Grasses

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Prairie Blues'

Upright clumps of slender, flat, linear bluish green leaves. Purplish-bronze blooms. Tolerates black walnut. USDA 3-9

Andropogon virginicus

Foliage turns golden orange in the fall. Clump forming. USDA 5-8

Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'

Blue-green foliage with feathery, pinkish-white plumes in summer. Strong, upright habit. USDA 5-9

Schizachyrium scoparium

Purple bloom. Upright foliage with blue base. Fall color. Native. USDA 3-9

Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'

Blue-green foliage with feathery, pinkish-white plumes in summer. Strong, upright habit. USDA 5-9

Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'

Bronze blooms. Blue-pink tinged foliage. Upright. Native. USDA 3-9

Helictotrichon sempervirens

Blue-green foliage with long fronds. Compact, bushy habit. USDA 4-8