Herbaceous Landscape Plants

                                                                      PLSC 211

                                                                       Fall 2000

                                                               Ornamental Grasses

Bambuseae (Bamboos)

            *Arundinaria pygmaea                                               Dwarf Bamboo

            *Arundinaria variegata                                              Dwarf White striped Bamboo

               Arundinaria viridi-striata                                        Dwarf Yellow striped Bamboo

               Arundinarea viridistriata                                         Dwarf Variegated Bamboo

               Phyllostachys aureosulcata                                     Golden Groove Bamboo

               Phyllostachys nigra                                                  Black Bamboo

               Sasa veitchii                                                

               Sinaurundinaria nitida                                             Blue Clump Bamboo

               Thamnocalamus spathaceus                                    Umbrella Bamboo

Cyperaceae (Sedges)    

               Carex comans                                                          New Zealand Hair Sedge

               Carex conica                                                                        Miniature Sedge

                        'Him-Kansuga'

                        'Variegata'

               Carex digitata                                                          Sedge

               Carex flacca                                                                        Blue Sedge

               Carex flagellifera                                                     Orange Colored Sedge

               Carex flava                                                              Yellow Sedge

               Carex glauca                                                           Blue Sedge

               Carex grayi                                                              Cray's Sedge

               Carex montana                                                        Mountain Sedge

               Carex morrowi

                        var. aureo-variegata 'Old Gold'                       Variegated Japanese Sedge

                        'Variegata'                                                        Silver Variegated Japanese Sedge

               Carex muskingumensis                                            Palm Sedge Grass

               Carex nigra                                                              Black Sedge Grass

               Carex ornithopoda                                                  Birds Foot Sedge

                        'Variegata'                                                        Variegated Birds Foot Sedge

            *Carex pendula                                                          Drooping Sedge Grass

               Carex speciosa velebit humilis                                Velebit Sedge Grass

               Carex sylvatica                                                        Sedge Grass

               Carex x 'The Beatles'                                                Mop-headed Sedge Grass

Gramineae (Grasses)

               Alopecurus pratensis aureus                                    Yellow Foxtail Grass

               Andropogon gerardi                                                Big Blue Stem

               Andropogon ternarius                                              Splitbeard Blue Stem

               Arrhenatherum elatius bulbosum                            Bulbous Oat Grass

                        'Variegatum'                                                     Variegated Bulbous Oat Grass

            *Arundo donax                                                           Giant Reed

                 'Variegata'                                                   Striped Giant Reed

               Bouteloua curtipendula                                            Side Oats Grass

               Bouteloua gracilis                                                    Mosquito Grass

               Briza media                                                              Quaking Grass

               Calamagrostis acutiflora                                         Feather Reed Grass

                        'Stricta'

            *Calamagrostis arundinacea

                        'Karl Foerster'                                      Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass

                        var. brachytricha                                             Reed Grass

            *Chasmanthium latifolium                                         Northern Sea Oats

            *Cortaderia selloana                                                  Pampas Grass

                        var. pumila                                                      Compact Pampas Grass

               Dactylis glomerata                                                   Cocks-Foot Orchard Grass

                        'Variegata'

               Deschampsia caespitosa                                          Tufted Hair Grass

                        'Bronzesvhleier'

                        'Goldenhaenge'

                        'Holdschleier'

                        'Goldstaub'

                        'Schlottland'                                                      Scottish Tufted Hair Grass

                        'Tautraeger'

                        var. tardiflora

               Deschampsia vivipara

                        'Fairy's Joke'                                                    Viviparous Hair Grass

               Elumus giganteus

                        'Vahl Glaucus'                                       Giant Blue Wild Rye Grass

             *Elymus glaucus                                                        Blue Wild Rye

               Eragrostis trichodes                                    

                        'Bend'                                                               Sand Love Grass

               Erianthus contortus                                                 Bent Awn Plume Grass

            *Erianthus ravennae                                                  Ravenna Grass

                        'April Gruen'                                                     Olive Green Sheep Fescue

                        'Bronzeglanz'                                                    Bronze-color Sheep Fescue

                        'Klose'

                        var. superba                                                     Blue Sheep Fescue

               Festuca cinerea

                        'Blauglut'                                                           Blue Glow Fescue

                        'Blausilber'                                                        Blue-Silver Fescue

                        'Daeumling'                                                       Tom Thumb Fescue

                        'Fruehlingsblau'                                     Spring Blue Fescue

                        'Harz'                                                               Olive-green Blue Fescue

