Grasses from Lynde Greenhouse & Nursery

Grasses

Acorus calamus 'Variegatus'

Common Name: Sweet Flag

Variegated Sweet Flag is a deciduous, aquatic perennial with long strap-like green leaves with creamy stripes. Its flowers are insignificant, but its leaves are aromatic and resemble the foliage of an iris. Makes a striking statement at the shallow end of a pond, in a bog garden, or in a marshy woodland area. ...

Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'

Common Name: Dwarf Golden Variegated Sweet Flag

The bright green and gold stripes run vertically throughout the narrow, strap-like foliage. Combines well in mixed containers as well in the water garden. Annual in Minnesota. ...

Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Avalanche'

Common Name: 'Avalanche' Feather Reed Grass

A stunning variegated form of 'Karl Foerster' brought to us from Steve Schmidt of American Ornamental Perennials. The opposite variegation of C. 'Overdam', this selection has deep green leaves with a wide white stripe down the center. The variegation remains distinctively appealing throughout the growing season. This is the perfect plant to use as a screen or backdrop in your garden due to its distinctly upright and clumping habit. ...

Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

Common Name: 'Karl Foerster' Feather Reed Grass

Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass is a stately, upright ornamental grass that makes a great addition to any landscape. Can be used informally with naturalized landscapes or in formal mass plantings. ...

Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Overdam'

Common Name: Feather Reed Grass-Variegated

'Overdam' has varietaged foliage that starts out with bright creamy-white margins which then fade to white with a pink flush. The upright clump of foliage will remain under 2' tall. In late spring, strikingly erect feathery plumes with sand-colored seed heads appear, reaching up to 5' tall. 'Overdam' is an ideal backdrop for low-growing, flowering perennials all through the year. ...

Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'

Common Name: Blue Fescue

This hybrid is similar to F. 'Boulder Blue', but is distinguished by a slightly taller stature, looser habit, and less upright flower stalks.
Soft powdery blue, spikey foliage that keeps its color all year round makes this grass a top pick. One of the more durable and longer-lived varieties, 'Elijah Blue' is a small, clumping grass with a rounded habit. In midsummer, wheat-like seed heads are produced on tall, spikey stalks in great numbers. Prefering dryer conditions, this is the perfect grass for rock gardens, in stone troughs or pots, for costal climates, or even for use as edging. ...

Miscanthus sinensis 'Purpurascens'

Common Name: Flame Grass

One of the very best Miscanthus cultivars available today. Its fantastic fall color, upright habit, early flowering, and extreme cold hardiness have certainly earned this recognition.

From early to midseason, the leaves are a pleasant grey-green. In the fall, they turn a brilliant reddish orange, hence the name 'Flame Grass'. The seed heads begin to appear in late summer with magenta hues. As winter approaches, they transform into silky white plumes which are especially lovely when backlit by the early morning or late afternoon sun.

Miscanthus is versatile from a design standpoint; it can be used as a specimen, for massing or screening, in large containers, or at the pond's edge. Plant this grass where its wonderful winter interest can be enjoyed. ...

Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberfeder'

Common Name: Silver Feather Maiden Hair Grass

'Silver Feather' in a larger version of Miscanthus 'Purpuracens'. It forms a big clump so space well. ...

Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'

Common Name: Switch Grass

Stiff, upright , metallic blue leaves that form a tight clump up to 3-3 1/2 feet tall with flowers 12-16" above the foliage. Bright yellow fall color. ...

Panicum virgatum 'Ruby Ribbons'

Common Name: 'Ruby Ribbons' Switch Grass

'Ruby Ribbons' produces a 4' tall, upright speciman emerging with blue-gray foliage that begins taking on a burgundy-red hue as early as midsummer. The foliage color intensifies as the season progresses, serving as a nice foil when the clumps are topped with airy flower spikes in late summer, which dry and last well into winter.. ...