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Grasses & Bamboo

Depending on the height ornamental grasses can be used in the landscape as specimens in clumps and as border plants. Grasses and Bamboo add vertical elements to the landscape creating interest and uniqueness. Select several from our wide variety below to plant in your landscape or garden.

     
  1. MINIATURE GOLDEN JAPANESE SWEET FLAG

    Acorus gramineus Minimus Aureus

    Buy Miniature Golden Japanese Sweet Flag online. 'Minimus Aureus', better known as Miniature Golden Japanese Sweet Flag is an excellent dwarf groundcover that gives any full sun area a splash of color. This low maintenance ornamental grass is sweetly fragrant, and is extremely tolerant of wet soils like other cultivars of Acorus.

    Starting at $25.00

  2. OBOROZUKI VARIEGATED JAPANESE SWEET FLAG

    Acorus gramineus Oborozuki

    Buy Oborozuki Variegated Japanese Sweet Flag online. Striking upright clumps of yellow-striped, grass-like foliage provide wonderful color and texture for lightly shaded gardens. An excellent groundcover or hardy bog plant for open woods, at water's edge, and in ponds or water gardens in up to four inches of water. Semi-evergreen.

    Starting at $25.00

  3. GOLDEN VARIEGATED JAPANESE SWEET FLAG

    Acorus gramineus Ogon

    Buy Golden Variegated Sweet Flag online. Golden Variegated Sweet Flag is an excellent low growing, green and golden variegated marsh grass. Foliage is upright and fan shaped. Perfect for accent, mass plantings and water edge plantings. Use it to brighten up dark, moist areas of your garden!

    Starting at $15.00

  4. VARIEGATED SWEET FLAG

    Acorus gramineus Variegated Sweet Flag

    Buy Variegated Sweet Flag online. An excellent low-growing, white and green variegated marsh grass. Foliage is upright and fan shaped. Perfect for accent, mass plantings and water edge plantings. Use it to brighten up dark, moist areas of your garden.

    Starting at $25.00

  5. BLUE GRAMA GRASS

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Buy Blue Grama Grass online. This beautiful ornamental grass features striking, reddish-purple crescent moon-like flowers that appear on arching stems in summer and persist through winter. Flowers are held at a 90 degree angle to the blue green foliage, giving the appearance of many small flags waving in the wind! Excellent used in mass plantings.

    Starting at $43.00

  6. LEATHERLEAF SEDGE

    Carex buchananii

    Buy Leatherleaf Sedge online. Is a stunning contrast plant for gardens full of rich green and silver colors due to its bronze foliage color. This native of New Zealand requires excellent drainage to thrive.

    Starting at $25.00

  7. GOLD FOUNTAIN SEDGE

    Carex dolichostachya Kaga-nishiki

    Buy Gold Fountain Sedge online. Japanese sedge with golden green leaves and fountain-like form.

    Starting at $25.00

  8. BOWLES GOLDEN SEDGE

    Carex elata Bowles Golden

    Buy Bowles Golden Sedge online. The fine textured leaves of this golden variegated sedge glow in any landscape, whether planted en masse or as an impressive specimen.

    Starting at $25.00

  9. BLUE ZINGER SEDGE

    Carex flacca Blue Zinger

    Buy Blue Zinger Sedge online. Blue Zinger Sedge is an improved sport of Carex flacca, as it is lighter blue and more clump forming. It makes a terrific groundcover, and can tolerate a wide variety of soil conditions.

    Starting at $25.00

  10. TOFFEE TWIST SEDGE

    Carex flagellifera Toffee Twist

    Buy Toffee Twist Sedge online. Fine toffee-colored foliage with a gentle cascading habit. Evergreen sedge with an attractive coral color in fall and winter.

    Starting at $25.00

  11. EVERGOLD VARIEGATED SEDGE

    Carex hachijoensis Evergold

    Buy Evergold Variegated Sedge online. Evergold Variegated Sedge is a beautiful mounded Japanese-type sedge that makes a low growing, yet cascading mound. It has think, leathery blades that are yellow to creamy white that line the center of each blade and those are bordered by dark green edges.

    Starting at $25.00

  12. EVEREST SEDGE

    Carex oshimensis CarFit01

    Buy Everest Sedge online. Everest Sedge features a silvery-white margin that runs parallel along dark green foliage. It grows in a mounding fountain shape. Perfect for use in shade gardens.

    Starting at $15.00

  13. EVERDI SEDGE

    Carex oshimensis Everdi

    Buy Everdi Sedge online. Everdi Sedge is a compact grass with glossy green blades. Mounding and creeping growth habit in the spring and summer. Perfect for borders or edging.

