Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem)
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This classic prairie grass is a big plant, getting over 6' tall in most situations. In a landscape it can be used as an accent. Big Bluestem has great fall color in the range of gold and pink.
Andropogon scoparius (Little Bluestem)
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Little Bluestem is a coppery pink all winter. Another Scientific Name commonly used is Schizachyrium scoparium.
Bouteloua curtipendula (Side-oats Grama)
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Side-oats Grama, is a rarity among native grasses in that it sports tiny attractive flowers during its summer bloom time.
Calamagrostis canadensis (Blue Joint Grass)
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NEW in bare roots.
Spreading quickly by shallow rhizomes in moist to wet soils, Blue Joint Grass can help to stabilize stream banks.
Spreading quickly by shallow rhizomes in moist to wet soils, Blue Joint Grass can help to stabilize stream banks.
Carex amphibola (Gray Sedge)
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Carex aurea (Golden-fruited Sedge)
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Carex bicknellii (Copper-shouldered Oval Sedge)
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Carex brevior (Plains Oval Sedge)
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Carex cristatella (Crested Oval Sedge)
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Carex crus-corvi (Crowfoot Fox Sedge)
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Carex eburnea (Ivory Sedge)
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Carex frankii (Bristly Cattail Sedge)
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Carex gracillima (Purple-sheathed Graceful Sedge)
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Carex gracillima—Purple-sheathed Graceful Sedge—prefers
shady to semi-shady sites with medium to medium-wet soils.
Carex grayi (Common Bur Sedge)
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Carex grayi is a very ornamental sedge that has thrived in both sun and shade rain gardens installed at Prairie Moon.
Carex hystericina (Porcupine Sedge)
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Carex lupulina (Common Hop Sedge)
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An attractive Sedge perfect for a Sunny or Shady Rain Garden.
Carex lurida (Sallow Sedge)
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Carex pensylvanica (Common Oak Sedge)
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Carex pensylvanica reproduces by rhizomes. To get a solid stand of this sedge that so many desire, we recommend buying a few plants to divide over the years. It will spread between 3"-8" each year depending on the soil moisture of the site.
Carex pensylvanica variation sand (Sand Oak Sedge)
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This sand variation of Carex pensylvanica is from a genetically different population than the Common Oak Sedge (also called Pennsylvania Sedge); it grows in pure, deep sand.
Carex pseudocyperus (False Bristly Sedge)
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Carex retrorsa (Deflexed Bottle-brush Sedge)
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Carex retrorsa has a very hard seedhead that will remain intact through Fall making it an attractive choice for any formal or Rain Garden planting.
Carex rosea (Curly-styled Wood Sedge)
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Carex sparganioides (Bur-reed Sedge)
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NEW in bare root!
Carex sprengelii (Long-beaked Sedge)
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Carex squarrosa (Narrow-leaved Cattail Sedge)
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Carex stipata (Common Fox Sedge)
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Carex trichocarpa (Hairy-fruited Lake Sedge)
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Carex typhina (Common Cattail Sedge)
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Carex vulpinoidea (Brown Fox Sedge)
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Hierochloe odorata (Sweet Grass)
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Sweet Grass is an aromatic, cool-season perennial growing 10-24 inches and spreading about 2 feet per year by underground rhizomes.
Juncus effusus (Common Rush)
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Common Rush is the most widespread rush worldwide and the species that is cultivated most often. A fine accent near ponds, it is considered a wetland plant but can thrive in more
medium soils.
medium soils.
Juncus tenuis (Path Rush)
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Koeleria cristata (June Grass)
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Its preference for dry, sunny conditions makes June Grass a popular candidate for green roofs.
Muhlenbergia glomerata (Marsh Muhly)
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Panicum virgatum (Switch Grass)
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Switch Grass is most attractive in its later stages, from the emerging, cloud-like seed heads to dried golden foliage in fall.
Scirpus atrovirens (Dark-green Bulrush)
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Dark-green Bulrush will form clumps from rhizomes and fibrous roots in the wettest of soils. It is a good choice for a lakeshore restoration, pond construction or rain garden.
Scirpus fluviatilis (River Bulrush)
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Scirpus validus (Great Bulrush)
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Great Bulrush is also commonly called Softstem Bulrush.
Sorghastrum nutans (Indian Grass)
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Indian Grass is one of the first warm season grasses to form seeds and they are rich clusters of bronze colored seed.
Spartina pectinata (Cord Grass)
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Sporobolus heterolepis (Northern Dropseed)
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Seed Price Reduction! Northern Dropseed, also called Prairie Dropseed, makes a beautiful display in the prairie or garden with its long flowing blades and spiked seed heads. The fall color is golden and lasts through winter.
