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Botanical / Common Name	Description	Photo
Wallis Fescue Festuca valesiaca 'Glaucantha’	(spring or fall planting) sun, massing, 4 in., blue green, Zone 4-7	click to enlarge
Weathervane Miscanthus sinensis 'Wetterfahne’	(spring planting) 7-8 ft., broad green leaves, plumes pink-red, blooms mid-Summer, Zone 6-9	click to enlarge
Weeping Brown New Zealand Sedge Carex flagellifera	(spring or fall planting) 1-2 ft.,orange to bronze foliage, less vertical, Zone 7-9	click to enlarge
Weser River Mountain Country Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Weserbergland’	(spring planting) sun, pink inflorescence in Aug-Sept, strong grower, 3-5 ft., fountain-like growth habit, gold-dust colored inflorescence carried above the foilage from early Aug-Oct, excellent Fall décor 1-2 ft., compact growth habit, wider than it is tall, rich blooming Aug-Oct, Zone 6-9	click to enlarge
Wheat Grass  Agropyron magellanicum	Blue Wheatgrass is reputed to be the bluest of all grasses.  Foliage is very blue; medium blade width.  It grows well in sandy loam with excellent drainage and ample water but seems to struggle in hot and dry conditions which can be helped with light shade and extra water.   Quickly loses color when it dries out. (spring or fall planting) Height:  2-2.5’ Spread:  tufts Zone 5-8	click to enlarge
White Flowering Fountain Grass Pennisetum caudatum	(spring planting) sun, pink inflorescence in Aug-Sept, strong grower, 3-4 ft., very vigorous grower Aug-Oct, Zone 6-9	click to enlarge
Wild Oats Chasmanthium latifolium	Cool season, clump forming grass with light green wide blades.  It has a highly decorative inflorescence that looks just like oats.  Appears in early spring with a soft apple green seed head with pinkish highlights that gently resolve to a wheat brown.  Shade should be provided in hot dry locations, well drained soil with ample moisture; drought tolerant once established. (spring planting) Height 28-40” Spread same Full sun – Shade Zone 5-9	click to enlarge
Wild Rye Leymus (Elymus)	(spring or fall planting) sun, groups, Zone 4-9	click to enlarge
Wind's Game Molinia litorialis 'Windspiel’	(spring planting) 1.5-2 ft. foliage with plumes reaching 6-7 ft., upright slender growth habit, Zone 4-8	click to enlarge
Witch of the Moor Molinia caerulea 'Moorhexe’	(spring planting) 1 ft. foliage with plumes reaching 2-2.5 ft., rich blooming dark flowers, Zone 4-8	click to enlarge
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