The only grass to have ever been voted Perennial Plant of the Year. Why? This outstanding selection of Feather Reed Grass stands a slender 4-5_ tall and adds a wonderful vertical element to the garden. One of the first ornamental grasses to flower, its June blooms fade to a tawny brown and are attractive through late winter. Mass planting are visually demanding and the specimen planting works well also. A must for the small garden. 2001 PPA Perennial Plant of the Year.

‘Avalanche’ brings the same narrow, upright form to the garden and the same profuse, pluming flower in early to mid-July as ‘Karl Forester’, but it also brings something completely new… variegated foliage! That’s right, deep green foliage carries a wide band of white down the middle of the blade bringing even more interest to an already superb grass. Like ‘Karl Forester’, plant it in groups and watch the landscape come alive with great color, form, and texture!

‘Blond Ambition’ has a unique, flag-like flower, unlike any other. A profusion of chartreuse blooms appear in mid-summer attracting butterflies. As the flowers mature they take on a blond color, quite nice in floral arrangements. Ground feeding birds enjoy the seed in autumn. Easy to grow, deer and drought tolerant, a low maintenance gem.

This native grass has graceful, blue-green foliage. Attractive tiny flowers in bright purple and orange appear on tall spikes in late summer. Its name, Sideoats Grama, comes from the way the oat-like seeds all lean to one side of the stem, despite emerging on two sides. Bouteloua makes a wonderful drought tolerant groundcover for a sunny dry location. It combines well with other sun-loving natives like Butterfly Weed, Echinacea and Black-eyed Susans. This grass grows well in many kinds of soil, including those containing clay-loam, gravel, rocky material, and sand. It is very drought tolerant and works well on gentle or moderate slopes.

‘Black Mountain’ was a selection from Black Mountain, NC. Where it was noticed to have a more refined habit and grew more compact than the species. Stems start as a bluish-green and transition to a rusty red color with silvery-white inflorescences. Native to North America Black Mountain has nice fall color and is drought tolerant. Great selection for meadow or prairie plantings!