    Starting at $15.00

  14. EVERILLO SEDGE

    Carex oshimensis Everillo

    Buy Everillo Sedge online. Everillo Sedge has solid golden foliage that makes an incredible elegantly weeping evergreen clump of fountain-like foliage. Used best in shade gardens.

    Starting at $15.00

  15. EVERLIME SEDGE

    Carex oshimensis Everlime

    Buy Everlime Sedge online. This sedge contains distinctive green foliage with lime margins. Robust with an arching growth habit. Ideal for use as a border.

    Starting at $15.00

  16. EVERORO SEDGE

    Carex oshimensis Everoro

    Buy Everoro Sedge online. Everoro Sedge has distinctive green and gold striped foliage. Its bright foliage and mounding habit make it perfect for a groundcover application.

    Starting at $15.00

  17. EVERSHEEN SEDGE

    Carex oshimensis Eversheen

    Buy Eversheen Sedge online. Eversheen Sedge features distinctive lime-yellow striped foliage with green margins that give this wonderful sedge a fresh appearance. Perfect for a groundcover.

    Starting at $15.00

  18. ORANGE NEW ZEALAND SEDGE

    Carex testacea Orange Sedge

    Buy Orange New Zealand Sedge online. Orange highlights flicker on the leaves of this bronzy-green sedge. Forms a finely textured fountain-like mound. A fantastic contrasting grass for any garden.

    Starting at $25.00

  19. PRAIRIE FIRE SEDGE

    Carex testacea Prairie Fire

    Buy Prairie Fire Sedge online. Creates a fiery display of color when planted in groundcovering sweeps. Its upright, slender, green-bronze foliage is tipped with orange highlights. In full sun the deep orange coloring will intensify, creating a dramatic look that blends well with hot-colored perennials and yellow-green shrubs. Coloring persists through most of the winter in warmer climates. This New Zealand native does best in moist, well-drained soil, but will adapt to drier conditions once established. Its size and upright habit make it a great focal point in mixed containers. Part of the ColorGrass® series, 'Prairie Fire' is a seed selection of Carex testacea.

    Starting at $25.00

  20. ELIJAH BLUE FESCUE

    Festuca glauca Elijah Blue

    Buy Elijah Blue Fescue online. The one of the best known ornamental fescue grasses due to its tenure in the market and its beautiful silvery-blue foliage. It forms a small dense mound with flower spikes in appearing in late spring.

    Starting at $15.00

  21. ALL GOLD JAPANESE FOREST GRASS

    Hakonechloa macra All Gold

    Buy All Gold Japanese Forest Grass online. Foliage is completely golden. Slower to establish than other cultivars, but well worth the wait. Cascading foliage resembles falling water. Marvelous beside a pond. Best grown in part to full shade,. Prefers fertile, moist well-drained soil. 2009 Perennial Plant of the Year.

    Starting at $30.00

  22. VARIEGATED JAPANESE FOREST GRASS

    Hakonechloa macra Aureola

    Buy Variegated Japanese Forest Grass online. Variegated Japanese Forest Grass has long arching bamboo-like golden leaves that are filled with a narrow dark green margin, which in turn makes it a perfect accent plant for the shady garden. It is slow growing compared to other varieties of grasses. Not heat tolerant.

    Starting at $30.00

  23. LEMON ZEST VARIEGATED JAPANESE FOREST GRASS

    Hakonechloa macra HakBri1

    Buy Lemon Zest Variegated Japanese Forest Grass online. Lemon Zest Variegated Japanese Forest Grass has long arching bamboo-like leaves that are creamy white in the centers along the veins and then turning a brilliant yellow towards the margins. This color combination creates an ideal plant for shady locations.

    Starting at $30.00

  24. CORKSCREW RUSH

    Juncus effusus Spiralis

    Buy Corkscrew Rush online. A unique grass that adds magnificent whimsy to any garden or landscape through its curly stems. Corkscrew rush is easy to care for, and just needs full sun to part shade and consistent water. Great as a thriller in containers, and can also thrive in standing water at the edge of a pond. Can also be planted in normal garden soils as long as they receive consistent moisture. May die back to the ground in colder climates during winter, but will be evergreen in warmer climates.

    Starting at $25.00

  25. BLUE ARROWS RUSH

    Juncus inflexus Blue Arrows

    Buy Blue Arrows Rush online. Has very narrow straight blue green leaves that are great planted in a landscape. Great for shallow pond planting.

