Ornamental Grasses
Many of our customers plant ornamental grasses in their yards to provide some variety in color and texture to their landscaping. Grasses can be used in clumps or as stand alone plants to add some visual appeal near the house. Ornamental grasses are attractive in both summer and fall, particularly in a gentle wind. All of our ornamental grasses are deer resistant and most are drought tolerant once they become established. Most of our grasses are green with large plumes (seed stalks); other grasses are bluish, with similarly sized plumes. Our ornamental grasses range in size from less than foot to over 10’, but most fall in the 2-4’ range with plumes extending another foot or so into the air. Our most popular ornamental grasses tend to fall into this narrow range. Ornamental grasses are easy to plant and even easier to care for, so there is little or no downside to adding an ornamental grass to your landscape.
Blonde Ambition
Height: 2-3’
Width: 1-2’
Growth Rate: Medium
Elevation: 8500’
Seed Spike Color: Buff
Water: Moderate Until Established
Sun: Full
Note: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant
Blue Avena (Blue Oat)
Height: 2-4’
Width: 1-2’
Growth Rate: Medium
Elevation: 8500’
Seed Spike Color: Buff
Water: Moderate Until Established
Sun: Full
Note: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant
Blue Stem, Big
Height: 2-4’
Width: 2-3’
Growth Rate: Medium
Elevation: 8500’
Seed Spike Color: Tan
Water: Moderate Until Established
Sun: Full
Note: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant
Blue Stem, Little
Height: 3-4’
Width: 2’
Growth Rate: Medium
Elevation: 8000’
Seed Spike Color: Tan
Water: Moderate Until Established
Sun: Full
Note: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant
Dwarf Hamelin
Height: 2’
Width: 2’
Growth Rate: Slow
Elevation: 7000’
Seed Spike Color: Buff
Water: Moderate Until Established
Sun: Full
Note: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant
Fescue, Elijah Blue
Height: 8-10”
Width: 8-10”
Growth Rate: Medium
Elevation: 7500’
Seed Spike Color: Tan
Water: Moderate Until Established
Sun: Full
Note: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant
Indian Steel
Height: 5'’
Width: 2-3’
Growth Rate: Medium
Elevation: 7500’
Seed Spike Color: Light Tan
Water: Moderate Until Established
Sun: Full
Note: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant
Japanese Variegated Silver Grass
Height: 4-6’
Width: 4-6’
Growth Rate: Slow
Elevation: 7000’
Seed Spike Color: Cream
Water: Moderate
Sun: Full
Note: Deer Resistant
Karl Foerster Avalanche
Height: 4’
Width: 3’
Growth Rate: Medium
Elevation: 7500’
Seed Spike Color: Bronze
Water: Moderate Until Established
Sun: Full
Note: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant
Karl Foerster Reed
Height: 4’
Width: 3’
Growth Rate: Medium
Elevation: 8000’
Seed Spike Color: Buff
Water: Moderate Until Established
Sun: Full
Note: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant
Maiden Grass
Height: 4-6’
Width: 3-4’
Growth Rate: Medium
Elevation: 8500’
Seed Spike Color: Cream
Water: Moderate
Sun: Full
Note: Deer Resistant
Maiden Grass, Purple
Height: 3-4’
Width: 2-3’
Growth Rate: Medium
Elevation: 7500’
Seed Spike Color: Silver
Water: Moderate
Sun: Full
Note: Deer Resistant
Maiden Grass, Variegated
Height: 4-5’
Width: 2-3’
Growth Rate: Medium
Elevation: 7500’
Seed Spike Color: Silver
Water: Moderate
Sun: Full
Note: Deer Resistant
Overdam Reed
Height: 1-3’
Width: 1-3’
Growth Rate: Medium
Elevation: 7000’
Seed Spike Color: Tan
Water: Moderate
Sun: Full
Note: Deer Resistant
Plume
Height: 8-12’
Width: 4’
Growth Rate: Fast
Elevation: 8000’
Seed Spike Color: Silver
Water: Moderate Until Established
Sun: Full
Note: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant
Sideouts Gramma Oat
Height: 1-2’
Width: 1’
Growth Rate: Slow
Elevation: 8500’
Seed Spike Color: Tan
Water: Moderate Until Established
Sun: Full
Note: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant
Switchgrass, Heavy Metal
Height: 3-4’
Width: 1-2’
Growth Rate: Fast
Elevation: 7500’
Seed Spike Color: Pink
Water: Moderate Until Established
Sun: Full
Note: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant
Switchgrass, Prairie Sky
Height: 5’
Width: 1-2’
Growth Rate: Slow
Elevation: 7500’
Seed Spike Color: Pink
Water: Moderate
Sun: Full
Note: Deer Resistant
Switchgrass, Shenandoah
Height: 3-4’
Width: 1-2’
Growth Rate: Slow
Elevation: 7500’
Seed Spike Color: Tan
Water: Moderate Until Established
Sun: Full
Note: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant
Zebra Grass
Height: 6-8’
Width: 3-6’
Growth Rate: Medium
Elevation: 7500’
Seed Spike Color: Silver
Water: Moderate
Sun: Full
Note: Deer Resistant