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Deer Res	Genus species 'Cultivar'	Common Name	Height	Zone	Description
x	Carex 'Coman's Bronze	Coman's Bronze	6-12'	Zone 7	Deep bronze color makes a nice accent.
x	Carex flagellifera	Toffee Twist	2-3"	Zone 7	Has a gentle cascading habit with a nice toffee color.
x	Cortaderia sellonana	White Pampas Grass	8 in	Zone 7	A large specimen grass with feathery white plumes.
x	Cortaderia sellonana Rosea	Pink Pampas Grass	8 in	Zone 7	A large specimen grass with feathery pink plumes.
x	Cymbopogon citratus	Lemon Grass	2-6ft	Zone 9	Fast growing grass with strong lemon scent.
x	Juncus patens 'Will flemming'	California Rush Grass	15-24 in	Zone 7-11	Steel gray foliage. Can grow in water.
x	Melinis n. Savannah	Ruby Grass	10 in	Zone 10	Ruby pink blooms in June. Great for dried arrangements.
x	Muhlenbergia capaillaris	Muhly grass	3 ft	Zone 6-10	Fine dark foliage. Showy pink panicles that float above the plant.
x	Pennisetum a. Hameln'	Hameln Grass	2-3 ft	Zone 6-9	Dwarf Fountain Grass. Great for mass planting.
x	Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moundry'	Black-Flowering Fountain Grass	2-3 ft	Zone 7	The spikes are dark and fluff out into reddish purple at the tips.
x	Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Majesty'	Ornamental Millet Purple Majesty	7-8 ft	Zone 7	Almost Black foliage for accent.
x	Pennisetum rueppelianum (setaceum)	Fountain Grass	2-3 ft	Zone 9	Mounding fine textured burgundy foliage.
x	Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'	Purple Fountain Grass	3-5 ft	Zone 9	Top selling ornamental grass, burgundy-red foliage.
x	Pennisetum s. 'Red riding hood'	Dwf Puple Fountain Grass	12-18 in	Zone 9-11	Rich burgundy color. Won't outgrow it's welcome.
x	Scirpus cernuus	Fiber Optic Grass	6-12 in	Zone 8	Sun to part shade. Thin hairlike stems grow in clumps. Keep well watered.
x	Stipa t. Mexican feather Grass	Mexican feather grass	12-18"	Zone 7	Silky flowers appear in June. Nice mounding habit.

