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Blue Oat Grass

Helichtotrichon sempervirens

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Description

Type : Clump

Size : 60/110cm

Zone : Z4

Description : Gray blue foliage with bluish flowers which appear well above the foliage in spring.

Notes : Flowers are better cut back to maintain its blue appearance. Old reliable grass on the market.

Bluebunch Wheatgrass

Pseudogenaria spicata

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Description

Most common bunch grass in the Okanagan Basin. Very drought tolerant, bunch forming. Grows 30-100 cm tall. Great for re-establishing disturbed sites and natural meadow landscapes.

Bronze Veil Tufted Hair Grass

Deschampsia cespitosa "Bronzeschleier"

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Description

Bronze, widely arching blooms to 70cm. Great colour contrast.

Elijah Blue Fescue

Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'

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Description

Type : Clump Size : 25/40cm Zone : Z4

Description : Powdery blue silver foliage turns sea green over the winter months, regaining its colour in spring.

Notes : The most blue semi dwarf cultivar available. Cut back flowers for better appearance.

Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

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Description

Type : Clump

Size : 80/150cm

Zone : Z4

Description : Strong vertical accent. Flowers emerge wine red, turning a rich tan colour later into the season.

Giant Flame Grass

Miscanthus oligostachyus "purpurascens"

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Description

Type : Clump

Size : 140/160cm

Zone : Z4

Description : Foliage appears medium to dark green, turning all deciding shades of red and orange in the fall.
Notes : This cultivar will not self seed.

Giant Wild Rye

Elymus cinereus

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Description

Large grass growing to 2 meters tall. Golden rye shoots highlight this species in the late summer and fall. Grows in and around seepage areas and low lying valley bottoms. Grows larger with more water.

Gold Dew Tufted Hair Grass

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldtau'

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Description

Type : Clump

Size : 40/70cm

Zone : Z4

Description : Dark green compact globular habit. Later flowering (end of June) than other Deschampsia cultivars. Fine open panicles emerge lime green turning golden towards maturity around September.
Notes : Does not flop.

Hardy Pampass Grass

Sacharrum ravennae

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Description

Hardy Pampas grass is a prominant grass and reaches heights of 8-10 feet tall. Its clump can reach three feet around. Great eye catching feature for any landscape. Zone 4 hardy when planted. This grass will grow larger with more water.

Heavy Metal Blue Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'

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Description

Type : Clump Size : 80/140cm Zone : Z4

Description : Bluish gray foliage with bluish tinted pink flowers. Whole plant turns pale yellow in the fall.

Notes : Loosely clumped when young, improving with age.

Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis

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Description

Soft green to blue coloured bunch grass. Grows 30-80cm tall. Not seen regularly in grazing lands.

June Grass

Koeleria macrantha

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Description

Bunch forming.

20-50cm tall

Scattered but locally abundant at low to high elevations in grasslands, open forests. Likes well drained soils.

 

Korean Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis brachytricha

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Korean Feather Reed Grass when mature arches out and creates an attractive specimen plant or can be used in groupings. 3 feet tall and wide.

Needle and Thread Grass

Stipa comata

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Description

Growth habit: Densely tufted perennial bunchgrass, 30-60cm tall.

Habitat: Common at low to mid elevations in dry open areas.

Red Switch Grass

Panicum virgatum "Shenandoah"

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Description

Size: 100-150cm tall

Description : Columnar habit, arching in mature clumps after four to five years. Red tipped foliage deepens and becomes more noticeable into the summer season; burgundy red spanning over most of the leaf. Burgundy red panicles emerge towards the end of July, beginning of August.

Notes : Drought tolerant when established. Slow growing.

Sweetgrass

Hierochloe odorata

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Description

 

Sweetgrass has a sweet, long-lasting aroma that is even stronger when the grass has been harvested and dried and is then moistened or burned.

 

Sweetgrass can be found growing wild in wet meadows, low prairies, the edges of sloughs and marshes, bogs, shaded streambanks, lakeshores, and cool mountain canyons. Sweetgrass rhizomes and roots form a dense mat beneath the soil surface (Walsh 1994).

 

Many Native tribes in North America use sweetgrass in prayer, smudging or purifying ceremonies and consider it a sacred plant.

Tall Purple Moor Grass

Molinia arundinacea

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Description

Type : Clump

Size : 70/220cm

Zone : Z5

Description : Molinia arundinacea belongs amongst the large grasses. Flowers define this plant, both in size and ornamental beauty. They grow upright, moving freely in the wind in a golden brown color with bright golden stems. The foliage is globular and sits well beneath the flowers. Special attention should be made where to plant Molinia arundinacea as it has an extensive root ball and may take up to three years to reach full maturity. Grows larger with more water.

Variegated Reed Grass

Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Overdam'

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Description

Type : Clump

Size : 70/120cm

Zone : Z4

Description : Light cream variegation. Flowers emerge wine red, turning a light tan colour into the season.
Notes : Variegation varies from plant to plant.