Recommended Varieties Blue Fescue - Festuca glauca
‘Elijah Blue’
Big Bluestem - Andropogon
gerardii ‘Indian Warrior’ • Forms a small tuft
of steely blue foliage,
with short spikes of
tan flowerheads in
summer
• Very drought-
tolerant when
established, and
excellent for
xeriscaping, rock
gardens, border
edging, and all sorts of purposes
• Ht: 1ft Sp: 1ft Zone 3
• A tall and well-
behaved grass
that is drought-
tolerant when
established and
grows in a
range of soil
types
• Well-behaved
clumps of blue-
green foliage
develop a
smoky purple
colour by midsummer, intensifying
in the fall. Deep purple flowerheads
in late summer to fall
• Ht: 6ft Sp: 2ft Zone 3
Feather Reed Grass -
Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl
Foerster’
• Our best-
selling
perennial,
much-loved
for its tall and
narrow
growth habit,
ease of
growth and
reliability
• Well-behaved
clumps of lush
green foliage
that sway
elegantly in the wind. Variegated
forms are available as well
• Purplish flowerheads, maturing to
tan, appear from midsummer to fall
• Ht: 5-6ft Sp: 2-3ft Zone 3
Blue Oat Grass - Helictotrichon
sempervirens
• Very elegant
clump-forming
grass with
arching,
fountain-like,
steel-blue foliage
• Tan flower
spikes appear in
summer and last through the fall
• Amazing accent plant and xeriscape
plant, drought-tolerant once established
and tolerant of a range of soil types
• Ht: 3ft Sp: 2ft Zone 3
Variegated Moor Grass -
Molinia caerulea ‘Variegata’
• Compact
clump-forming
grass with
elegant white-
striped foliage
• Purple flowers
mature to gold,
appearing from
midsummer to fall
• Shade tolerant, and prefers moist,
fertile soil
• Ht: 2ft Sp: 1.5ft Zone 4