| Latin Name | Common Name | Category |
Height | Light | Soil |
| Arundo donax variegata |
GIANT REED VARIEGATED |
Perennial |
10'-15' |
Sun to Part Shade |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Bambusa vulgaris 'Wamin' |
Buddha's Belly Bamboo |
Evergreen Perennial |
15'-20' |
Sun to Part Shade |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Bouteloua curtipendula |
Side Oats Gamma Grass |
Native Perennial |
18"-24" |
Sun |
Well Drained Soil |
| Calamagrostis arundinacea 'Karl Foerster' |
Karl Foerster Feather Grass |
Perennial Grass |
3'-4' |
Sun |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Carex glauca (flauca) |
Sedge, Blue |
Evergreen Perennial |
10"-12" |
Sun to Part Shade |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Carex morrowii |
Sedge, Silver Variegated Japanese |
Perennial |
18"-24" |
Part Shade to Shade |
Moist Soil |
| Carex perdentata |
Sedge, Meadow or Hill Country |
Evergreen Perennial Native |
6"-8" |
Sun or Shade |
Well Drained Soil |
| Carex siderostricta |
Variegated Bronzeleaf Sedge |
Perennial |
6"-8" |
Sun or Shade |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Carex texensis |
Sedge, Texas |
Evergreen Perennial Native |
6"-8" |
Sun or Shade |
Well Drained Soil |
| Chasmanthium latifolium |
Inland Seaoats |
Native Perennial |
24"-36" |
Shade |
Well Drained Soil |
| Cortaderia selloana |
Pampas Grass 'Sun Stripe' |
Evergreen Perennial |
4'-6' |
Sun to Part Shade |
Well Drained Soil |
| Cortaderia selloana |
Pampas Grass |
Evergreen Perennial |
8'-10' |
Sun to Part Shade |
Moist well drained soil |
| Cortaderia selloana pumila |
Pampas Grass, Dwarf |
Evergreen Perennial |
4'-6' |
Sun |
Well Drained Soil |
| Cymbopogon citratus |
Lemon Grass |
Tender Perennial |
24"-36" |
Sun to Part Shade |
Moist, Well Drained Acid Soil |
| Dianella caerulea |
Becca Grass |
Perennial |
2"-4" |
Sun |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Elymus arenarius |
Blue Lyme Grass 'Glaucus' |
Perennial |
24"-36" |
Sun |
Well Drained Soil |
| Eragorostis curvula |
Weeping Love Grass |
Perennial |
24"-36" |
Sun |
Well Drained Soil |
| Eragrostis elliotii |
Love Grass 'Wind Dancer' |
Perennial |
3'-4' |
Sun |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Festuca cinera (ovina) |
Fescue 'Elijah Blue' |
Perennial |
10"-12" |
Sun |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Festuca cinerea (ovina) glauca |
Blue Fescue |
Evergreen Perennial |
10"-12" |
Sun |
Well Drained Soil |
| Helictotrichon sempervirens |
Blue Oat Grass 'Sapphire' |
Perennial |
18"-24" |
Sun to Part Shade |
Well Drained Soil |
| Imperata cylindrica rubra |
Japanese Blood Grass |
Perennial |
18"-24" |
Sun to Part Shade |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Lymus arenarius "Blue Dune" |
magic carpet |
Perennial |
18"-24" |
Sun |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Melinus nerviglumis |
PINK CRYSTALS RUBY GRASS |
Annual |
12"-18" |
Sun to Part Shade |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Miscanthus sinensis |
Japanese Silver Grass 'Morning Light' |
Perennial |
4'-6' |
Sun to Part Shade |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Miscanthus sinensis |
Japanese Silver Grass 'Cabaret' |
Perennial |
4'-6' |
Sun |
Well Drained Soil |
| Miscanthus sinensis |
Japanese Silver Grass 'Cosmopolitan' |
Perennial |
4'-6' |
Sun to Part Shade |
Well Drained Soil |
| Miscanthus sinensis |
Maiden Grass 'Gracillimus' |
Perennial |
4'-6' |
Sun |
Well Drained Soil |
| Miscanthus sinensis |
Japanese Silver Grass 'Silberfeder' |
Perennial |
4'-6' |
Sun |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Miscanthus sinensis |
Japanese Silver Grass 'Variegatus' |
Perennial |
4'-6' |
Sun |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Miscanthus sinensis |
Dwarf Japanese Silver Grass 'Adagio' |
Perennial |
4'-6' |
Sun to Part Shade |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Miscanthus sinensis |
Variegated Maiden Grass |
Perennial |
4'-6' |