Deer Res	Genus species 'Cultivar'	Common Name	Height	Zone	Description
x	Andropogon gerardii 'Pawnee'	Big Bluestem	5-6 ft	Zone 4	A colorful robust native grass, which turns red after frost.
x	Calamagrostis acutifolia 'Karl Foerster'	Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass	4-5 ft	Zone 5	PPA's perennial of the year for 2001. Striking vertical grass with winter interest. Light shade is OK for most Calamagrostis.
x	Calamagrostis acutifolia 'Overdam'	Variegated Feather Reed Grass	36 in	Zone 5	Variegated foliage, white blooms. Tolerant of part shade.
x	Calamagrostis a. 'Brachytricha'	Feather Reed Grass	4 ft	Zone 4	Showy blooms with a strong purple/red tint.
x	Chasmanthium latifolium	Northern Sea Oats	3 ft	Zone 3	Dangling oat-like blooms droop from bamboo-like foliage. Full sun to full shade.
x	Deschampsia caespitosa 'Northern Lights'	Norhtern Lights Hair Grass	12 in	Zone 5	Variegated foliage with pink blush on new growth & in cool weather. Tolerant to light shade.
	Equisetum H. 'Horsetail Rush'	Horsetail Rush	15-24 in	Zone 3-11	Excellent in containers. Keep moist.
x	Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'	Elijah Blue Fescue	8 in	Zone 5	Ornamental silvery bue foliage forms a small mound.
x	Festuca ovina glauca	Blue Fescue	15 in	Zone 4	Popular blue clump-forming grass tolerant of dry soils.
x	Festuca glauca 'Boulder Blue'	Boulder Blue	8-18 in	Zone 4-9	Drought tolerant.
x	Helictotrichon sempervivens 'Sapphire'	Sapphire Blue Oat Grass	24 in	Zone 4-9	A superb grass for a perennial border.
x	Juncus e. ' Spiralis'	Corkscrew Rush	14 in	Zone 5	A great bog or pond plant. Prefers very moist to wet cond.
x	Juncus e. 'Quartz Creek'	Soft Rush	15-24 in	Zone 4-11	Grows best in miost, peaty soils in light shade.
x	Miscanthus 'Gigantea'	Gigantea Miscanthus	8-10 ft	Zone 4	This handsome giant grows in to a 4' wide clump.
x	Miscanthus purpurescens	Flame Grass	5 ft	Zone 4	Gray-green solft foliage, turning a brilliant red in the fall.
x	Miscanthus sinenisis 'Malepartus'	Dwf Japanese Sliver Grass	5-7 ft	Zone 5	Best know for it's large and abundant blooms.
x	Miscanthus sinensis 'Graziella'	Graziella Miscanthus	3-6 ft	Zone 5	Slender white flower heads show early in the season.
x	Miscanthus s. 'Morining Light'	Morning light Miscanthus	3-5 ft	Zone 5	Variegated Maiden Grass. Makes a perfect container plant.
x	Miscanthus s. 'Sarabande'	Narrow leaf Maiden Grass	5-6 ft	Zone 5-10	Very narrow foliage. Golden copper plumes in August.
x	Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberfeder'	Silver Feather Miscanthus	6-7 ft	Zone 4	Deep green foliage with silver mid-rib and arching shape. Feathery seed heads held high above the foliage.
x	Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus'	Porcupine Grass	9 ft	Zone 5	Known for it's banded variegation of golden-yellow bars.
x	Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'	Variegated Japanese Silver Grass	7 ft	Zone 5	One of the oldest of the miscanthus cultivars still remains one of the best. Provides white color to the garden. Part shade is ok.
x	Panicum 'Dallas Blues'	Dallas Blues switch Grass	6-8 ft	Zone 2-10	One of the best wide leaved blues. Soft, pastel pink seed heads.
x	Panicum v. 'Shenandoah'	Red Switch Grass	4 ft	Zone 4	Deep green foliage turning red by mid-summer. Part shade is ok.
x	Saccharum ravennae 'Hardy Pampas Grass'	Hardy Pampas Grass	8-10ft	Zone 5	Hardy pampas grass. Tall stately plumes. Mulch in colder climates.
x	Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze'	Little Bluestem	2-3 ft	Zone 3-9	Drought tolerant. Full sun, Flourishes in hot weather.
x	Sesleria a. 'Autumn Moor'	Autumn Moor Grass	20 in	Zone 4	Evergreen grass. Makes an excellent groundcover.
x	Sorghastrum nutans	Indian Grass	4 ft	Zone 4	Prairie native. Upright blooms appear in August.
x	Sporobolus heterolepis	Prarie drop seed	2-4 ft	Zone 3	2' narrow-leaved, fragrant navtive grass. Very attractive.

Deer Res	Genus species 'Cultivar'	Common Name	Height	Zone	Description
x	Calamagrostis acutifolia 'Karl Foerster'	Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass	4-5 ft	Zone 5	Light shade is OK for most Calamagrostis.
x	Miscanthus 'Gigantea'	Gigantea Miscanthus	8-10 ft	Zone 4	This handsome giant grows in to a 4' wide clump.
x	Miscanthus 'Silver Feather''	Silver Feather	6-7 ft	Zone 4	Deep green foliage with silver mid-rib and arching shape. Feathery seed heads held high above the foliage.
x	Miscanthus s. var Pupurascens	Autumn Red Grass	3-5 ft	Zone 3-8	Brilliant fall red-orange color. Moist well draining soil.
	Ophiopogon 'Nigrescens'	Black Mondo Grass	6 in	Zone 6-9	Excellent for edging and ground cover. Prefers part shade and moist soil.
	Pennisetum s. 'Red riding hood'	Dwf Puple Fountain Grass	12-18 in	Zone 9-11	Rich burgundy color. Won't outgrow it's welcome.
x	Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'	Purple Fountain Grass	3-5 ft	Zone 9	Top selling ornamental grass, burgundy-red foliage.

Deer Res	Genus species 'Cultivar'	Common Name	Height	Zone	Description
x	Helictotorichon sempivivens 'Blue Oat grass'	Blue Oat Grass	24-30 in	Zone 4-9	This stiff grass has beautiful blue-gray foliage, no stolons.
x	Miscanthus sinensis 'Graziella'	Graziella Miscanthus	3-6 ft	Zone 5	Slender white flower heads show early in the season.
x	Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'	Var. Japanese Silver Grass	5-7 ft	Zone 5-10	Blomms mid-September. Prefers well draining soil.

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