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Carex grayii . . Gray's Sedge
. . 12-24 in. . . Sun to lt. shade
. . Zones 5 to 9 . . Avg. to moist soil
Native
A clump forming grass. Produces unique and showy spiked seedheads in late spring. Seedheads persist through the growing season and are good in dried arrangements.
#2143 . . Quart pot . . $5.50 
Carex hystricina . . Porcupine Sedge
. . 12 to 24 in. . . Sun to lt. shade
. . Zones 3 to 9 . . Avg. to wet soil
Native
A clump forming sedge with attractive, softly spiny seedheads. Useful on the stream bank, pond's edge or as a specimen.
The original german botanic name was Stachelschweinartige or "prick pig, well behaved".
#2139 . . Quart pot . . $4.75
Carex pensylvanica . . Pensylvania Sedge
. . 8 to 12 in. . . Lt. to mod. shade
. . Zones 4 to 8 . . Avg. soil
Native
This semi evergreen sedge is a wonderful native groundcover for average to dry, deciduous shade Delicate, arching leaves. Slow, spreading clump former. Fine textured appearance.
C. pensylvanica is native to open woods and thickets from the eastern seaboard west to North Dakota and Missouri and from southern Ontario and Quebec south to Tennessee and Virginia.
#2166 . . Quart pot . . $5.50
Carex plantaginea . . Plantain Leaved Sedge
. . To 12 in. . . Lt. to full shade
. . Zone 5 . . Avg. soil . . Early Spring
Native
Broad, crinkled, ribbon-like blades grow in clumps. As sturdy as it is beautiful, this clumping grass is an excellent groundcover for shady areas, or on shaded slopes, where its tenacious roots hold back sliding dirt, as well as any daylily. In spring, it sends up modest but interesting flower stalks, which soon go to seed. Prefers moist soils.
#1513 . . Quart pot . . $5.25
Carex vulpinoidea . . Fox Sedge
. . to 3 ft. . . Sun to lt. shade
. . To Zone 4 . . Avg. to wet soil
Native
Narrow leaved, clump forming. Brown seedheads. Widspread--native to much of North America.
Use in damp to very wet areas. Good in rain gardens or at the waters edge.
A decoction of the roots was used as "rooster fighting medicine"--Iroquois.
#2135 . . Quart pot . . $4.75
Chasmanthium latifolium . . River Oats
. . 2 to 5 ft. . . Sun to mod. shade
. . Zones 2 to 9 . . Avg. soil, moist
Native
Flat, drooping seedheads are reminiscent of oats. Excellent in dried flower arrangements. Forms small colonies. Also known as Northern Sea Oats and Indian Woodoats.
More shade tolerant than most ornamental grasses. For winter interest, leave foliage and seedheads intact.
#2127 . . Quart pot . . $5.50
Hierochloe odorata . . Sweetgrass
. . 18 in. . . Sun
. . Zone 5 . . Avg. soil, moist
Native
A native grass, interesting primarily for its subtle scent, a combination of coumarin and vanilla, with graceful brownish panicles in mid-summer.
This is the source of the sweetgrass braids which were used as sacred incense by the North American Indians.
It was also sacred to early Europeans, and is still strewn on church floors on festival days. When dried, the scent becomes more intense. Sweetgrass is also useful in basketry.
. . . . The name is from the Greek, hieros meaning sacred, and chloe meaning
grass.
#1802 . . Quart pot . . $5.00
Phalaris arundinacea cv. . . Ribbon Grass "Picta"
. . 24 to 36 in. . . Sun to lt. shade
. . Zone 3 . . Avg. soil . . None
Europe
Deciduous, flat blades, about 1/2 inch wide, and 12 inches long, with longitudinally striped white alteranting with green, and hints of purplish-red, particularly in fall. It is both attractive and effective when used as a ground cover, or for erosion control along stream banks and open slopes.
Rhizatomous, it spreads by runners, swiftly, like any grass, and if used as a garden specimen, may need containment. It is best grown in either very wet, or very dry conditions, as growth will be slower and more dense. If grown in rich loam, the plantings may open up, and become vigorous, and the leaves may lose much of their variegation.
#1838 . . Quart pot . . $4.75
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