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The world’s premier genus of ornamental grasses includes lots of stunning varieties. We offer one of our favorites that has a unique advantage: it's infertile. Miscanthus Scout™ can’t self-sow and pop up where it's not welcome.Standing an impressive, but manageable, 5 – 6’ tall, this beauty features slender green blades accented with clean white midribs. The lush inflorescence is a gorgeous reddish-brown.  Culture NotesMiscanthus can be slow to emerge in spring in colder areas. Be pa

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

A Royal Flush is the highest possible poker hand. You can play for a lifetime and never draw that perfect combo.But when you deal in ornamental grasses, a winning handful is yours for the asking. Just ante in for our Royal Collection of big, bold, dark Pennisetum hybrids. They win the pot every time. Pennisetum First Knight™(PP25515)The broadest, blackest blades, with gleaming ruby red center stripes. Bred for enhanced disease resistance. Upright/arching habit grows 4-5' tall, big eno

What makes gardeners and designers love Nassella tenuissima?Let us count the whys: Deep, drought-defying roots. Silky, flowing form, in constant motion. Unique look for containers or borders. North American native – tough & care-free.Don't be deceived by the delicate-sounding nickname “Feather grass." Hardy to Zone 6, this sturdy beauty is a growing presence in American landscapes.It's a growing presence in our greenhouses, too. We’ve timed our starters so they’re ready for you now, and read

We grow so much Pennisetum xadvena 'Rubrum' – bench after bench, whole greenhouses full of it – that we sometimes wonder where it all goes. And then we take a drive, anywhere in North America, and there it is! ‘Rubrum’ barely needs an introduction. It’s that gorgeous annual grass you see wherever you go. There it is -- waving its burgundy blades and matching foxtail flowers in big containers on Main Street, in landscapes public and private, surrounding fountains and flagpoles, flanking entranc