2020 LOWELL PK RD DIXON, IL 815.285.0014

PLANTS THAT STAND THE

TEST OF TIME

PLANTS THAT MAKE YOUR

GARDEN SHINE

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DISTINCTIVE GARDENS

2011GRASSES

CALAMAGROSTIS Eldorado4-5'h SUMMER

(Variegated Feather Reed Grass) A new and rare gold variegated 'Karl Forester'. Narrow, green leaves with a bright gold midrib. Feathery plumes appear in early summer and last all season long.

CALAMAGROSTIS a. Avalanche

4-5'h' (Feather Reed Grass) Variegated form of 'Karl Forester'. Deep green leaves with a wide, white stripe down the center. Distinctly upright, clumping habit. Excellent for screening or the back of the garden.

CALAMAGROSTIS a. Karl Forester

50"h SUMMER(Feather Reed Grass) Early emerging, wheat-colored plumes are great for providing vertical effect in the landscape.

CHASMANTHIUM River Mist30-36" h SUMMER

(Variegated Northern Sea Oats) An exciting new variegated form with bright green and white striped, bamboo-like foliage. Silvery green, oat-like seed heads on arching stems.

HAKONECHLOA All Gold12-18"h

(Japanese Forest Grass) Long arching bamboo-like completely golden yellow leaves, a perfect accent plant for the shade garden. Deer resistant.

IMPERATA c. Red Baron12-18"h

(Japanese Blood Grass) The top 6 inches of the leaves are red.

MISCANTHUS Cabaret6'h FALL

(Maiden Grass) A wide leaf slightly arching grass that grows to 6 feet tall. Cream stripes run down the middle of the blades. The copper-colored flowers appear in the fall and mature to a cream color. Sturdy stalks.

MISCANTHUS Cosmopolitan9'h

MISCANTHUS Dixieland4-5'h FALL

(Maiden Grass) Dwarf form of Miscanthus variegatus; green and white foliage; very showy silky pink plumes; nice in containers

MISCANTHUS Gracillimus5-6'h FALL

(Maiden Grass) Beautiful rounded mounds of fine, silver-veined, green leaves with arching habit. Fan-like plumes emerge with a reddish tint, then ago to a soft silvery white.

MISCANTHUS Huron Star7-8'h FALL

(Red Maiden Grass) In late summer, large coppery seed heads turn into fluffy creamy tan panicles which are carried atop purple stems well above the foliage. In fall, the foliage turns colorful shades of red, orange, burgundy, and gold.

MISCANTHUS Malepartus5-7'h FALL

(Japanese Silver Grass) Best know for large plumes emerging purple pink and then turning silver with fall foliage of bronze.

MISCANTHUS Super Stripe7' h FALL

(Maiden Grass) Showy banded grass has lush green foliage marked with tightly spaced bands of gold. Forms an attractive upright, arching clump topped by tall, tawny plumes. Good cut/dried flower, deer resistant.

PANICUM Cheyenne Sky3'h SUMMER

(Red Switch Grass) Petite red Panicum; ideal for containers. Forms a tight, vase-shaped clump of blue-green foliage that turns wine red in early summer. Purple flowers.

2020 LOWELL PK RD DIXON, IL 815.285.0014

PLANTS THAT STAND THE

TEST OF TIME

PLANTS THAT MAKE YOUR

GARDEN SHINE

TM TM

DISTINCTIVE GARDENS

2011GRASSES

PANICUM Dust Devil4-5'h SUMMER

(Switch Grass) A durable, shorter selection with blue-green to green foliage tat forms a strictly upright, dense clump. Leaf tips turn purplish red in fall. Wine purple flower panicles are held in center of clump.

PANICUM Huron Star4'h FALL

(Red Switch Grass) Similar to 'Prairie Fire', but with blue-green leaves that turn a deeper shade of wine-purple beginning in early summer. Strictly upright habit. Deep purple flowers. Cut flower, deer resistant, native cultivar.

PANICUM Prairie Fire4-5'h SUMMER

(Red Switch Grass) A tremendous improvement over older red panicums. Blue-green foliage begins to turn wine-red by early summer. Rosy flower panicles appear just above the foliage. From Gary Trucks of Amber Wave Gardens.

PANICUM Thundercloud7-8'h SUMMER

(Switch Grass) Very large Panicum. Pinkish-tan panicles produced just above blue-green leaves. Strongly upright foliage remains standing through winter.