Grasses
Sagebrush Nursery carries the following grasses.
Blue Oat Grass
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Type : Clump
Size : 60/110cm
Zone : Z4
Description : Gray blue foliage with bluish flowers which appear well above the foliage in spring.
Notes : Flowers are better cut back to maintain its blue appearance. Old reliable grass on the market.
Bluebunch Wheatgrass
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Most common bunch grass in the Okanagan Basin. Very drought tolerant, bunch forming. Grows 30-100 cm tall.
Elijah Blue Fescue
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Type : Clump Size : 25/40cm Zone : Z4
Description : Powdery blue silver foliage turns sea green over the winter months, regaining its colour in spring.
Notes : The most blue semi dwarf cultivar available. Cut back flowers for better appearance.
Giant flame grass
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Type : Clump
Size : 140/160cm
Zone : Z5
Description : Foliage appears medium to dark green, turning all deciding shades of red and orange in the fall.
Notes : This cultivar will not self seed.
Giant Wild Rye
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Large grass growing to 2 meters tall. Golden rye shoots highlight this species in the late summer and fall. Grows in and around moist areas and low lying valley bottoms.
Goldtau
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Type : Clump
Size : 40/70cm
Zone : Z4
Description : Dark green compact globular habit. Later flowering (end of June) than other Deschampsia cultivars. Fine open panicles emerge lime green turning golden towards maturity around September.
Notes : Does not flop.
Hardy Pampass Grass
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Heavy Metal
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Type : Clump Size : 80/140cm Zone : Z4
Description : Bluish gray foliage with bluish tinted pink flowers. Whole plant turns pale yellow in the fall.
Notes : Loosely clumped when young, improving with age.
Idaho Fescue
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Soft green to blue coloured bunch grass. Grows 30-80cm tall. Not seen regularly in grazing lands.
June Grass
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Bunch forming.
20-50cm tall
Scattered but locally abundant at low to high elevations in grasslands, open forests. Likes well draind soils.
Karl Foerster
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Type : Clump
Size : 80/150cm
Zone : Z4
Description : Strong vertical accent. Flowers emerge wine red, turning a rich tan colour later into the season.
Korean Feather Grass
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Mexican Feather Grass
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Type : Clump Size : 70cm Zone : Z6
Description : Like a ponytail, infinite culms are a luminous light green colour. Flowers emerge pale green and turn golden tan with maturity, resting above the foliage like a smoky haze.
Notes : Could self seed in favorable conditions.
Needle and Thread Grass
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Growth habit: Densely tufted perennial bunchgrass, 30-60cm tall.
Habitat: Common at low to mid elevations in dry open areas.
Overdam
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Type : Clump
Size : 70/120cm
Zone : Z4
Description : Light cream variegation. Flowers emerge wine red, turning a light tan colour into the season.
Notes : Variegation varies from plant to plant.
Shenandoah
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Size: 100-150cm tall
Description : Columnar habit, arching in mature clumps after four to five years. Red tipped foliage deepens and becomes more noticeable into the summer season; burgundy red spanning over most of the leaf. Burgundy red panicles emerge towards the end of July, beginning of August.
Notes : Drought tolerant when established. Slow growing.
Tall purple moor grass
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Type : Clump
Size : 70/220cm
Zone : Z5
Description : Molinia arundinacea belongs amongst the large grasses. Flowers define this plant, both in size and ornamental beauty. They grow upright, moving freely in the wind in a golden brown color with bright golden stems. The foliage is globular and sits well beneath the flowers. Special attention should be made where to plant Molinia arundinacea as it has an extensive root ball and may take up to three years to reach full maturity.