Arrhenatherum variegatum
Bulbous Oat Grass
Sun/part shade. Green with white stripes. 6"-12" tall. Upright clumping. Moderate
water.
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Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster'
Feather Reed Grass
Evergreen grass with upright arching habit to 2-3' tall. Flowers are feathery
plumes to 6' tall in May or June. Full sun with medium water.
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Calamagrostis 'Overdam'
Feather Reed Grass
Evergreen grass. Sun. 12" foliage, 2' flower stalks. Spring flowers resemble small
rattlesnake rattles. Good in arrangements. Medium water. Grows during the cool
season.
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Carex albula 'Frosty Curls'
New Zealand Hair Sedge
Evergreen perennial grass. Some shade in hottest climates. Silvery green leaves.
1'x2'. Moderate water.
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Carex buchananii
Brown Sedge
Evergreen sedge. Sun. 2'x18". Attractive brownish leaves have strongly upright
habit. Good in containers. Regular water. Shear lightly but don't cut to ground.
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Carex comans
New Zealand Hair Sedge
Evergreen perennial sedge. Some shade in hottest climates. Silvery green leaves.
1'x2'. Moderate water.
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Carex hachijoensis 'Evergold'
Evergold Sedge
Perennial, evergreen. Sun/shade. Low mound 12" x 12". Does best in rich, moist soil
in part shade. Great for borders or containers.
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Carex tenuiculmis
Hair Sedge
Perennial, evergreen. Sun/part shade. 20" x 20". Moderate to regular water.
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Carex testacea
Orange Sedge
Evergreen sedge. Sun. 2'x2'. Attractive mop-like curving leaves. Orange color is
striking. Good in containers. Regular water . Shear lightly but don't cut to ground.
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Carex 'Treasure Island'
Variegated Sedge
Shade. Wide green & white striped leaves. Spreading 6" tall x 12". Medium water.
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Carex divulsa (aka tumulicola)
European Grey Sedge (formerly known as Berkeley Sedge)
Evergreen sedge. Sun or shade. 1'x18". Lush, green, mop-like, curving leaves.
Excellent for meadow effect. Regular water is best. Shear lightly but don't cut to
ground.
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Carex secta
Makura Grass
Evergreen grass. Sun. 3' x 3'. Shiny brown seed heads in summer. Forms thick
trunk of old roots and stems. Regular water.
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Chondropetalum tectorum
Thatching Reed
Evergreen reed-like plant with striking slender stems. Makes a ball of foliage 3' in
diameter. Sun. Medium water. Good in pots. From South Africa.
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Corynephorus canescens
Grey Hairgrass
Evergreen perennial grass. Sun. Finely textured bluish grey leaves. Purplish flower
spikes in summer. 10" x 10". Moderate water.
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Deschampsia caespitosa 'Northern Lights'
Variegated Tufted Hairgrass
Evergreen perennial grass. Full sun/partial shade. Green and cream, with pink
highlights in cooler seasons. 8"x 16". Regular water.
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Eragrostis spectabilis
Purple Love Grass
Evergreen perennial grass. Sun. 1' x 1' clump of bronzy green leaves. Fluffy purple
cloud of seed heads in late summer. Moderate-low water.
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Festuca 'Elijah's Blue'
Blue Fescue
Evergreen perennial grass. Full sun. Silver blue leaves. 8"x10". Moderate water.
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Festuca idahoensis
Fescue
Evergreen grass with 18" ball of green foliage. One of the finest native CA grasses.
Grow in full sun with medium to low water. In spring, stroke clump to remove old
leaves.
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Helictotrichon sempervirens
Blue Oat Grass
Evergreen grass. Full sun. Grey leaves form spiky ball to 18". Medium to low water.
In spring stroke foliage to remove brown leaves. Native to Western US.
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Hierochloe odorata
Sweet Grass
Evergreen perennial grass. Full sun. Blue leaves. 2'x3'. Moderate water, good
drainage. CA native. Fragrant when dried.
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Imperata cylindrica rubra
Japanese Blood Grass
Deciduous grass. Sun. New foliage is green, turning brilliant red. 18"-24" tall x
slowly spreading. Moist, well drained soil.
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Juncus effusus spiralis
Curly Rush
Grass-like plant called a rush. Full sun to part shade. Spiraling green foliage to 2'
tall. Medium to high water.
