{"title":"Grasses \u0026 Sedges","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"a5jepict2jii2gtry3j64gtu","title":"Anatherum glomeratum - grass, bushy bluestem","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHeight: 2’ to 6’\u003cbr\u003eSpread: 2’ to 3’\u003cbr\u003eLight Needs: full sun\u003cbr\u003eWater: average to moist, not very drought tolerant\u003cbr\u003eFlower color: silvery \u003cbr\u003eBloom time: September to February\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis is a clumping grass with slender, upright leaves. Large numbers of small flowers are produced in large, feathery clusters on tall stalks. These stalks persist into the winter. Seeds are scattered in the wind and will produce volunteer seedlings where conditions are good. The leaves and flower spikes turn golden-brown in fall and persist through the winter. It is a plant for informal gardens and naturalizing. It is a host plant for satyr butterflies and various skippers. Its seeds are eaten by birds. Deer tend to leave grasses alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis grass was previously known as \u003cem\u003eAndropogon glomeratus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SCNPS Upstate","offers":[{"title":"1g","offer_id":46688333496607,"sku":"D-84","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/9501\/4687\/files\/image_2024-08-14_163824780.png?v=1723667908"},{"product_id":"o7svekuhdy5pu3mld3coigug","title":"Anatherum ternarium - grass, splitbeard bluestem","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHeight: 2’ to 4’\u003cbr\u003eSpread: 1’ to 3’\u003cbr\u003eLight Needs: sun, part shade\u003cbr\u003eWater: dry to average\u003cbr\u003eFlower color: brown\u003cbr\u003eBloom time: August to November\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis ornamental grass is notable for its colorful flower stalks and silvery white seed tufts in fall. Slender leaves are often purplish, especially in fall. It is a clumping grass but it is likely to produce volunteer seedlings. It is suitable for gardens, pocket prairies and naturalizing. The seeds attract birds and the grass will provide nesting\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ematerial\/structure for  birds and native bees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. Wood nymph butterflies and various skippers use this plant as a host plant for their caterpillars. Deer tend to leave grasses alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis grass was previously known as Andropogon ternarius.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SCNPS Upstate","offers":[{"title":"6\"","offer_id":44957445488927,"sku":"E-85","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/9501\/4687\/files\/Andropogonternarius.jpg?v=1686676304"},{"product_id":"cc3l4enz2a4de7i435apygyb","title":"Carex leavenworthii - sedge, Leavenworth's","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeight: 6” to 12”\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 6” to 12”\u003cbr\u003eLight Needs: part shade\u003cbr\u003eWater: dry, average\u003cbr\u003eFlower color: green\u003cbr\u003eBloom time: spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis clump-forming perennial sedge has very slender dark green evergreen leaves up to 12” long and about 1\/8” wide. In late spring, small dense green clusters of flower spikes are held above the leaves. Plants do not have rhizomes but can spread by seeds. It is suitable for any garden from formal to naturalistic. Like other sedges, it is a caterpillar host for an assortment of skippers and moths. Its seeds are eaten by birds and other small animals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SCNPS Upstate","offers":[{"title":"6\"","offer_id":44957447979295,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/9501\/4687\/files\/carexleavenworthii-sedge_leavenworth_s.jpg?v=1695477580"},{"product_id":"afmn4scyg35xgwkf25vtvs7h","title":"Carex plantaginea - sedge, seersucker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHeight: 6” to 1’\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 6” to 1’\u003cbr\u003eLight Needs: part shade to full shade\u003cbr\u003eWater: average\u003cbr\u003eFlower color: purplish\u003cbr\u003eBloom time: May\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe broad, yellow-green leaves with rippled leaves make this is a very distinctive sedge. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe purple flower spikes are interesting although not showy. The plant is not quick to grow or spread. Use\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e it as an edging plant or as a small specimen, as you might use a small hosta. It is suitable for a shady formal garden or naturalizing in a woodland. Deer tend to leave sedges alone. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SCNPS Upstate","offers":[{"title":"6\"","offer_id":44957448044831,"sku":"F-92","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/9501\/4687\/files\/image_2025-09-17_191115323.png?v=1758150679"},{"product_id":"56kvbmrtk3eafbz7yr4lgdj5","title":"Chasmanthium latifolium - grass, Inland sea oats, river oats","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeight: 2 to 5’\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 1 to 2.5’\u003cbr\u003eLight Needs: full sun to part shade\u003cbr\u003eWater: average to wet\u003cbr\u003eFlower color: green\u003cbr\u003eBloom time: July to September\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis clump-forming, upright, ornamental grass is distinguished upright, leafy stalks and elegantly drooping seed heads. The seed stalks are excellent for dried flower arrangements. It is an easy plant for the garden. If the mature seed heads are not removed, this plant will spread by seed. Fortunately, unwanted seedlings can be pulled easily. This plant can serve as a single specimen, a border or a tall. erosion-resistant groundcover. This grass serves as a host for caterpillars of the northern pearly-eye butterfly and various skippers. Birds eat the seeds. Deer tend to leave grasses alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SCNPS Upstate","offers":[{"title":"6\"","offer_id":44957448470815,"sku":"E-87","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/9501\/4687\/files\/Chasmanthiumlatifolium.jpg?v=1686846131"},{"product_id":"44wvhuzzfkefccby55hu7yhs","title":"Chasmanthium laxum - Grass, Slender Woodoats","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeight: 2’ to 4’\u003cbr\u003eSpread:\u003cbr\u003eLight Needs: part sun to shade\u003cbr\u003eWater: average to moist\u003cbr\u003eFlower color: green\u003cbr\u003eBloom time: June to October \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis native grass is not often sold and little information is available about its use in gardens. It is reported to be adaptable to a wide range of conditions and is one of a small number of ornamental grasses that will grow well in shade. It develops into a clump of slender, arching leaves. The small, arrowhead-shaped seed heads are similar to but smaller than those of its relative, the inland sea oats. Compared to \u003cem\u003eChasmanthium sessiflorum\u003c\/em\u003e, it has slightly narrower leaves, can grow a little taller and naturally grows in moister soils. Caterpillars of northern pearly-eye butterfly and various skippers use this plant as a host. Birds eat the seeds. Deer tend to leave grasses alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SCNPS Upstate","offers":[{"title":"1g","offer_id":44957448503583,"sku":"G-98","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/9501\/4687\/files\/Chasmanthiumlaxum.jpg?v=1686846200"},{"product_id":"kyskjgdavfebeszszhznvfa7","title":"Eragrostis spectibilis - Grass, Purple Lovegrass","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeight: 8” to 14”\u003cbr\u003eSpread: 10” to 14”\u003cbr\u003eLight Needs: full sun\u003cbr\u003eWater: average to dry\u003cbr\u003eFlower color: green\u003cbr\u003eBloom time: July\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a compact, clumping ornamental grass. The flowers are produced in open airy panicles. The panicles turn pink as the seeds ripen. It can be planted in the front of a formal garden border or naturalized on a dry slope for erosion control. This plant hosts moth caterpillars which in turn are eaten by birds. Birds and other small animals eat the seeds. Deer tend to leave grasses alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SCNPS Upstate","offers":[{"title":"6\"","offer_id":44957450174751,"sku":"E-87","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/9501\/4687\/files\/Eragrostisspectibilis.jpg?v=1686848708"},{"product_id":"rtmmmc5vpyjuomtujp6zmg2c","title":"Schizachyrium scoparium - little bluestem","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeight: 2’ to 4’\u003cbr\u003eSpread: 1.5’ to 2’\u003cbr\u003eLight Needs: full sun to part sun\u003cbr\u003eWater: average to dry\u003cbr\u003eFlower color: purplish bronze\u003cbr\u003eBloom time: August to September\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLittle bluestem is a perennial, clumping, warm-season grass. This is one of the dominant plants in the southeastern prairies. The leaves and stems tend to have a bluish cast in summer while the fall color is a very warm copper that does not fade throughout winter. This grass is attractive enough for formal gardens. It tends to reseed so it may be better in a naturalistic setting like a pocket prairie. The caterpillars of several skipper butterflies use this plant as a host. Birds eat the seeds. Deer tend to leave grasses alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SCNPS Upstate","offers":[{"title":"6\"","offer_id":44957458104607,"sku":"E-85","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/9501\/4687\/files\/jkm070520_001.jpg?v=1777485493"},{"product_id":"ixg42vqyozei2rbejy4rdu6p","title":"Sorghastrum nutans - grass, yellow Indian","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeight: 5’ to 7’\u003cbr\u003eSpread: 1’ to 2’\u003cbr\u003eLight Needs: full sun\u003cbr\u003eWater: average to dry\u003cbr\u003eFlower color: yellow\u003cbr\u003eBloom time: August to October\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYellow Indiangrass is a native, perennial, clumping grass. It is the state grass of South Carolina. It is a warm-season grower that is dormant in winter. Yellow flower stalks stand above the foliage in the late summer and fall. They tend to be upright but may lean. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFall foliage color is orange to purple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e This is one of the dominant plant species in the southeastern prairies. In the garden, it may be grown singly as a specimen or in a group - possibly as the backbone of a pocket prairie. Various skipper butterfly caterpillars may use it as a host plant. Birds will eat the seeds. Deer tend to leave grasses alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SCNPS Upstate","offers":[{"title":"6\"","offer_id":44957460332831,"sku":"D-76","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/9501\/4687\/files\/Sorghastrumnutans2.jpg?v=1686947278"},{"product_id":"ndr5tjkcags22oytf3g53wbq","title":"Tripsacum dactyloides - grass, eastern gama","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHeight: 4’ to 6’\u003cbr\u003eSpread: 4’ to 6’\u003cbr\u003eLight Needs: full sun to part sun\u003cbr\u003eWater: average to moist\u003cbr\u003eFlower color: Purple (female) Orange (male)\u003cbr\u003eBloom time: June to September\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEastern gamagrass is a sturdy, clump-forming grass with comparatively wide leaves. Leaf edges are serrated and can cut if grabbed at the wrong angle. Flower spikes arch above the foliage. It is dormant in winter. In the garden, a single plant may be used as an accent or or it may be used as a tall summer border. The dense clumps provide shelter to birds and other wildlife. Various skipper butterfly caterpillars use it as a host plant. Birds and deer eat the comparatively large seeds. This species will grow under black walnut. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SCNPS Upstate","offers":[{"title":"6\"","offer_id":44957462003999,"sku":"B-43","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/9501\/4687\/files\/Tripsacumdactyloides.jpg?v=1686949875"},{"product_id":"elymus-virginicus-virginia-wild-rye","title":"Elymus virginicus - Virginia Wild Rye","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeight: 3-4’\u003cbr\u003eSpread: 1’ \u003cbr\u003eLight Needs: sun to shade\u003cbr\u003eWater: moist\u003cbr\u003eFlower color: green\u003cbr\u003eBloom time: June, July\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis ornamental grass one of the few grasses that grows well in shade. It begins to grow in late winter and flowers in summer. The flower spikes are bristly and wheat-like. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe seed spikes mature in late summer and fall. Plants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e may be used in the garden singly as a specimen or massed for erosion control in naturalized areas. Northern pearly-eye butterfly caterpillars feed on the foliage of this plant. Birds eat the seeds. Deer tend to leave grasses alone. This plant is reported to grow under black walnut trees.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SCNPS Upstate","offers":[{"title":"1g","offer_id":47597323747615,"sku":"E-83","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/9501\/4687\/files\/Elymusvirginicus.jpg?v=1706968019"},{"product_id":"chasmanthium-sessiflorum-grass-longleaf-woodoats","title":"Chasmanthium sessiflorum - grass, longleaf woodoats","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHeight: 2 - 3'\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 2 - 5'\u003cbr\u003eLight Needs: shade to part sun\u003cbr\u003eWater: dry to moist\u003cbr\u003eFlower color: green\u003cbr\u003eBloom time: July - September\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis clump-forming ornamental grass is distinguished by its arching leaves and slender  flower stalks. The seeds look like tiny versions of the seeds of upland river oats. It may spread by seed but unwanted plants can be pulled easily. It is attractive in a subdued way. It is suitable for a formal garden but may be at its best in an informal garden, in a border or naturalized in a woodland. It serves as a host for caterpillars of the northern pearly-eye butterfly and various skippers. Birds eat the seeds. Deer tend to leave grasses alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SCNPS Upstate","offers":[{"title":"6\"","offer_id":51163416264991,"sku":"E-87","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/9501\/4687\/files\/image_2025-08-24_190209816.png?v=1756076533"},{"product_id":"carex-laxiculmis-sedge","title":"Carex laxiculmis - sedge, creeping","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHeight: 1'\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 1’ to 1.5’\u003cbr\u003eLight Needs: part shade to full shade\u003cbr\u003eWater: average to moist\u003cbr\u003eFlower color: Gold\/Yellow\u003cbr\u003eBloom time: May to June\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis semi-evergreen to evergreen sedge has distinctive, wide, blue-green leaves. The flower spikes are interesting but not showy. It develops into a compact clump and spreads slowly by seeds. If it were more readily available, it could easily replace exotic liriope as an edging plant or groundcover in shady gardens throughout the south. It serves as a host for satyr butterfly caterpillars. Deer tend to leave sedges alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SCNPS Upstate","offers":[{"title":"6\"","offer_id":51382385901855,"sku":"F-91","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/9501\/4687\/files\/IMG_3439.jpg?v=1763063677"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/9501\/4687\/collections\/Andropogon_ternarius.jpg?v=1686859707","url":"https:\/\/shopupstate.scnps.org\/collections\/sedges-rushes-and-grasses.oembed","provider":"SCNPS Upstate","version":"1.0","type":"link"}