Grassland Gardens Nursery & Flower Farm

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Ornamental Grass Nursery

Grassland Gardens grows over 50 varieties of ornamental grasses.  The majority are grown in our fields.  Our grasses are perennial with the exception of a couple of annuals that our customers request.  We are able to directly observe how each ornamental grass variety thrives under our growing conditions.  Observations and records have been kept since 1998.  New varieties are added each year.

Grassland Gardens' ornamental grasses are available in the spring including our Spring Open House.  The best time to determine which grasses will look best in your landscape is at our Annual Fall Field Days in September and throughout the rest of the fall.  At this time, ornamental grass are at their peak, or approaching their peak growth.  Observe their height, texture, color, shape, and visual appeal.  Choices are made and ornamental grass orders are placed to be picked up in the spring.  Extra pots of grass are available in the spring although not all varieties.

A line of perennials & shrubs are also available in the spring.  Perennial offerings focus on drought tolerant, butterfly & hummingbird attracting types, and those that look especially well with ornamental grasses.  Most of our perennials have been tested for our local growing conditions through their inclusion in our display gardens.

Ornamental Grass Offerings

The following information is available in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.  The documents should open in your browser window when you click on one of the following links if you have Adobe Acrobat installed.  If you do not have a copy of Adobe Acrobat, you may download and install a copy from here.  Click on one of the following links (in blue) to see more information about that particular grass.

Bluestems

Big Bluestem - Andropogon gerardi

Big Bluestem - Pawnee    
'Pawnee'    

 

Little Bluestem - Schizachyrium

  Little Bluestem - The Blues  
'Prairie Blues' 'The Blues'  

 

Dropseed

Dropseed - Giant Sacaton Grass    
Giant Sacaton Grass
Sporobolus wrightii
Big, Giant Sacaton Grass		 Prairie Dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepis
Prairie Dropseed		  

 

Feather Reed Grass - Calamagrostis

Feather Reed Grass - Avalanche Feather Reed Grass - Brachytricha Feather Reed Grass - Eldorado
'Avalanche' 'Brachytricha' 'Eldorado'
     
Feather Reed Grass - Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass - Overdam  
'Karl Foerster' 'Overdam'  

 

Fescue - Festuca glauca (Blue Fescue Grass)

     
'Elijah Blue'    

 

Fountain Grass - Pennisetum

Fountain Grass - Cassian   Fountain Grass - Foxtrot
'Cassian' 'Desert Plains' 'Foxtrot'
     
Fountain Grass - Hameln Fountain Grass - Karley Rose Fountain Grass - Penn Stripe
'Hameln' 'Karley Rose' 'Penn Stripe'
     
Fountain Grass - Piglet Fountain Grass - Little Bunny Fountain Grass - Red Head 
'Piglet' 'Little Bunny' 'Red Head'
     
Fountain Grass - Rubrum  Viridescens   
'Rubrum' - Annual viridescens  

 

Indian Grass - Sorghastrum nutans 'variety' 

Indian Grass - Sioux Blue  Indian Grass - Indian Steel   
'Sioux Blue'  'Indian Steel'   

 

Japanese Silver Grass - Miscanthus sinensis 'variety' 

Japanese Silver Grass - Adagio Japanese Silver Grass - Arabesque Japanese Silver Grass - Autumn Light
'Adagio'  'Arabesque'  'Autumn Light' 
     
Japanese Silver Grass Japanese Silver Grass - Cabaret Japanese Silver Grass - Cosmopolitan
 'Bluetenwunder'  'Cabaret' 'Cosmopolitan' 
     
Japanese Silver Grass - Dixieland Japanese Silver Grass - Gracillimus Japanese Silver Grass - Graziella
'Dixieland'  'Gracillimus' - Maiden Grass  'Graziella' 
     
Japanese Silver Grass - Huron Sentinel Japanese Silver Grass - Little Kitten Japanese Silver Grass - Little Zebra
 'Huron Sentinel' 'Little Kitten'  'Little Zebra' 
     
Japanese Siver Grass - Malepartus Japanese Silver Grass - Morning Light Japanese Silver Grass - Nippon
'Malepartus'  'Morning Light' - Variegated Maiden Grass   'Nippon'
     
Japanese Silver Grass - Positano Japanese Silver Grass - Puenktchen Japanese Silver Grass - Purpurascens
'Positano'  'Puenktchen' - Little Dot  'Purpurascens' - Flame Grass 
     
Japanese Silver Grass - Rigoletto Japanese Silver Grass - Rotsilber Japanese Silver Grass - Silberfeder
 'Rigoletto' 'Rotsilber'  'Silberfeder' 
     
Japanese Silver Grass - Stardust Japanese Silver Grass - Strictus Japanese Silver Grass - Super Stripe
 'Stardust' 'Strictus' - Porcupine Grass   'Super Stripe'
     
Japanese Silver Grass - Undine Japanese Silver Grass - Variegatus Japanese Silver Grass - Zebrinus
'Undine'  'Variegatus'  'Zebrinus' - Zebra Grass 

 

Quaking Grass - Briza media

Quaking Grass    
Quaking Grass    

 

Sea Oats - Chasmanthium latifolium

Northeran Sea Oats    
Northern Sea Oats    

 

Switch Grass - Panicum virgatum 'variety'

Switch Grass - Cheyenne Sky Switch Grass - Cloud Nine Switch Grass - Dallas Blues
'Cheyenne Sky' 'Cloud Nine' 'Dallas Blues'
     
Switch Grass - Heavy Metal Switch Grass - Huron Solstice Switch Grass - North Wind
'Heavy Metal' 'Huron Solstice' 'North Wind'
     
Switch Grass - Prairie Sky Switch Grass - Rotstrahlbusch Switch Grass - Shenandoah
'Prairie Sky' 'Rotstrahlbusch' 'Shenandoah'
     
Switch Grass - Thundercloud    
'Thundercloud'