    Starting at $25.00

  26. BLUE DART RUSH

    Juncus tenuis Blue Dart

    Buy Blue Dart Rush online. Blue Dart Rush is a compact, blue-foliaged grass is highly adaptable to a wide range of landscape situations, that can included boggy soils and long periods of drought. It also grows in most types of sun exposure.

    Starting at $25.00

  27. BLUE DUNE LYME GRASS

    Leymus arenarius Blue Dune

    Buy Blue Dune Lyme Grass online. Metallic, blue gay foliage forms an arching clump that is tolerant of sand, sun, and drought. 'Blue Dune' is bluer and more heat and humidity resistant than the species. Rhizomatus spreader, good for banks and erosion control.

    Starting at $43.00

  28. PURPLE EXPLOSION (BIG BLUE) LIRIOPE

    Liriope muscari EXC 051

    Buy Purple Explosion (Big Blue) Liriope online. Purple Explosion (Big Blue) Liriope is a grass that features a high flower count and a tight, compact growing habit. It is evergreen, like most other cultivars of liriope, and can be used in borders, mass plantings, or groundcover.

    Starting at $25.00

  29. SILVER DRAGON LIRIOPE

    Liriope muscari Silver Dragon

    Buy Silver Dragon Liriope online. Extremely white margins and stripes contrast well with the green variegated foliage and purple flowers from spring until fall. Makes a good plant for borders or mass plantings. Not as upright as standard Variegated Liriope.

    Starting at $15.00

  30. VARIEGATED LIRIOPE

    Liriope muscari Variegated

    Buy Variegated Liriope online. White and green variegated foliage and purple flowers from spring until fall, make this a good plant for borders or in large groups as a groundcover.

    Starting at $15.00

  31. BIG BLUE LIRIOPE

    Liriope spicata Big Blue

    Buy Big Blue Liriope online. Has rich green foliage and purple flowers that create a lush borders or use in mass plantings.

    Starting at $15.00

  32. MONDO GRASS

    Ophiopogon japonicus

    Buy Mondo Grass online. An evergreen perennial which forms a dense clump of grass-like leaves. Similar in appearance to liriope, but finer textured.

    Starting at $15.00

  33. DWARF MONDO GRASS

    Ophiopogon japonicus Nana

    Buy Dwarf Mondo Grass online. Dwarf form of Mondo Grass. The dark green leaves are stiffer and only half as tall. Forms tight little clumps and spreads slowly.

    Starting at $15.00

  34. EBONY KNIGHT BLACK MONDO GRASS

    Ophiopogon planiscapus Arabicus

    Buy Ebony Knight Black Mondo Grass online. This black-leafed grass like plant, is truly the cat's meow. New leaves emerge very dark green and quickly turn almost black. Small pink blooms are produced in summer followed by black berries. Prized by every gardener that has it, and envied by those that don't. Although, 'Ebony Knight' is easy to grow, it is quite slow. That makes this plant worth more per square foot than most other plants. Perfect to scatter around the landscape, plant in masses, or as a border plant. Plant with yellow foliaged plants like golden moneywort or Lime Ricky Coral Bells for an amazing contrast. Prefers moist well-drained soil and shade, but it will tolerate most semi shady locations. No serious pest or diseases.

    Starting at $15.00

  35. DWARF GARTERS RIBBON GRASS

    Phalaris arundinacea Dwarf Garters

    Buy Dwarf Garters Ribbon Grass online. This low-growing groundcover grass is an excellent spreader, and a great idea for those looking to cover large areas. The leaves on this ornamental plant are variegated, and are striped with green, white, and even hints of pink. Can be somewhat invasive.

    Starting at $43.00

  36. DWARF FERNLEAF RUNNING BAMBOO

    Pleioblastus distichus

    Buy Dwarf Fernleaf Running Bamboo online. Dwarf Fernleaf Running Bamboo is one of the smallest stature dwarf bamboos known. It is characterized by its leaf structure, as they appear very dense and close together, very similar to a fern. Because of its habit, it can even be mowed and kept as a groundcover.

    Starting at $75.00

  37. DWARF GREENSTRIPE RUNNING BAMBOO

    Pleioblastus viridistriatus

    Buy Dwarf Greenstripe Running Bamboo online. This bamboo is a beautiful bamboo that features golden yellow and green variegated foliage. It is a running variety, and can be used as a groundcover.

    Starting at $75.00

  38. AUTUMN MOOR GRASS

    Sesleria autumnalis

    Buy Autumn Moor Grass online. An evergreen ornamental grass. Foliage is an attractive bright yellow-green. Small flower spikes emerge purplish-black and are delicately frosted with white stamens. Makes an excellent contrasting groundcover when mass planted. Can be used in coastal or rocky sites.

    Starting at $43.00