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Common Name
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Carnation Grass 
Carex flacca 
(spring or fall planting) 6-24 in., dense, fine green-blue foilage, will stay small in dry conditions, Zone 4
Cascade
Miscanthus sinensis 'Kaskade
(spring planting) 5-7 ft., large cascading, pinkish inflorescence, one of the best Summer blooming Miscanthus, Zone 5-9
Miscanthus sinensis 'Kaskade'
Cattail
Typha latifolia
(spring planting) water plant, poker-like plume head, 5-8 ft., broad leaves, Zone 3-10
Typha latifolia
Clumping Fescue
Festuca tenuifolia 'Angel Hair' 
(spring or fall planting) sun, massing, An Intrinsic, Inc. Introduction, Foliage of dark green reaching 4in., Flower stalks of green reaching up to 10 in., turning bronze with red tints in May, Zone 4-7
Common Reed
Phragmites australis
(spring planting) 8-10 ft., several clones available, sun, moisture-loving, Zone 4-10
Common Rush
Juncus effusus 
(spring or fall planting) 1-2 ft., dark green spiky stems, moisture loving, Zone 4-9
Juncus effusus 
Compact Pampas Grass
Cortaderia 'Pumila’ 
(spring planting) 4-6 ft., for the smaller garden, Zone 7-10 (has been known to survive mild winters in Zone 6)
Cortaderia 'Pumila’
Compact Ribbon Grass
Phalaris arundinacea 'Dwarf Garters’ 
(spring or fall planting) 1 ft., white variegation, Zone 4-9
Continiousl Ray
Molinia caerulea 'Dauerstrahl’
(spring planting) 1 ft. foliage with plumes reaching 3 ft. and arching, blooming in July-Aug, Zone 4-8
Corkscrew Rush
Juncus effusus 'Spiralis’ 
(spring or fall planting) Moisture Loving, dark green spiral straws, Zone 4-9
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