Common Name: Softstem Bulrush, Great Bulrush Full sun, wet to moderately wet moisture level, tolerates a range of soils including clay, loam, peat or sandy, strongly acid to neutral pH. …
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (Scirpus validus)
Schoenoplectus fluviatilis (Scirpus fluviatilis)
Common Name: River Bulrush Full sun; wet to moderately wet moisture level; soils include clay, loam, peat and sand; high tolerance for alkaline soils. 2 ½ – 6 ½ feet…
Schizachyrium scoparium (Andropogon scoparius)
Common Name: Little Bluestem Full to part sun, medium to dry moisture level, tolerates poor soils including clay, prefers slightly to moderately alkaline pH. 2-4 feet height, blooms in spring,…
Saccharum giganteum (Erianthus giganteum)
Common Name: Sugarcane Plume Grass Full sun, moderately wet to medium moisture level, boggy or sandy soil, extremely acid to neutral pH. 9 feet height, blooms in fall, green flowers,…
Saccharum brevibarbe var. contortum (Erianthus contortus)
Common Name: Bent-awn Plumegrass, Sortbeard Plumegrass Full to part sun, medium to moderately dry moisture level, sandy to sandy loam soils. 5-6 feet height, purplish flowers, blooms late summer into…
Saccharum alopecuroides (Erianthus alopecuroides)
Common Name: Silver Plumegrass, Fairy Wands Full to part sun, medium to moderately dry moisture level, best grown in average sandy or rocky soil (not rich), moderately to slightly acid…
Pascopyrum smithii (Agropyron smithii)
Common Name: Western Wheatgrass Full sun, moderately dry to dry moisture level, all soils except rocky, very strongly acid to strongly alkaline pH. 15-30 inches height, blooms mid-summer, yellow flowers,…
Panicum virgatum
Common Name: Switch Grass Full to part sun, moderately wet to dry moisture level, best on sandy to clay loams and does poorly on heavy soils. 3-6 feet height, blooms…
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Common Name: Pink Muhly, Pink Hair Grass Full sun to light shade; medium moisture level; best grown in sandy, sandy loam, or rocky soil; acidic to neutral pH. 2–3 feet…
Luzula echinata
Common Name: Wood Rush, Hedgehog Woodrush Part sun to light shade; medium to moderately dry moisture level; prefers soil containing some clay, rocky material or sand; moderately acid pH. 8…
