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When choosing grasses, planting the right stuff makes you look downright brilliant. And choosing the right genus is absolute genius. For a remarkable number of sites and situations, Calamagrostis is more than a good choice.A superstar of the genus, 'Karl Foerster', is famous worldwide for its beauty, adaptability, and ease of culture. 'Karl Foerster' is not merely a good plant, it's a great one. For finished pot performance, striking vertical accent, and perpetual motion, it's unbeatable. The l

This IS your grandmother's ornamental grass!  An original, and still a champion. An oldie, and still a goodie.One of the earliest cultivars of Miscanthus, 'Gracillimus' has graced American gardens since the early 1900's. All these years later, it is still swoon worthy, still a top seller, still the standard.Stately clumps of slender green leaves with gleaming silver midribs grow to 7 foot tall. In October, the reddish bronze inflorescences gradually turn to silver, remaining