CHASMANTHIUM latifolium $19.95 36” z4 Northern Sea Oats A clumping grass with showy, drooping flowers and unique, bamboo-like foliage. Native to the wooded slopes and damp forest of SE North America. Seed heads dangle from delicate stems like fish from a line. Grows almost anywhere. Seed heads are harvested for bouquets. Has a tendency to reseed. Cool season. (2-gal) HAKONECHLOA macra ‘All Gold’ 15” z5 Golden Forest Grass $15.95 Gleaming, metallic gold grass with upright, spiky narrow leaves. Reddish-brown flowers. Beautiful contrast in the shade garden with hosta and heuchera. A more upright habit than 'Aureola'. Warm season. Photo courtesy Walters Gardens, Inc. HIEROCHLOE odorata $12.95 2’ x indefinite z3 Sweet Grass Used by North American Indians in healing ceremonies. The vanilla-like scent is strongest when the grass is dried. Graceful, brown panicles in June and July above narrow, deep green, somewhat glossy leaves. A running grass, which spreads by underground rhizomes - seed is rarely viable. Prefers rich, moist soil. Harvest before frost. Field-grown. Cool season. IMPERATA cylindrica ‘Red Baron’ $21.00 18” x 12” z5 Japanese Blood Grass A dramatic grass that slowly forms a mid-size clump. Flat, linear leaves turn deep blood-red from the tip almost to the base. Prefers moist, well-drained soil in full sun to light, dappled shade and a little elbow room - don’t crowd it and this plant will be happy. Warm season. (2- gal) Photo courtesy Walters Gardens, Inc. www.wild-things.ca 106 1-877-538-3228