                        'Meerblau'                                                        Sea-blue Fescue

                        'Palatinat'

                        'Sea Urchin'

                        'Silberreiher'                                                     Silvery Egret Fescue

                        'Solling'

                         var. superba

            *Festuca glauca                                                          Blue Fescue

               Festuca mairei                                                         Maires Fescue

               Festuca muelleri                                                      Mueler's Fescue

               Festuca tenuifolia                                                    Fine-leaved Fescue

               Festuca vallesiaca glaucescens                               Wallis Fescue

             *Hakonechloa macra            

               Helictotrichon sempervirens                                    Blue Oat Grass

               Holcus lanatus                                                         Velvet Grass

                        'Variegatus'                                                       Variegated Velvet Grass

              Hystrix patula                                                           Bottle Brush Grass

              Imperata cylindrica

                        'Red Baron'                                                      Japanese Blood Grass

               Koeleria glauca                                                        Large Blue Hair Grass

               Miscanthus floridulus                                               Giant Chines Silver Grass

               Miscanthus sacchariflorus                                       Silver Banner Grass

                        var. robustus                                                    Giant Silver Banner Grass

 Miscanthus sinensis                                                                Japanese Silver Grass

            *          'Caberet'

                        'Herbstfeuer'

            *          'Morning Light'

                        'November Sunset'

                        'Silberfeder'

                        var. condensatus 'Silberpfeil'

            *          var. gracillimus                                                Maiden Grass

            *          var. purpurascens       

                        var. stictus                                                       Porcupine Grass

                        var. variegatus                                                Variegated Japanese Silver Grass

            *          var. zebrinus                                                    Zebra Grass

            Molinia caerulea                                                         Purple Moor Grass

                        'Heidebraut'

                        'Moorhexe'

                        'Strahlenguelle'

                        var. variegata                                        Variegated Purple Moor Grass

                        ssp. arundinacea                                               Tall Purple Moor Grass

                        ssp. arun dinacea 'Bergfreund'

                        ssp. arundinacea 'Karl Foerster'

                        ssp. arundinacea 'Skyracer'

                        ssp. arundinacea 'Staefa'

                        ssp. arundinacea 'Transparent'

                        ssp. arundinacea 'Windspiel'

              Panicum clandestinum                                              Deer Tongue Grass

            *Panicum virgatum                                                    Switch Grass

                        'Haense Herms'

                        'Heavy Metal'

                        'Rehbraun'

                        'Rotstrahlbusch'

                        var. strictum                                                    Tall Switch Grass

            *Pennisetum alopecuroides                                        Fountain Grass

            *          'Hamelin'         

            *          'Moudry'

                          'Weserbergland'                                              Dwarf Fountain Grass

                          f. viridescens

               Pennisteum 'Burgundy Giant'           

               Pennisetum caudatum                                             White Flowering Fountain Grass

               Pennisetum incomptum

               Pennisetum orientale                                               Orient Fountain Grass

               Pennisetum villosum                                                Feathertop

               Pennisetum rubrum

            *Pennisetum setaceum                                               Fountain Grass

               Phalaris arundinacea          

            *          'Picta'                                                               Ribbon Grass

               Poa chaixii                                                               Forest Blue Grass

            * Schizacharium scoparium                                        Little Blue Stem

                         (Andropogon scoparius)

                        'The Blues'       

               Sesleria autumnalis                                                  Autumn Moor Grass

               Sesleria caerulea                                                      Blue Moor Grass

               Sesleria heufeliana              

               Sesleria nitida

               Sorghastrum avenaceum                                         Indian Grass

            *Sorghastrum nutans                                                  Indian Grass

                        'Sioux Blue'

               Spartina pectinata                                                   Prairie Cord Grass

                        'Aureomarginata'                                               Variegated Cord Grass

               Spodiopogon sibiricus

               Stenotaphrum secundatum                                      St. Augustine Grass

                        'Variegatum'                                                     Variegated St. Augustine Grass

               Themeda triandra japonica

Juncaceae (Rushes)

               Luzula nivea                                                 Snowy Wood Rush

               Luzula pilosa                                                            Hairy Wood Rush

               Luzula purpurea                                                       Purple Wood Rush

               Luzula sylvatica                                                       Greater Wood Rush

               Luzula sylvatica                                                      

                        'Hohe tatra'                                                       High Tatra Mountain

                        var. marginata                                     Gold Marginated Wood Rush