Andropogon gerardii Big Blue Stem
This is a tall columnar grass with blue green leaves and a stunning red fall color. They are drought tolerant but prefer a little extra water.
Andropogon gerardii Big Blue Stem
Temporarily out of stock.
Ht: 6-7′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 4-5′
Flower Color: Golden Tan
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Bouteloua curtipenula Sideoats Grama
This is a great grass for meadows and reclamation. The seeds are born in two rows on one side of the flower stalk.
Temporarily out of stock
Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Grama
Ht: 1-2′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 1-2′
Flower Color: Tan
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Dry
Bouteloua gracilis Blue grama
This is a medium sized grass with one sided spiked seed heads. It’s the state grass of Colorado.
Plant select variety ‘Blonde Ambition’, usually available
Bouteloua curtipenula Blue grama
Ht: 1-2′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 1-2′
Flower Color: Light Tan
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Dry
Calamagrostis arondinacea ‘Karl Foerster’ Feather Reed Grass
This is an upright clump grass with thin glossy green leaves and fluffy tan seed head which becomes showy in mid-summer.
Calamagrostis arondinacea ‘Karl Foerster’
Ht: 4-5′
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Flower Color: Tan
Hardiness: Zone 4
Sun to Part Shade
Medium to Dry
Eragrostis trichodes Sand Love Grass
This is a beautiful bunch grass with airy seed heads in summer and fall. The leaves turn a rust red color in the fall.
Eragrostis trichodes Sand Love Grass
Ht: 2-4′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Flower Color: Rust Red
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Erianthus ravennea Hardy Pampas Grass
This is tall robust clump forming grass with silver to tan seed in fall. Can reseed and spread if you’re not watching it.
Ht: 8-12′
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Flower Color: Silver –Tan
Hardiness: Zone 5
Full Sun
Medium
Festuca glauca ‘Boulder Blue’ Blue Fescue
This is an upright clump forming grass with intense blue foliage. This grass is a taller form of the blue fescue.
Ht: 8-12″
Mature Spread: 8-10″
Flower Color: Tan
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’ Blue Fescue
This is bunch forming grass with striking blue foliage throughout the year. They are excellent small grass.
Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’ Fescue
Ht: 6-10″
Mature Spread: 12-15″
Flower color: Tan
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Helictotrichon sempervirens Blue Avena, Blue Oat Grass
This is a tall bunch grass with blue green leaves and tan seed heads. They are great for winter color and texture.
Helictotrichon sempervirens Blue Avena
Ht: 2-3′
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Flower Color: Tan
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full sun
Dry
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’ Maiden Grass
This is a tall clump forming grass with thin green leaves and cream white seed plume. Turn reddish bronze in fall. Great winter interest.
Ht: 5-6′
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Flower Color: Cream White
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Miscanthus sin. purpurascens Purple Maiden Grass
This is a columnar clump forming grass with bright green leaves that turn red to purple in fall. The seed heads turn a nice silver white color.
Miscanthus sin. purpurascens Purple Maiden Grass
Ht: 3-4′
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Flower Color: Bronze to Silver White
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Miscanthus sinensis Yaku Jima Maiden Grass
This is a compact clump forming grass with rich green leaves and cream white seed heads.
Miscanthus sinensis Yaku Jima Maiden Grass
Ht: 3-4′
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Flower Color: Creamy White
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Oryzopsis hymenoides Indian Rice Grass
This is a bunch grass with delicate lacy leaves. In early summer this grass will be covered in airy cluster of nut like seeds. The nutlets were a food staple for native people.
Oryzopsis hymenoides Indian Rice Grass
Ht: 1-2′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 1-2′
Flower Color: Tan
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Very Dry
Panicum v. ‘Prairie Sky’ Prairie Sky Switch Grass
This is a medium sized vase shaped grass with bright blue green leaves and airy seed heads.
Panicum v. ‘Prairie Sky’ Prairie Sky Switch Grass
Ht: 3-5′
Mature Spread: 18-24″
Flower Color: Tan-Blue
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Dry
Panicum v ‘Shenandoah’ Shenandoah Switch Grass
This is an arching grass with deep red leaves in late summer and fall. They have airy seed heads in late summer and fall. This is a very colorful grass in the fall
Panicum v. ‘Shenandoah’ Shenandoah Switch Grass
Ht: 3-5′
Mature Spread: 18-24″
Flower Color: Red
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Dry
Pennisetum alopecuroides Fountain Grass
This is a dense, clump forming grass with dark green leaves and fluffy buff colored seeds.
Ht: 3-4′
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Flower Color: Buff
Hardiness: Zone 5
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’ Dwarf Fountain Grass
This is a dense mounding grass with narrow arching bright green leaves and slender buff colored seed heads.
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’ Dwf. Fountain Grass
Ht: 1-2′
Mature Spread: 12-18″
Flower Color: White to Copper Tan
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Medium to Dry
Sorgastrum nutans Indian Grass
This is a tall bunch grass with golden seed plumes in fall to winter. It works well in dried flower arrangements.
Temporarily unavailable
Sorgastrum nutans Indian Grass
Ht: 6-7′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Flower Color: Gold
Hardiness: Zone 4
Full Sun
Dry
Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Blaze’ Blaze Little Blue Stem
This is an upright clump forming grass with light blue leaves that turn brilliant red in the fall. It tolerates poor soils.
Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Blaze’
Ht: 3-4′
Mature Spread: 1-2′
Flower Color Tan
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Dry
Schizachyrium scoparium Little BlueStem
This is a long lived bunch grass with delicate blue green leaves and red fall color.
Schizachyrium scoparium Little Blue Stem
Ht: 3-4′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 2-3′
Flower Color: Tan
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Dry
Schizachyrium scoparium ‘The Blue’s’ Little Blue Stem
This is a stiffly upright grass with sky blue leaves that will turn pinkish-red in fall.
Schizachyruim scoparuim The Blue’s
Ht: 3-4
Mature Spread: 1-2′
Flower Color: Tan
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Dry
Stipa tenuissima Mexican Feather Grass
This is a short wiry bunch grass with cream colored feathery seed heads. Very attractive in the breeze.
Stipa tenuissima Mexican Feather Grass
Ht: 1-2′ *Native*
Mature spread: 1-2′
Flower Color: Creamy Tan
Hardiness: Zone 5
Full Sun
Dry
Sporobolus wrightii Giant Sacaton Grass 
This is an impressive no care bunch grass that works well in meadows and borders. They have golden feathery seed heads in summer.
Sporobolus wrightii Sacaton Grass
Ht: 5-7′ *Native*
Mature Spread: 3-4′
Flower Color: Gold
Hardiness: Zone 3
Full Sun
Dry