SPECIMEN GRASSES
Arundo donax & var.
Cortaderia selloana var.
Erianthus ravennae
Miscanthus floridulus
Miscanthus sinensis var.
Panicum ‘Heavy Metal’
Pennisetum 'Rubrum'

SCREENING GRASSES
Calamagrostis acutiflora stricta
Cortaderia selloana
Erianthus ravennae
Miscanthus floridulus
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Spartina species

GROUND COVER IN SUN
Briza media
Deschampsia cespitosa cultivars
Festuca amethystina & cultivars
Cinerea & cultivars tenuifolia
Helichtotrichon sempervirens
Pennisetum alop. 'Hameln'
Sesleria autumnalis

GROUND COVER IN PARTIAL OR FULL SHADE
Carex comans
Carex digitata
Carex morrowii 'Variegata'
Carex pendula
Carex plantaginea
Luzula nivea and cultivars
Luzula sylvatica and cultivars
Phalaris species

GRASSES FOR ATTRACTING BIRDS
Andropogon scoparius
Arrhenatherum elatius
Arrhenatherum var.bulbosum
Cortadaria selloana
Deschampsia cespitosa
Miscanthus sinensis species

NATIVE GRASSES
Andropogon species
Agropyron smithii
Arundo donax
Bouteloua curtipendula
Eragrostis trichoides
Hystrix patula
Leymus species
Panicum virgatum
Schizachyrium scoparium
Scirpus cyperinus
Sorghastrum nutans

SEASHORE GRASSES
Agropyron magellanicum
Ammophila species
Andropogon virginicus
Elymus arenarius
Erianthus contortus
Panicum virgatum & cultivars
Phalaris arundinacea variegata
Sporobolus heterolepsis
Tripsacum dactyloides

GRASSES FOR CUT FLOWERS
Arundo donax
Briza media
Chasmanthium latifolium
Cortaderia species
Erianthus species
Miscanthus species & cultivars
Panicum virgatum cultivars
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Phragmites species

DROUGHT TOLERANT GRASSES
Andropogon
Bouteloua
Calamagrostis arundinacea & cultivars
Carex flacca
muskingumensis
Helictotrichon sempervirens
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'
Panicum virgatum & cultivars
Pennisetum orientale
Phalaris species
Sesleria autumnalis
Spodiopogon sibiricus

GRASSES FOR HIGHWAY MEDIAN LANDSCAPES
Andropogon species
Calamagrostis acutiflora stricta
Chrysopogon nutans
Miscanthus sinensis & cultivars
Panicum virgatum & cultivars
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Sesleria autumnalis

SHADE TOLERANT GRASSES
Acorus gramineus & var.
Calamagrostis brachytricha
Carex comans
Carex hachijoensis 'Evergold'
Carex mor. variegate
Carex pendula
Carex plantaginea
Carex 'The Beatles'
Chasmanthium latifolium
Deschampsia cespitosa & cultivars
Hakonechloa species
Luzula species
Millium eff. 'Aureum'

MOISTURE TOLERANT GRASSES
Acorus species
Arundo donax
Calamagrostis acutiflora stricta
Carex ‘Bowles Golden’
Carex conica 'Marginata'
Carex gracilis (acuta)
Carex grayi
Carex muskingumensis
Carex pendula
Carex 'The Beatles'
Cyperus species
Glyceria maxima 'Variegata'
Juncus species
Miscanthus cultivars
Panicum virgatum & cultivars
Phalaris species, variegated
Phragmites
Spartina species
Typha species

FALL COLOR GRASSES
Calamagrostis acutiflora stricta
Calamagrostis arund. brachytricha (also blooms late)
Festuca glauca 'Solling’
Miscanthus sinensis
Miscanthus purpurascens
Molinia caerulea ssp.
Molinia arundinacea
Pennisetum alop. 'Moudry'
Pennisetum 'National Arboretum'
Panicum virgatum var.
Spodiopogon sibiricus

SPRING BLOOMING GRASSES
Briza media
Deschampsia cespitosa
Deschampsia cesp. 'Bronzeschleier'
Deschampsia cesp. 'Goldehaenge'
Deschampsia cesp. 'Schottland'
Deschampsia cesp. 'Tautraeger'
Deschampsia cesp. 'Tardiflora'
Deschampsia vivipara 'Fairy's Joke'
Festuca amethystina
Festuca 'Bronzeglanz'
Festuca 'Klose'
Holcus species
Hystrix patula
Koeleria glauca
Poa chaixii
Sesleria caerulea
Stipa gigantea

SUMMER BLOOMING GRASSES
Calamagrostis acutiflora stricta
Chasmanthium latifolium
Chrysopogon nutans
Eragrostis trichodes 'Bend'
Erianthus species
Festuca glauca 'Aprilgrun'
Molinia caerulea & cultivars
Molinia ssp. arundinacea
Panicum species
Panicum virg. 'Heavy Metal'
Panicum virg. 'Rehbraun'
Panicum virg. 'Rotstrahlbusch'
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Pennisetum alop. 'Hameln'
Pennisetum alop. 'Weserbergiand'
Pennisetum caudatum
Pennisetum orientale
Sorghastrum species
Spodiopogon sibiricus
Stipa species

GRASSES WITH BLUE FOLIAGE
Agropyron magellanicum
Agropyron 'Blue Tango'
Andropogon scoparius 'The Blues'
Carex flacca (blue-green)
Carex glauca (blue)
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'
Festuca glauca ‘Bolder Blue’
Helictotrichon sempervirens
Helictotrichon 'Saphirsprudel'
Leymus arenarius
Leymus racemosus
Panicum virg. 'Cloud Nine'
Panicum virg. 'Heavy Metal'
Pancium virg. ‘Heiliger Hain’
Sorghastrum nut. 'Sioux Blue’