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Juncus ensifolius
Sword Leaved Rush
Deciduous perennial. Full or part sun. Flattened grasslike leaves. Dark brown round
flower heads. 1'x 1'. Regular to moderate water. CA native.
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Juncus patens
California Gray Rush
Grass-like plant called a rush. Strongly upright gray foliage to 2' tall. Native to CA.
Grow in full sun to part shade with medium to high water. Nice vertical element.
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Luzula nivea
Snowy Woodrush
Evergreen clumping grass. Sun/light shade. Fluffy white panicles in spring. Give
shade in hotter areas. 2' x 2'. Regular water.
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Miscanthus transmorrisonensis
Evergreen Miscanthus
Evergreen grass. Full sun to semi-shade. 3' tall by 2' wide. Airy flowers to 6' tall.
Medium water.
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Miscanthus 'Cosmopolitan'
Variegated Silver Grass
Deciduous grass. Sun. Spectacular, ribbon-like variegated leaves of green and
white. 6' tall and 3' wide. Medium water. Cut to ground in winter. Shown in photo
with Knipofia 'Yellow Cheer'.
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Miscanthus juncifolius
Rush-like Maiden Grass
Evergreen grass with cylindrical rush-like leaves. Full sun/part shade. 6'-7' tall.
Spreads slowly. Medium water.
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Muhlenbergia dumosa
Bamboo Grass
Evergreen bamboo-like grass. Sun. Feathery foliage to 4' tall and 2' wide. Medium
to low water. Native to Arizona and Mexico.
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Muhlenbergia rigens
Deer Grass
Evergreen grass. Sun. Gray-green foliage to 3' tall and wide. Simple, pointy flower
spikes. Medium to low water. Native to western US.
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Pennisetum messiacum
Red Bunny Tales
Evergreen grass. Full sun. 18-36" tall. Reddish-pink flowers resembling rabbit tails
appear in spring through fall. Medium water.
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Pennisetum orientale
Oriental Fountain Grass
Perennial grass. Full sun. Green foliage with pinkish plumes in summer & fall. 2'x2
1/2'. Moderate water.
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Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'
Purple-Leaf Fountain Grass
Deciduous grass. Sun. Eye-catching burgundy foliage to 4' with graceful, arching
plume-like flowers. Sterile-seeded. Medium water.
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Pennisetum setaceum
Pink Fountain Grass
Deciduous grass. Sun. Narrow green foliage to 4' with graceful, pink, arching
plume-like flowers. Reseeds. Medium water.
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Pennisetum spatheolatum
Slender Veldt Grass
Evergreen grass. Sun. Green foliage to 1' tall and flower spikes to 4'. Flowers are
small, tight bundles at the tips of long stems. Graceful. Medium water.
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Phylostachys nigra
Black Bamboo
Evergreen bamboo. Sun to part shade. 10' tall x spreading. Regular water and
fertilizer. New stems are green, turning black in second year. Plant in containers
to control spread.
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Rynchelytrum nerviglume
Ruby Grass (aka Melinis)
Evergreen grass. Sun. Compact mounding blue-green foliage to 1'x1'. Silky pink and
white plumes to 18". Moist well drained soil.
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Scirpus cernuus
Fiber Optics Grass
Evergreen grasslike sedge. Sun/part sun. Finely textured bright green leaves.
Small ball shaped flowers. 12"x12" . High water.
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Sesleria autumnalis
Autumn Moor Grass
Evergreen grass. Full sun. Yellow-green foliage to 18" tall and wide. Simple flower
spikes emerge purplish and grow to 2' tall. Medium water. Easy and adaptable.
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Sesleria sadleriana
Hungarian Blue Grass
Evergreen grass. Full sun. Lush, attractive, two-toned foliage to 18" tall and wide.
Simple flower spikes are green fading to gold. Medium water.
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Stipa arundinacea
New Zealand Wind Grass
Semi-evergreen grass. Full sun. Wispy bronze-green foliage glows in sunlight.
Panicles of silky flowers grow to 2' tall in late summer. Medium water. AKA
Anemanthele lessoniana.
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Stipa ramosissima
Pillar of Smoke
Evergreen grass. Sun. 6-7' tall, 3' wide. The flowers appear in sheer, wispy clouds
throughout the foliage. Medium water. From Australia.
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