Sun |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Miscanthus sinensis |
"Super Stripe" Miscanthus |
Perennial |
3'-4' |
Sun |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Miscanthus sinensis |
Maiden Grass, 'Little Zebra' |
Perennial |
3'-4' |
Sun to Part Shade |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Miscanthus sinensis |
Zebra Grass 'Zebrinus' |
Perennial |
4'-6' |
Sun to Part Shade |
Moist well drained soil |
| Miscanthus sinensis |
Maiden Grass, 'Little Kitten' |
Perennial |
24"-36" |
Sun to Part Shade |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Miscanthus sinensis strictus |
Porcupine Grass |
Perennial |
4'-6' |
Sun to Part Shade |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus' |
Maiden Grass, Variegated |
Perennial |
4'-6' |
Sun |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaku Jima' |
'Yaku Jima' Japanese Silver Grass |
Perennial |
3'-4' |
Sun |
Well Drained Soil |
| Muhlenbergia capillaris |
Muhly Grass, Hairy Awn or Gulf Coast |
Perennial |
3'-4' |
Sun |
Well Drained Soil |
| Muhlenbergia capillaris |
Pink Muhly Grass |
Native Perennial |
24"-36" |
Sun |
Poor Dry Soil |
| Muhlenbergia lindheimeri |
Muhly Grass, Lindheimer |
Native Perennial |
24"-36" |
Sun |
Well Drained Soil |
| Muhlenbergia rigens |
Muhly Grass, Deer |
Perennial Native |
3'-4' |
Sun to Part Shade |
Well Drained Soil |
| Panicum virgatum |
Switch Grass 'Dallas Blues' |
Perennial Native |
4'-6' |
Sun |
Well Drained Soil |
| Panicum virgatum |
Switch Grass 'Prairie Sky' |
Native Perennial |
3'-4' |
Sun to Part Shade |
Moist Soil |
| Panicum virgatum |
Switch Grass 'Heavy Metal' |
Perennial |
4'-6' |
Sun to Part Shade |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Pennisetum alopecuroides |
Green Fountain Grass |
Perennial |
4'-6' |
Sun |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Pennisetum alopecuroides |
Fountain Grass, Black 'Moudry' |
Perennial |
24"-36" |
Sun to Part Shade |
Well Drained Soil |
| Pennisetum alopecuroides |
Fountain Grass 'Little Bunny' |
Perennial |
10"-12" |
Sun to Part Shade |
Moist well drained soil |
| Pennisetum alopecuroides |
Fountain Grass, 'Hamelin' |
Perennial |
24"-36" |
Sun to Part Shade |
Moist well drained soil |
| Pennisetum orientale |
Oriental Fountain Grass |
Perennial |
24"-36" |
Sun |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Pennisetum setaceum rubrum |
Purple Fountain Grass 'Rubrum' |
Tender Perennial |
24"-36" |
Sun |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Pennisetum villosum |
Feathertop |
Tender Perennial |
18"-24" |
Sun |
Well Drained Soil |
| Phalaris arundinacea picta |
Ribbon Grass |
Perennial |
24"-36" |
Sun to Part Shade |
Moist Soil |
| Phyllostachys aurea |
Golden Bamboo |
Bamboo |
15'-20' |
Sun to Part Shade |
Well Drained Soil |
| Phyllostachys nigra |
Black Bamboo |
Bamboo |
15'-20' |
Sun to Part Shade |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Pleioblastus distichus |
Fern-leaved Bamboo, Dwarf |
Bamboo |
18"-24" |
Part Shade |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Pogonantherum paniceum |
BABY BAMBOO |
Perennial |
18"-24" |
Sun to Part Shade |
Moist to Wet Soil |
| Sasaella masamuniana |
Variegated Dwarf Bamboo 'Albostriata' |
Bamboo |
18"-24" |
Part Shade to Shade |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Sasaella pygmaea |
Dwarf Bamboo |
Bamboo |
10"-12" |
Part Shade to Shade |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Schizachrium scoparium |
Little Bluestem |
Native Perennial |
3'-4' |
Sun to Part Shade |
Well Drained Soil |
| Sorghastrum nutans |
Indian Grass 'Sioux Blue' |
Perennial |
4'-6' |
Sun to Part Shade |
Well Drained Soil |
| Sorghastrum nutans "Cheyenne" |
Indian Grass "Cheyenne" |
Native Perennial |
6'-8' |
Sun |
Poor Dry Soil |
| Sporobolus heterolipis |
Northern or Prairie Dropseed |
Perennial |
24"-36" |
Sun |
Moist Well Drained Soil |
| Stipa (Nasella) tenuissima |
Mexican Feather Grass |
Evergreen Perennial Native |
12"-18" |
Sun to Part Shade |
Well Drained Soil |
