| BIG BLUESTEM Andropogon gerardii | ||
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| Bloom Color: | Tan seedhead |  |
| Bloom Time: | July-August | |
| Height: | 48" | |
| Spread: | 24" | |
| Remarks: | Native prairie grass. Nice copper fall color. | |
| BLUE FESCUE Festuca glauca | ||
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| Bloom Color: | Tan seedhead | |
| Bloom Time: | July-August | |
| Height: | 12" | |
| Spread: | 12" | |
| Remarks: | Blue-gray tuft grass is showy when mass planted or at the border of flower beds. | |
| CAREX OR SEDGE GRASS Carex elata, Carex stricta | ||
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| Bloom Color: | Tan seedhead |   |
| Bloom Time: | July-August | |
| Height: | 12" | |
| Spread: | 12-36" | |
| Remarks: | Low growing, spreading groundcover grass with good drought tolerance. Nice variegated varieties available. | |
| FEATHER REED GRASS Calamagrostis x acutifolia | ||
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| Bloom Color: | Tan seedhead | |
| Bloom Time: | July-August | |
| Height: | 36-40" | |
| Spread: | 24-36" | |
| Remarks: | Soft, green blades with showy seedhead. Upright habit. | |
| LITTLE BLUESTEM Schizachyrium scoparium | ||
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| Bloom Color: | Tan seedhead | |
| Bloom Time: | July-August | |
| Height: | 24-36" | |
| Spread: | 18" | |
| Remarks: | Nebraska's state grass. Nice blue-green blades and copper fall color. | |
| MISCANTHUS, SILVER GRASS Miscanthus sinensis | ||
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| Bloom Color: | Tan seedhead | |
| Bloom Time: | July-August | |
| Height: | 3-6' | |
| Spread: | 18-24" | |
| Remarks: | Some cultivars have showy variegated blades. Nice arching, graceful appearance. | |
| NORTHERN SEA OATS Chasmanthium latifolium | ||
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| Bloom Color: | Tan seedhead | |
| Bloom Time: | July-August | |
| Height: | 30-36" | |
| Spread: | 24-36" | |
| Remarks: | Unique flat seed head. Reseeds, so plant in confined space or remove seedlings. | |
| PRAIRIE DROPSEED Sporobolus heterolepis | ||
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| Bloom Color: | Tan seedhead | |
| Bloom Time: | July-August | |
| Height: | 24" | |
| Spread: | 18" | |
| Remarks: | Native prairie grass. Tolerates poor, dry soil. Graceful, narrow blades. | |
| RAVENNA GRASS Saccharum ravennae, Erianthus ravennae | ||
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| Bloom Color: | Tan seedhead | |
| Bloom Time: | August | |
| Height: | 8-10' | |
| Spread: | 3-6' | |
| Remarks: | Very large grass with showy plumes. Cut to ground in early spring. | |
| SIDEOATS GRAMA Panicum virgatum | ||
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| Bloom Color: | Tan seedhead | |
| Bloom Time: | July-August | |
| Height: | 36" | |
| Spread: | 24" | |
| Remarks: | Oat-like seed heads grow to one side of the stem. Good fall color. | |
| SWITCHGRASS Panicum virgatum | ||
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| Bloom Color: | Tan seedhead | |
| Bloom Time: | July-August | |
| Height: | 4-7' | |
| Spread: | 3' | |
| Remarks: | Native tall grass. 'Prairie Sky' & 'Heavy Metal' have blue tones. 'Shenandoah' has red tipped blades. | |
