| Bamboo Muhly |
Muhlenbergia dumosa |
3’-6’ |
Sun/part shade; deciduous; graceful, thin foliage with an arching, cloud-like appearance; although much thinner, its foliage looks similar to bamboo canes. |
| Basket Grass |
Nolina texana |
2’ |
Sun/part shade; evergreen; cream-colored plume in spring and summer; beware of sharp leaf edges. |
| Big Bluestem |
Andropogon gerardii |
3'-6' |
Full sun; flowers late summer to early fall; seedhead resembles a turkey foot because of its shape and dark color; a Texas native. |
| Dwarf Fountain Grass |
Pennisetum alopecuroides |
2'-3' |
Sun; copper colored, bristle-like seed heads; fine textured leaves that have an attractive, golden color in late fall. |
| Eastern Gamagrass |
Tripsacum dactyloides |
3'-10' |
Full sun/part shade; stays green most of the year, except in winter when the plant is dormant; leaves are wide and have sharp edges; grows best near river banks and other moist sites; a Texas native. |
| Gulf Muhly |
Muhlenbergia capillaris |
2’-3’ |
Sun/part shade; deciduous; stiff, needle-like foliage; soft cloud-looking, purple plumes in fall; a Texas native. |
| Inland Seaoats |
Chasmanthium latifolium |
3'-4' |
Part shade/shade; flaunts drooping, wheat-like seed heads. |
| Lindheimer's Muhly |
Muhlenbergia lindheimeri |
4'-5' |
Sun/part shade; a fine textured, clumping grass that is attractive as a specimen planting or screen; silvery-green foliage and golden seed plumes in the fall; a Texas native. |
| Little Bluestem |
Schizachyrium scoparium |
3' |
Sun/part shade; a clumping grass that appears blue-green in summer and then copper from Oct.-March; has been known as host plant for butterflies; a drought tolerant Texas native. |
| Mexican Feathergrass |
Nassella tenuissima |
2’ |
Sun/part shade; deciduous; elegant, wispy foliage; can be invasive; reseeds readily. |
| Pampas Grass |
Cortaderia selloana |
7' |
Coarse, full sun, makes good border; attractive, feathery stalks. |
| Purple Fountain Grass |
Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' |
4' |
Purple color, full sun, cut back in winter for best growth. Prone to hard freezes. |
| Sideoats Grama |
Bouteloua curtipendula |
2'-3' |
Dappled shade, part shade, full sun; well adapted to thin, rocky soils. |
| Switchgrass |
Panicum virgatum |
3'-10' |
Sun, partial-shade, stands out in tall grass prairie by turning a rich gold in fall. |