Nebraska Native Grasses

When dry, the pith could be lit at one end (sometimes both ends) and burned like a candle. Juncus effusus Features cylindrical upright green stems that appear coarse and stiff but are soft to the touch.

Flowers are followed by golden seeds which mature to tan. Sterile seeds do not produce unwanted seedlings. Easily grown in average, medium to wet soils in full sun. Prefers rich, consistently moist soils that do not dry out.

How about soft mounds of billowy foliage that wave freely with the slightest breeze? Bamboo muhly performs well in large, and it is at home beside swimming pools and other water features.

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Treat ‘Fireworks' like you would any ornamental grass, shearing it down to the ground in late fall or early spring. In late summer it will shoot up soft, fluffy ‘foxtails' blooms that will add even greater interest.

Even deer tend to leave it alone! Hot Rod is spectacular when planted en masse or used as a border. It's drought tolerant and generally carefree. Hot Rod Switch Grass stays true to its name as the “hot rod” of the grasses—ablaze in color from summer...

With a max height of 10 to 15 inches and a max width of 8 to 10 inches this little guy fits anywhere, sun or shade. You know that you need this beauty in your garden this year. It looks stunning with dark-colored evergreens or the bright flowers of a...

The bushy plumes are great as cut flowers if they are cut soon after they emerge. 'Red Head' looks great in late-season containers. Smoky Rose Color Plumes That Last Months! The Ornamental Fountain Grass 'Redhead Fountain Grass', 'Pennisetum 'Redhead',...

They are super easy to care for, they fit into just about any garden style and there are so many colors and forms to choose from. It works equally well in sun or shade and is drought and deer resistant once it is established.

Once you see Adagio Maiden Grass backlit by the sun on a crisp fall evening, though, you will know what's been missing. You will be thrilled by simple beauty they add. It quickly becomes a stunning whirl of burgundy and gold in the fall.

An Established Lawn in as Little as 90 Days! You will receive Accelerated Growth Plugs, the economical way to a buffalo grass lawn. Its deep roots mean that it requires 75% less water than other turf grasses.

These varieties thrive on a fraction of the amount of water needed for most turf grasses. Buffalo grass varieties give up to a 75% reduction in water consumption, therefore saving you money.

In the summer tiny blue flowers form, resembling little balls, adding a bit of additional decorative appeal. Dwarf Mondo Grass is durable, hardy grass with ornamental appeal. It would make a wonderful groundcover or a border in your perennial bed.

This feature gives it the taxonomic name that means "turkey foot." As a warm-season grass, like most on the prairie, it flowers in late summer.This grass is nearly the equal of Big Bluestem in height, and the two species often grow as companions, as they...

Something these small gardens often lack is the motion and grandeur of grass, since so many of the American prairie grasses are big and bold. * Very easy care * Great for containers and small gardens * Bird friendly, deer resistant * Fast growing

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Gold Dew has very dark green leaves and blooms a little later than other grasses, but when it blooms it is covered in golden inflorescence that dance and shine and sparkle in your garden and are well worth the wait.

By late summer or autumn plants are crowned with buff colored seedheads. Leaves are glossy and usually rolled into a threadlike cylinder. Foliage is less than 1/8” wide and up to 12” long.

This beautiful sedge's vivid foliage adds bright color to the garden. Mass in moist, lightly shaded areas near ponds or streams. It reflects its beautiful color on ponds and streams.

Tolerant of summer heat and humidity. Tiny buffy colored flowers with red tinges emerge in fluffy panicles above the foliage in August-September. Leaf blades (to 3/8” wide) are green and arch gracefully downward.

Flower plumes persist well into winter providing good winter interest. Cut foliage to the ground in late winter just before new shoots appear. Miscanthus Morning Light is a somewhat smaller, more fine-textured version of the popular Easily grown in average,...

As organic matter builds up, it provides a nutrient cache that allows seeds to germinate, and those seeds begin to send roots down into the sand. When ocean waves wash up on the beaches, they depositmaterial on the sand.

Prefers moist soils. Borders, meadows, wild gardens, cottage gardens, naturalized areas or pond/water garden peripheries. Best in full sun. Tiny pink-tinged flowers appear in tassel-like inflorescences above the foliage in late summer, gradually turning...

Brightly variegated foliage in yellow and green of Carex Evergold features a tight fountain-like habit, even in the shade. It is native to dry woods and rocky slopes throughout Honshu Island, Japan.

Plant Patent PP13,008 issued September 24, 2002. Attractive reddish plumes rise one foot above the foliage in late summer. ‘Zebrinus') is a clump-forming grass noted for its horizontally banded foliage.

Miscanthus Gracillimus' is an old and very popular cultivar. They are a mounding grass with gracefully flowing narrow green foliage. Less vigorous with decreased flowering and tendency to flop in too much shade.

Plant foliage will burn in full sun locations. Mulch in winter. Species plants reportedly have better winter hardiness and perform better in full sun exposures than ‘Areola'. Yellow-green flowers appear in loose, nodding panicles in mid-summer.