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Botanical / Common Name |
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| Gardener's Garters Phalaris arundinacea 'Picta' |
(spring or fall planting) 1-2 ft., green & white very popular ground cover, blooms May-June, ideal for soil stabilization and difficult areas, Zone 4-9 | |
| Giant Chinese Silver Grass Miscanthus 'Giganteus’ |
(spring planting) 8-10 ft. sun, specimen, screen planting, bloom mid-late Oct, attractive until Dec, Zone 5-9 | |
| Giant Common Reed Phragmites australis 'Pseudodonax' |
(spring planting) 20-25 ft., sun, a giant in the world of grasses, used in park-like settings, Zone 4-10 | |
| Giant Feather Grass Stipa gigantea |
(spring planting) 4-5 ft., sun, dry, groups, 20 in. foliage, flowers reaches up to 8 ft. high, Zone 7-9 | |
| Giant Fescue Festuca gigantea |
(spring or fall planting) sun, massing, 2 ft., groups, Zone 5-9 | |
| Giant Horse Tail Equisetum robustum |
(spring or fall planting) sun, part shade, massing, wet fertile soil, 3-8 ft., Zone 4-9 | |
| Giant plume grass Saccharum giganteum (Erianthus) |
This is one of the tallest most commanding grass stands in the garden. The foliage is actually only about 5’ tall in handsome clumps, but it haults the on-looking once it blooms. The voluminous plumes can reach up to 10’ tall with airy heads that are reminiscent of pampas grass. Makes a suitable green wall or wind barrier, as it is very strong. It has good winter interest as well. Majestic heights make this a unique addition to any landscape
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| Giant Silver Banner Grass Miscanthus sacchariflorus 'Robustus’ |
(spring planting) 5-8 ft., hardier grower than M. sacchariflorus, Zone 4-8 | |
| Giant Reed Arundo donax |
(spring planting) 9-20 ft., sun, specimen, tall screen, evergreen in southern USA, corn like foilage, blooms fall, Zone 6-10 | |
| Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca |
(spring or fall planting) 6-24 in., dense, fine green-blue foilage, will stay small in dry conditions, Zone 4 | |
| Gold and Silver Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold und Silber’ |
(spring planting) 5-6 ft., slender growth habit, golden flowers turning silver, blooms Sept-Oct, Zone 5-9 | |
| Gold Dust Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldstaub’ |
(spring or fall planting) sun, part shade, groups or massing, 1-2 ft., yellow inflorescence, Zone 4-9 | |
| Gold Feather Miscanthus sinensis 'Goldfeder’ |
(spring planting) 5-6 ft., golden variegated, slow grower, excellent specimen plant, Zone 5-9 | |
| Gold Fountains Carex dolichostachya 'Kaga Nishiki' |
(spring or fall planting) 10 in., shade, like 'Evergold' with narrow foliage, bright gold color, tolerates dry conditions, Zone 5-9 | |
| Gold Veil Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldschleier’ |
(spring or fall planting) sun, part shade, groups or massing, 1-2 ft., bright-yellow inflorescence, Zone 4-9 | |
| Golden Chain Giant Reed Grass Arundo donax 'Golden Chain' |
This beautiful new UK selection of the giant reed grass adds a new twist to a great deer-resistant garden plant. Arundo 'Golden Chain' was named in the mid-1990s by Liam Mackenzie of the UK's Madrona Nursery as a tissue culture mutation from Arundo donax 'Versicolor'. Arundo 'Golden Chain' forms a clump of 7' tall upright stalks of medium green leaves edged in gold. The color holds all season, unlike the larger and more common Arundo donax 'Versicolor'. Arundo 'Golden Chain' is also a much smaller and less vigorous plant that makes propagation more of a chore, but keeps it in scale with smaller gardens. Origin Mediterranean Europe
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| Golden Millet Grass Milium effusum 'Aureum’ |
(spring planting) 18 in., attractive grass for light shade, mildly self-seeds, chartreuse yellow to light green in Summer, Spring blooming, Zone 6-8 | |
| Golden Pendant Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldgehaenge’ |
(spring or fall planting) sun, part shade, groups or massing, 2-3 ft., golden-yellow inflorescence, Zone 4-9 | |
| Golden Sweet Flag Acorus gramineus 'Oborozuki' |
(spring or fall planting) up to 1 ft., sun, part shade, 10 in., beautiful foliage, Zone 7-9 | |
| Golden Variegated Hakonechloa Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola’ |
(spring planting) 1-3 ft., ground cover, full to part sun, 14" tall, bright yellow in spring, bright red in fall, Zone 5-9 | |
| Golden Variegated Japanese Sedge Carex morrowii 'Goldband' |
(spring planting) evergreen, rock garden, very hardy, Zone 5-9 | |
| Golden Variegated Japanese Sweet Flag Acorus gramineus 'Ogon' |
(spring or fall planting) up to 1 ft., sun, part shade, 10 in., beautiful foliage, Zone 7-9 | |
| Golden Variegated Ribbon Grass Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteopicta’ |
(spring or fall planting) 1-2 ft., sun, ground cover, Zone 4-9 | |
| Golden Variegated Sedge Carex elata ‘Aurea’ (C.e. ‘Bowles Golden’ ) |
Formerly known as 'Bowles Golden' - This is a brilliant sedge which is perfect for brightening up and adding interest to shaded areas because of its ripping spritely color set of lemon and lime. Often used in botanical gardens and exhibits near water features for artistic effect. It can also be used to fill gaps in borders.
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| Gray's Sedge Carex grayi |
(spring or fall planting) 3', md green foilage with light green seed head, Zone 5-9 | |
| Greater Wood Rush Luzula 'Marginata’ |
(spring or fall planting) 1 ft., glossy light green foilage with creamy white margins, Zone 4-9 | |
| Greater Wood Rush Luzula sylvatica |
(spring or fall planting) 1 ft., groups, glossy dark-green foilage with hair, evergreen, blooms in Spring, ideal for under trees and shrubs, Zone 6 |  |
