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Cass County Extension |
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Special Purposes & Sites |
Drought Tolerant |
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| Big Bluestem | Blue Fescues | Indian Grass |
| Little Bluestem | Blue Oat Grass | Feather Reed Grass |
| Sideoats Grama | Switch Grass |
Tolerant of Moist Conditions |
| Giant Miscanthus | Ribbon Grass | Silver Grasses |
| Switch Grass | ||
Invasive Rhizomes/ Good Erosion Control |
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| Chinese (Amur) Silver Grass | Blue Lyme Grass | Ribbon Grass |
Tolerate Partial Shade |
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Variegated Bulbous Oat Grass |
Ribbon Grass |
| Colored Foliage | |
Blue Fescues (gray-blue to blue) |
Sioux Blue Indian Grass (blue) |
Blue Lyme Grass (blue) |
Blue Oat Grass (gray-blue) |
Heavy Metal Switchgrass (gray-blue) |
Prairie Sky Switchgrass (blue) |
Variegated Foliage |
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Variegated
Japanese Silver Grass |
Variegated Purple
Moorgrass |
Variegated
Bulbous Oat Grass |
Porcupine Grass |
Overdam Feather Reed Grass |
Ribbon Grass |
Siberian (Silver) Spike Grass |
Zebra Grass |
Fall Color |
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Big Bluestem (light red) |
Fountain Grass (yellow to tan) |
Indian Grass (tan to orange) |
Little Bluestem (reddish orange) |
Silver Grasses (tan to orange) |
Purple Moorgrasses (yellow) |
Feather Reed Grass (tan) |
Sideoats Grama (bronze-red) |
Siberian (Silver) Spikegrass (bronze) |
Switchgrass (tan) |
Many of the Switchgrass cultivars (red-bronze) |
This page was last updated February 2003
| Todd Weinmann, Extension Horticulturist & Master Gardener Coordinator |
| Phone: (701) 241-5707 |
| E-mail: tweinman@ndsuext.nodak.edu |