Andropogon gerardii

3-fingered seed stem resembles a turkey foot, red foliage in fall

Bouteloua curtipendula

Grey green stalks with blooms, purple/red tinged

Bouteloua gracilis

Blue tint, thrives in full sun and dry conditions

Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition'

Chartreuse stems change to blonde, drought tolerant

Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Avalanche'

Variegated foliage, deep green margin

Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

Upright grass with cinnamon bloom stalks

Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Overdam'

Clumping plant with creamy white variegation

Calamagrostis brachytricha

Pink feathery plumes in fall

Carex flacca 'Blue Zinger'

Blue-gray narrow foliage

Carex grayi

Medium to dark-green blades, unique spiked flower head

Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'

Wide green leaves with white margins, sun or shade

Carex oshimensis

Gold/dark green variegation, weeping habit, shade to part-shade

Carex pensylvanica

Thin bladed clump forming, ideal for groundcover, widely adaptable

Carex vulpinoidea

Arching habit, ideal for wet meadows, ditches, & marshes

Chasmanthium latifolium

Bamboo-like foliage, dangling oval seeds

Deschampsia cespitosa

Semi-evergreen, clump forming, green blades

Erianthus ravennae

Gray/green mound, tall flower stalks

Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'

Small dense mound, prefers well-drained soil

Festuca hybrida 'Cool as Ice'

Fine blue foliage, hint of grey green in spring, salt tolerant

Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold'

Green-gold foliage, prefers partial shade

Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'

Yellow leaves, green margins, prefers partial shade

Helictotrichon sempervirens

Blue-gray mound, tan seed heads

Helictotrichon sempervirens 'Sapphire'

Steel blue foliage, brown seed heads, full sun

Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio'

Silvery narrow blades turn burgundy in fall

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'

Narrow foliage with white band in middle, yellow in fall

Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Zebra'

Dwarf, green & gold variegated foliage

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

Slender with white variegation on leaf margin

Miscanthus sinensis 'Purpurascens'

Fiery red-orange fall foliage

Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberfeder'

Deep green foliage with silver midrib

Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'

White stripes the length of the leaf

Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'

Horizontal yellow bands, arching growth habit

Molina caerulea

Cool season, clump forming grass

Molina caerulea 'Skyracer'

Green foliage turns golden yellow in fall, tall purple spikes

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

Near black narrow leaves

Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues'

Blue foliage with rose-pink seed heads, drought tolerant

Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'

Metallic blue foliage, extreme erect habit

Panicum virgatum 'Hot Rod'

Compact upright form, drought and salt tolerant

Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'

Strong upright grower, wide steely-blue foliage

Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Fire'

Foliage turns wine-red by early summer

Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'

Red tinted foliage turns burgundy in fall

Pennisetum alopecuroides

Narrow leaves, silver-purple spikes

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Burgundy Bunny'

Red summer accents, blazing red in fall

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'

Dwarf, early flowering

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny'

Plumes appear late summer

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Piglet'

Fine textured foliage, tan flower heads

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze'

Fine leafed grass, russet-red through fall & winter

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Carousel'

Blue foliage with pink streaks in summer

Schizachyrium scoparium 'MinnblueA'

Blue in spring turns copper

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Smoke Signal'

Sturdy upright stems, deep red/purple in fall

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation'

Upright stems with blue cast

Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'

Deep blue foliage with red stems, burgundy fall color

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Twilight Zone'

Steel blue/mauve foliage, burgundy fall color

Sesleria autumnalis

Seed heads turn tan in fall, foliage turns golden

Sesleria caerulea

Narrow blue/green blades, hint of purple inflorescence in fall

Sorghastrum nutans

Native tall prairie grass, golden plume-like seed heads

Sporobolus heterolepis

Narrow emerald-green leaves turn deep orange in fall

Sporobolus heterolepis 'Tara'

Airy tan flower plumes in late summer