Botanical / Common Name |
Description |
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Acorus calamus
Sweet Flag |
(spring or fall planting) 2-3 ft., water edge,Zone 5-10 |
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Acorus calamus 'Variegatus'
Variegated Sweet Flag |
(spring or fall planting) Zone 6-10 |
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Acorus gramineus
Japanese Sweet Flag |
(spring or fall planting) up to 1 ft., sun, part shade, up to 1 ft., sun, part shade, Zone 7-9 |
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Acorus gramineus 'Argenteostriatus'
White Striped Japanese Sweet Flag |
(spring or fall planting) up to 1 ft., sun, part shade, up to 1 ft., Zone 7-9 |
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| Acorus gramineus ‘Masamume' |
(spring or fall planting) up to 1 ft., sun, part shade, white striped leaves, similar to var., Zone 7-9 |
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Acorus gramineus 'Minimus Aureus'
Dwarf Golden Japanese Sweet Flag |
(spring or fall planting) up to 1 ft., sun, part shade, ground cover, Zone 5-9 |
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Acorus gramineus 'Oborozuki'
Golden Sweet Flag |
(spring or fall planting) up to 1 ft., sun, part shade, 10 in., beautiful foliage, Zone 7-9 |
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Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'
Golden Variegated Japanese Sweet Flag |
(spring or fall planting) up to 1 ft., sun, part shade, 10 in., beautiful foliage, Zone 7-9 |
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Acorus gramineus 'Pusillus’
Dwarf Sweet Flag |
(spring or fall planting) up to 1 ft., sun, part shade, 5 in., fine green foliage, shallow water, Zone 6-10 |
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| Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus' |
(spring or fall planting)up to 1 ft., sun, part shade, Zone 7-9 |
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| Acorus gramineus 'Yodonoyuki' |
(spring or fall planting) up to 1 ft., sun, part shade, 10-12 in., green with light green variegation, massing, Zone 7-9 |
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Agropyron magellanicum
Wheat Grass |
(spring or fall planting) 10 in., sun, best blue foliage, salt spray resistant, good cut flowers, Zone 5-8 |
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Alopecurus pratensis 'Aureovariegatus'
Yellow Foxtail Grass |
(spring or fall planting)1 ft., sun, groups or massing, blooms late Spring, 1 ft., sun, groups or massing, blooms late Spring, golden leaves, Zone 4-9 |
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Ammophila arenaria
European Dune Grass |
(spring or fall planting) 2-3 ft., used to control erosion in dunes, aggressive running species, Zone 5-9 |
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Ammophila breviligulata
Beach Grass |
(spring or fall planting) 2-3 ft., wetlands, to stabilize dunes, marshland restoration, sun, salt water tolerant, Zone 5-9 |
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Andropogon gerardii
Big Blue Stem |
(spring or fall planting) 4-8 ft., green-blue in Summer, orange-red in Fall, clump forming & upright, Zone 3-9 |
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Andropogon glomeratus
Bushy Beardgrass |
(spring or fall planting) 3-4 ft., moisture tolerant, Zone 5-9 |
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Andropogon virginicus
Broom Sedge |
(spring or fall planting) 2-3 ft, tolerates extreme conditions including salt spray, pioneer plant, prefers sun, Zone 3-9 |
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Arrenatherum bulbosum ‘Variegatum'
Bulbous Oat Grass |
(spring or fall planting) 1-2 ft., sun, part shade, massing, white variegation, blooms in summer, Zone 4-9 |
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Arundo donax
Giant Reed |
(spring planting) 9-20 ft., sun, specimen, tall screen, evergreen in southern USA, corn like foilage, blooms fall, Zone 6-10 |
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Arundo donax 'Variegata’
Striped Giant Reed |
(spring planting) Zone 7-10 |
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