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Adagio miscanthus, Miscanthus sisnesis 'Adagio'

Alkali dropseed, Sporobolis airoides

Autumn moor grass, Sesleria autumnalis

Big bluestem; Turkey foot, Andropogon gerardii

Blonde sedge; Frosted curls sedge, Carex albula

Blue fescue, Festuca glauca (Festuca ovina var. glauca)

Blue lyme grass, Elymus arenarius (Leymus arenarius)

Blue oats grass, Helictotrichor sempervirens (Avena sempervirens)

Blue-green moor grass, Sesleria heufleriana

Broad-leaf whitetop sedge; Star sedge, Rhychospora latifolia

Broad-leaved cotton grass, Eriophorum latifolia

Broomsedge; Beard grass; Broomstraw, Andropogon virginicus

Bush beard grass, Andropogon glomeratus (Andropogon virginus var. abbreviatus)

Cabert miscanthus, Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 'Cabaret'

Compact white-striped bamboo, Pleiodlastus variegatus

Compact zebra grass, Miscanthus sisnensis 'Hinjo' (Little Mickey)

Prairie cord grass, Spartina pectinata

Cosmopolitan, Miscanthus sinensis var. Condensatus 'Cosmopolitan'

Creeping broad leafed sedge, Carex siderosticha

Dwarf miscanthus, Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaku Jima'

Evergold striped weeping sedge; Oshima kan suge, Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Feather reed grass, Calamagrostis x acutiflora

Flame grass, Miscanthus 'Purpurascens'

Fountain grass, Pennisetum alopecuroides

Frosty Curls sedge, Carex albula 'Frosty Curls'

Giant blue wild rye, Elymus racemosa (Leymus racemosa)

Giant miscanthus, Miscanthus floridulus

Giant reed, Arundo donax

Glaucous sedge; Carnation grass, Carex firma (Carex glauca)

Gold feather, Miscanthus sinensis 'Goldfeder'

Gold fountains; Kaga brocade sedge, Carex dolichostachya 'Kaga Nishiki'

Golden hakonechloa, Hakonechloa macro Aureola

Goliath, Miscanthus sinensis 'Goliath'

Graziella miscanthus, Miscanthus sinensis 'Graziella'

Gulf muhly; Pink hair grass; Pink muhly; Mule grass, Muhlenbergia capillaris

Hairy melic grass, Melica ciliata

Hakone grass, Hakonechloa macro

Hamelin dwarf fountain grass, Panicum virgatum 'Hamelin'

Hare's-tail grass, Lagurus ovatus

Heavy Metal blue switch grass, Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'

Hime kan suga, Carex conica

Hosoba kan suge, Carex morrowii var. temnolepsis (Carex temnolepis)

Ice Dance carex, Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'

Indian grass, Sorphaatum nutans

Japanese blood grass, Imperata cylindrica var. koenigii

Japanese sweet flag, Acorus gramineus

Job's tears, Coix lacryma-jobi

Kanuro-zasa; Compact golden-striped bamboo, Pleioblastus auricoma

Karl Foerster feather reed grass, Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

Khus Khus, Vetiveria zizanioides

Korean feather reed grass, Calamagrostis brachytricha (Calamagrostis arundinacea var. brachytricha)

Large blue hair grass, Koeleria glauca

Lemon grass, Cymbopogon citratus

Lindheimer's muhly, Muhlenbergia lindherimeri

Little bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium

Maiden grass, Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'

Malepartus miscanthus, Miscanthus sinensis 'Malepartus'

Marrow's sedge, Japanese sedge, Carex morrowii

Mexican feather grass, Nassella tenuissima

Sarbonde Miscanthus, Miscanthus sinensis 'Sarbonde'

Morning Light miscanthus, Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

Moudry, Panicum virgatum 'Moudry'

Mvenra grass; Ravenna grass; Hardy pampas grass, Erianthus ravennae

Nagasa bamboo, Sasa veitchii

Needle grass; Esparto grass; Mexican feather grass, Stipa tenacissima

New Zeland flax, Phormium texax

Oriental fountain grass, Pennisetum orientale

Palm sedge, Carex muskingumensis

Pampas grass, Cortaderia selloana

Porcupine grass, Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus'

Prairie droopseed, Sporobolus heterolepisis

Purple fountain grass; Dwarf red fountain grass, Pennisetum setaceum , P. macrostachynum

Purple love grass; Tumble grass, Eragrostrum spectablis

Purple moor grass, Molina caerulea

Ravenna grass, Saccharum ravennae

Red silver grass, Miscanthus sinensis 'Rotsilber'

Ribbon grass; Gardener's garters; Reed canary grass, Phalaris arundinaera

Running bamboo; Golden bamboo, Arundinaria variegata = Pleioblastriatus variegata

Silver feather, Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberfeder'

Spodiopogon; Siberian graybeard; Frost grass, Spodiopogon sibiricus

Striped corn; Variegated corn, Zea mays cvs

Sweet vernal grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum

Switch grass, Panicum virgatum

Taiwanese miscanthus, Miscanthus transmorrisonensis

Tall purple moor grass, Molina caerulea subsp. arundinacea

Tall switch grass, Panicum virgatum 'Cloud Nine'

Tenjiku suge, Carex phyllocephala

Tuber oat grass; Bulbous oat grass, Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. bulbosum

Tufted fescue, Festuca amethystina

Tufted grass; Tufted sedge, Carex elata (Carex stricta)

Tufted hair grass; Tussock grass, Deschampsia cespitosa (Aira cespitosa)

Variegated manna grass, Glyceria maxima 'Variegata'

Variegated miscanthus, Miscanthus sinensis Variegatus

Variegated sweet flag, Acorus calamus 'Variegatus'

Weeping love grass, Eragrostis curvula

Wild oats; Northern sea oats, Chasmanthium latifolium

Zebra grass, Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'

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