Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Avalanche'
VARIEGATED FEATHER REED GRASS
- This grass has a slightly arching upright habit and forms a tight clump
- Leaf blades have a central white stripe, bordered by green
- Sterile flower plumes emerge light pink changing to a golden tan
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Eldorado' (PP16486, COPF)
FEATHER REED GRASS
- This grass has a slightly arching upright habit and forms a tight clump
- Narrow leaf blades have a central bright gold stripe, bordered by green
- Sterile flower plumes emerge light purple changing to a golden-tan
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Hello Spring™'
VARIEGATED FEATHER REED GRASS
- This grass has a mounding upright habit
- Narrow leaf blades have a defined white edge
- Sterile flower plumes emerge white changing to a golden-tan
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
FEATHER REED GRASS
- An upright habit, forming a tight clump of deep green foliage
- Sterile flower plumes emerge purple-red, changing to a golden-tan
- Foliage and flowers dry and persist through the fall and winter
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Overdam'
VARIEGATED FEATHER REED GRASS
- This grass has a slightly arching, upright habit and forms a tight clump
- Narrow leaf blades are variegated creamy-white and green
- Sterile flower plumes emerge light pink changing to a golden-tan
HEIGHT: 80-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Waldenbuch'
FEATHER REED GRASS
- An upright habit, forming a tight clump of deep green foliage
- Looser structure than Karl Foerster and more arching
- Sterile flower plumes emerge silvery-green, changing to a golden-tan
HEIGHT: 70-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Calamagrostis brachytricha
AUTUMN FEATHER REED GRASS
- AKA Calamagrostis stipa, Calamagrostis arundinacea var. brachytricha
- This grass has a slightly arching upright habit and forms an airy clump
- Leaves are glossy green and slightly wider than acutiflora cultivars
HEIGHT: 90-125 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Calamagrostis canadensis
CANADA BLUEJOINT
- This grass has a slightly arching upright habit
- Spreads more quickly than other calamagrostis species
- Leaves are rough with tiny hairs and bluish-green in colour
HEIGHT: 100-150 cm · SPREAD: 80-120 cm
Carex appalachica
APPALACHIAN SEDGE
- Forming dense clumps of narrow grass-like arching blades
- Green foliage
- Small, mostly inconspicuous flowers, are showy for a short time
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Carex bebbii
BEBB'S SEDGE
- Clump-forming sedge with a cascading appearance
- Green leaves, 6 mm wide, are triangular in cross section
- Seed heads are decorative
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 5-10 cm
Carex buchananii
RED FOX SEDGE
- Small clump-forming marginally-hardy sedge with a vertical habit
- Blade tips weep as the plant ages
- Very narrow leaves are coppery-brown with silvery-white tips
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Carex comosa
BRISTLY SEDGE
- Tuft-forming sedge with an upright cascading habit
- Leaves are green, about 6 mm wide, triangular in cross section
- Seed heads droop downward, in clumps of 2-6 spikelets, up to 8 cm long, May through July
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Carex crinita
FRINGED SEDGE
- Tuft-forming sedge with an upright, cascading habit
- Strap-like leaves are green, about 12 mm wide, triangular in cross section
- Bristly flower spikelets top this plant
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Carex dolichostachya Gold Fountains™ ('Kaga-nishiki')
GOLD FOUNTAINS™ SEDGE
- Forms a tight clump of semi-evergreen narrow arching leaves
- Foliage is bright green with fine yellow margins
- Great border plant to brighten up shady areas
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Carex eburnea
BRISTLE-LEAF SEDGE
- Forms a small rounded clump of soft green thread-like foliage
- Insignificant white-green flowers
- Bloom Time: Spring
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Carex elata 'Aurea'
BOWLES GOLDEN SEDGE
- AKA Carex stricta 'Aurea'
- Forms a clump of graceful arching fine foliage
- Fine leaf blades are bright golden-yellow with narrow green margins
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Carex glauca 'Blue Zinger'
BLUE ZINGER SEDGE
- AKA Carex flacca 'Blue Zinger'
- Forms a low arching mound of narrow blades, slightly wider than the species
- Leaves are green close to the crown of the plant and fade to light blue-gray toward the tips
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Carex grayi
MORNING STAR SEDGE
- Forms a slightly arching tight upright clump
- Semi-evergreen leaf blades are 15 mm wide
- Flower spikes are followed by unique light green star or mace-shaped seed pods
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Carex hystericina
PORCUPINE SEDGE
- Tuft-forming sedge with an upright, cascading habit
- Leaves are green, about 6 mm wide, triangular in cross section
- Prickly cylindrical spikelets
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Carex laxiculmus Bunny Blue™ ('Hobb')
BUNNY BLUE™ SEDGE
- Low-growing mounding sedge
- Silvery-blue foliage
- Blades are 1.5 cm x 30 cm long
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-40 cm
Carex morrowii EverColor® ('Everglow') (PP30466)
EVERGLOW SEDGE
- Small semi-evergreen dense clump-forming sedge with a mounding, cascading habit
- Multicoloured blades of green, white and soft orange
- The orange colour intensifies in autumn
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'
ICE DANCE SEDGE
- Small semi-evergreen dense clump-forming sedge with a mounding cascading habit
- Leaves are green with a margin of creamy-white
- Small brownish flowers
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Carex morrowii 'Silver Sceptre'
SILVER SCEPTRE SEDGE
- Small semi-evergreen clump-forming sedge with a mounding, cascading habit
- Fine leaves are green with narrow margins of creamy-white
- Small brownish flowers
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-60 cm
Carex muskingumensis
PALM SEDGE GRASS
- Semi-upright clump-forming sedge with a cascading look
- Bright green foliage and divided leaves provide a tropical appearance
- Small golden-brown flowers
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm