oaks.Holds up better in the summer than other Idaho Fescues. Cut back in early spring. Foliage: soft blue-green. Size: 12" x 18". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. |
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FESTUCA mairei Maire's Fescue, Atlas Fescue Perennial Grass: Evergreen. Native N. Africa, Morocco & Atlas Mountains. Good for erosion control, as a filler & borders. Tolerant of deer, heat, drought, cold, moisture, rocky & coastal conditions. Attracts butterflies. Foliage color: green. Bloom time: summer. Height: 2-3'. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. |
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FESTUCA rubra Red Fescue, Creeping Red Fescue Perennial Grass: Semi-evergreen. Tolerates drought, deer & coast. Can be grown as a lawn or meadow grass. Use as a ground cover, rock garden or on slopes. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: spring-summer. Color: purple tinged spikelets. Clumping & spreading growth habit. Ht: 1-2'. W: 1-2'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Can tolerate shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3. |
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FESTUCA rubra 'Molate' Red Fescue Perennial Grass: Semi-evergreen/Evergreen. Tolerates drought, deer & coast. A Calif. native that can be grown as a lawn or meadow grass. Use as a ground cover, rock garden or on slopes. Attracts butterflies. Blooms: purple tinged spikelets in spring/summer. Clumping & spreading-Ht: 1-3'. W: 1-2'+. Sun/part shade & can tolerate shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z3. |
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FESTUCA rubra 'Patrick's Point' Red Fescue, Creeping Red Fescue Perennial Grass: Semi-evergreen. Native to California. Tolerates deer & coast. Can be grown as a lawn or meadow grass. Use as a ground cover, rock garden or on slopes. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: purple tinged spikelets. Clumping & spreading growth habit. Height: 6-12". Width: 1-2'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Can tolerate shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z3. |
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HAKONECHLOA macra 'All Gold' Japanese Forest Grass Perennial Grass: New Introduction for 2003. Deciduous. Deer resistant. Rare ornamental grass with metallic gold foliage. Very attractive! Clump forming to around 10", not invasive. Slow growing. Use in borders, rock gardens and containers. Blooms in summer. Attracts butterflies. Exposure: part shade/shade. Water: moist. USDA Z5. |
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HAKONECHLOA macra 'Aureola' Japanese Forest Grass Perennial Grass: Deciduous. Deer resistant. Ornamental grass with brilliant yellow bamboo-like foliage streaked with green lines (pink-red in fall). Very attractive! Clump forming to 12-18" x 16-24", not invasive. Slow growing. Use in borders, rock gardens & containers. Blooms in summer. Attracts butterflies. Exposure: part shade. Water: moist. USDA Z4. |
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HAKONECHLOA macra 'Sunflare' Japanese Forest Grass Perennial Grass: Deciduous. Deer resistant. A gorgeous new introduction. Vibrant chartreuse leaves become intense golden yellow w/more sun; randomly highlighted in deep crimson. More mature, 2 year+ old plants, will show increasingly better crimson highlights. Very attractive! Clump forming. Size: 12-18" x 18-24". Slow growing. Use in borders, rock gardens & containers. Blooms in summer. Attracts butterflies. Exp.: pt shade/shade. Water: moist. USDA Z5. PP#27,734 |
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HELICTOTRICHON sempervirens Blue Oat Grass Perennial Grass: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Evergreen in warm winter climates. Clumping habit. Good for borders and gravel plantings. Attractive throughout the summer and fall. Bloom time: summer. Attracts butterflies. Foliage color: blue gray. Height: 2 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. |
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HILARIA belangeri Curly Mesquite Grass Perennial Grass: Highly drought tolerant warm-season grass. Part of the Greenlee Meadow Collection. Performs best in full sun, great source of forage for wildlife & livestock. Finely textured w/soft blue-green foliage, makes a gorgeous lawn or short meadow in hot dry climates. Tolerant of a variety of soils. Tidier & better behaved than Buffalo Grass. Blm time: summer-fall. Ht.: 3-8". Space: 12-18". Water: dry. Exp.: sun/pt shade. Z4. |
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HIMALAYACALAMUS asper Tibetan Princess Bamboo Native to China and the Himalayas, this Tibetan bamboo is a stately & highly decorative ornamental. In more sun, culms turn maroon to almost black w/delicate purplish-green leaves. In summer shade, the culms remain rich green w/white node rings. Culms get darker, sometimes almost black, in winter. Grows to 15-20' tall and Ÿ"-1œ" in diameter depending on origin. Can tolerate temperatures down to only 15 degrees, and likes a half-day of sun. Shoots in the spring & fall. |
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IMPERATA cylindrica 'Rubra'/ 'Red Baron' Japanese Blood Grass Perennial Grass: Deciduous. Deer resistant. Spreading growth habit. Tolerates light woodland setting. Good in borders, creates a nice look when the sun shines through the rich foliage! The top half of each stem is a rich blood red. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer. Height: 1-3'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USD Z8. |
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JUNCUS effusus 'Quartz Creek' Soft Rush (Ornamental Grass) Perennial: Pest & disease free. Narrow, soft, round stems & vertical, upright divergent growth. Medium-green foliage turns yellowish brown after the 1st frost. Flowers are held at stem tips in early summer. Also good for pots & water settings. Tolerates deer, gopher, bog & clay. Height: 15-24". Exposue: sun/part shade. Water: moist. USDA Z4-11. |
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JUNCUS inflexus 'Blue Arrows' Blue Arrows Rush Perennial: Deer, drought & gopher resistant. Narrow straight grey-blue leaves in stiff clumps, ideal for containers to provide structure. Goes perfectly beside a pool, pond, or stream where its reflection captures the mood of an aquatic paradise. Winter interest (regional), colorful/attractive foliage, heat tolerant, low maintenance, frost tolerant. Height: 36". Spread: 12". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate-moist. USDA Z5. |