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Perennial & Ornamental Grass Display Garden

Perennial & Ornamental Grass Display Garden

Perennials add texture, seasonal color, and diversity to the landscape, filling the height gap between woody shrubs and the lowest ground layer. These herbaceous plants range from short, grass-like habits with diminutive flowers to tall, full-leaved mounds, with saucer-sized flowers.

To help you locate particular species and cultivars, and to aid in teaching plant identification, these beds are numbered and the display is loosely arranged in alphabetical order by genus from the east (closest to the flag poles) to the west (closest to the pond). Ornamental Grasses and Sedges are grouped together for comparison at the west end of the garden.

 Perennial & Ornamental Grass Display Garden Plant List

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Aralia racemosa NGN Logo Stacked Text wJack
Aralia racemosa (NGN)
Spikenard
  • Height: 4' – 6'
  • Width: 3' – 4'
  • Soil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
  • Flower Color: White
  • Bloom Time: June, July, August
  • Hardiness Zone: 3 To 8
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Carex shortiana 2 NGN Logo Stacked Text wJack
Carex shortiana (NGN)
Short's Sedge
  • Height: 18" – 24"
  • Width: 12" – 18"
  • Soil Conditions: Moist
  • Flower Color: Brown
  • Bloom Time: June
  • Hardiness Zone: 3 To 9
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22453A Nepeta Blue Wonder A PO
Nepeta racemosa 'Blue Wonder'
Blue Wonder Catmint
  • Height: 8" – 12"
  • Width: 12" – 18"
  • Soil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
  • Flower Color: Blue
  • Bloom Time: May, June, July, August, September
  • Hardiness Zone: 3 To 8
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21974A Pennisetum Piglet A GS 1
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Piglet'
Piglet Fountain Grass
  • Patent No: PP#19,074
  • Height: 12" – 18"
  • Width: 18" – 24"
  • Soil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
  • Flower Color: Brown
  • Bloom Time: August, September, October
  • Hardiness Zone: 5 To 9
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23098A Pulmonaria Raspberry Splash A PO
Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash'
Raspberry Splash Lungwort
  • Patent No: PP#12,138
  • Height: 8" – 12"
  • Width: 12" – 18"
  • Soil Conditions: Moist/Well Drained
  • Flower Color: Pink
  • Bloom Time: April
  • Hardiness Zone: 4 To 9
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Phone: (847) 742-1790
Fax: (847) 742-2655
mginfo@midwestgroundcovers.com

Street Address

6N800 IL-25
St. Charles, IL 60174

Current Hours

Monday - Friday: 7:30am - 4:00pm

 

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