1. Ornamental Grasses for the 2014 Plant Sale

2. Variegated Feather Reed Grass Calamagrostis acutiflora “Overdam" Slender, creamy-white leaves with a green stripe along the midrib produce golden inflorescences in midsummer. Uniformly upright, excellent for specimen and formal plantings. Mature Height: 1-3’ Mature Spread: 1-3’ Exposure: Sun to part sun Water Requirements: Low

3. Korean Feather Reed Grass Calamagrostis brachytricha A clump-forming grass with stiff, upright foliage, and plumy flowers of pinkish tan. Stems more spreading than Karl Forester Reed Grass, with larger flowers. Mature Height: 3-4’ Mature Spread: 12-15” Exposure: Sun to part sun Water Requirements: Low to moderate

4. Blue Oat Grass Helictotrichon sempervirens Slender, stiff bluish-gray blades in an open tuft cast arching sprays of light buff colored seed spikes. Lovely in groups or as single specimens. Provides good winter interest. Mature Height: 2-3’ Mature Spread: 2-3’ Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low to moderate

5. “Heavy Metal” Switchgrass Panicum virgatum "Heavy Metal" One of the best ornamental grasses for Cheyenne. Beautiful metallic blue leaves in stiff upright clumps, which are topped by delicate, airy pink flowers in fall. Mature Height: 3-4’ Mature Spread: 1-2’ Exposure: Sun Water Requirements: Low