PERENNIALS FOR ATTRACTING BIRDS
Aquilegia
Asclepias tuberosa
Aster
Chrysanthemum
Coreopsis
Dianthus
Echinacea purpurea
Helianthus
Limonium latifolium
Phlox paniculata
Rudbeckia
Scabiosa caucasica
Sedum spectabile
Solidago

DEER RESISTANT PLANTS
Achillea
Aconitum
Artemisia
Aster
Caryopteris
Ceratostigma
Coreopsis
Digitalis
Echinacea
Euphorbia
Festuca
Helleborus
Lavandula
Miscanthus
Nepeta
Origanum
Pennisetum
Penstemon
Phlox subulata
Salvia
Santolina
Sarcococca
Scabiosa
Stachys
Thymus
Tiarella cordifolia
Yucca

ATTRACTIVE TO HUMMINGBIRDS
Aquilegia
Asclepias tuberosa
Dianthus
Digitalis
Hemerocallis
Heuchera
Lobelia cardinalis
Monanda didyma
Penstemon

PERENNIALS RESISTANT TO ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE (M. hapla)
Asclepias tuberosa
Echinacea purpurea
Penstemon digitalis
Physostegia virginizina
Sidaicea hybrids
Solidago sphacelata

FRAGRANT AND AROMATIC
Artemisia
Dianthus
Geranium
Iris
Lamium
Lavandula
Monarda
Nepeta
Origanum
Perovskia
Rosmarinus
Salvia
Santolina
Sarcococca
Thymus

LONG BLOOMING
Achillea millefolium
Asclepias tuberosa
Begonia grandis
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Chelone lyonii
Coreopsis verticillata
Echinacea purpurea
Gallardia
Heliopsis 'Summer Sun'
Lavandula angustifolia
Lobelia
Lysimachia
Miscanthus
Pennisetum
Perovskia
Phlox paniculata
Physostigia virginiana
Rudbeckia
Salvia
Scabiosa
Sedum
Solidago
Stokesia
Veronica

MOISTURE TOLERANT PERENNIALS
Asclepias incarnata
Aster novae-angliae
Chelone lyonii
Eupatoium fistulosum
Filipendula ulmaria
Helianthus angustifolius
Hibiscus moscheutos
Houttuynia cordata
Iris pseudacorus
versicolor
Lobelia cardinalis
Siphilitica
Lysimachia clethroides
Ophiopogon species
Senecio aureus
Solidago graminifolia
Vernonia noveboracensis

ATTRACTIVE TO BUTTERFLIES
Achillea
Asclepias tuberosa
Aster
Caryopteris
Coreopsis verticillata
Echinacea purpurea
Gaillardia
Heliopsis
Lavandula angustifolia
Leucanthemum
Liatris
Monarda didyma
Phlox paniculata
Rudbeckia
Salvia
Scabiosa
Sedum 'Autumn Joy'
Veronica

NATIVES FOR FRESHWATER SITES –
Bog, Marsh or Swamp Planting
Athyrium Filix-Femina
Drypoterus Spinulosa
Osmunda Cinnamomea
Osmunda Regalis
Thelypteris Noveboracensis,
Thelypteris Palustrus
Andropogon gerardii
Andropogon virginicus
Calamgorsotis canadensis
Carex crinitia
Carex structa
Festuca rubra
Panicum virgatum
Saccharum
Erianthus giganteus
Herbaceous Perennials
Asclepias incarnata
Chelone glabra
Eupatorium perfoiatum
Helianthus angustifolia
Mertensia virginica
Monarda
Herbaceous Emergents
Iris versicolor
Juncus effusus
Typha species

SALT TOLERANT
Ammophila arenaria
Ammophila breviligulata
Andropogon virginicus
Leymus arenaria
Leymus racemosus
Panicum
Spartina alternifolia

NATIVE PLANTS FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT AND CONSERVATION
Andropogon gerardii
Andropogon virginicus
Carex pensylvanica
Chasmanthium latifolium
Juncus effuses
Panicum amarum
Sorghastrum nutans
Adiantum pedatum
Dennstaedtia punctilabula
Dennstaedtia spinulosa
Onoclea sensibilis
Osmunda cinnamomea
Polystichum acrostichoides
Thelypteris noveboracensis
Aquilegia canadensis
Aralia racemes
Asarum canadense
Asclepias incarnata
Baptisia australis
Boltonia asteroids
Chelone glabra
Chrysogonum virgianum
Chrysopsis mariana
Cimicifuga racemosa
Eupoatorium fistulosum
Eupatorium hyssopifolium
Eupatorium maculatum
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium purpureum
Helianthus decapetalus
Heliopsis helianthoides
Iris versicolor
Liatris spicata
Lobelia cardinalis
Lobelia siphilitica
Mertensia virginica
Monarda fistulosa
Oenothera fruticosa
Silphium perfoliatum
Solidago odora
Tiarella cordifolia

PLANTS RESISTANT TO JUGLONE TOXIN
Perennials that Grow Under Black Walnut Trees
Ajuga
Astilbe
Clematis
Dryopteris spp.
Galium
Geum
Geranium spp.
Helenium spp.
Helianthus spp.
Hemerocallis spp.
Liriope
Mertensia
Muhlenbergia spp.
Onoclea sensibilis
Osmunda cinnamomea
Panicum clandestinum
Phlox paniculata
Polygonatum
Polystichum acrostichoides
Pulmonaria
Rudbeckia hirta
Solidago spp.
Stachys
Tradescantia
Trillium spp.
Viola spp.
Veronica