Stiff, upright bright green stems mature to a silver blue. Remains erect and will not flop over. Turns a showy red orange color in fall. Steel blue plumes in fall will mature to a strawberry blond. Drought tolerant once established.
Upright, spreads by rhizomes. Five to eleven flat, grass like leaves sprout from the base and along the stem. Inflorescence is a panicle of many clusters of spikelets and leaf like bracts on the ends of several branched stems.
This compact, clump-forming ornamental grass features slender, upright, and sword-like dark green foliage that adds a striking vertical element to gardens or wetland areas. Hardy in zones 4-9, it thrives in cooler climates with recommended temperatures ranging from 60°F to...
Wetland perennial grass with light yellowish green grassilike foliage. Sprays of spiky golden yellow flower heads look like bushy fox-tails. The tiny flowers bloom from mid spring to mid summer. This PNW native thrives in wet soils.