Acorn Farms - Tough Perennials for Tough Places

(For more information see
our Reference Guide on Grasses!)

THE POTTING SHED'S HELPFUL
GROWING TIPS

Briza media	Quaking grass	Small and cute - can mass for ground cover effect
Calamagrostis brachytricha	Fall-blooming Calamagrostis	A beautiful flower - doesn't show up until about September.
Calamagrostis xacutifolia	'Karl Foerster' Feather Reed Grass	The best of the best - flowers in June and is showy the rest of the year and through the winter
Leymus canadensis	Blue Lyme Grass	Grows best in dry sand - spreads by underground runners which in the wrong spot can create headaches!
Miscanthus sinensis	Graziella, Morning Light, Variegatus, Strictus, Silberfeder	Very effective landscape plants - and very low maintenance - the selected cultivars of the Miscanthus species should be considered as each has their own distinguishing characteristics - plant en masse for best effect.
Molinia litoralis	'Skyracer', 'Windspiel'	Tall purple moor grasses are airy, graceful flowers that bloom in August - M. caerulea variegata is another one worth a try.
Panicum virgatum	Hans Hermse, Shenandoah, Cloud Nine, Northwind etc	Native prairie grass with many great cultivars -- most are German bred - very drought tolerant as a rule - though a little moisture will always improve the show.
Schizachrium scoparium	Little bluestem	A great native plant that is as tough as can be - very showy in the fall months.

(For more information see our Reference Guide on Sedums!)

Sedum acre	Biting Stone Crop	A small star-shaped flower that shows off from mid-May and on through the summer - dense dark - green foliage - very acid taste - great for vegetative coverage.
Sedum album	Bella d'Inverno'	En masse, the white to light pink are showy throughout the entire summer -- leaves shift to a showy red when drought stressed.
Sedum dasyphyllum	Lilac Mound	Lilac mound and straight species both useful - small blue-green foliage - cute flowers but not as dynamic as some of the other sedums - still a favorite of some roof experts!
Sedum hispanicum		A little more sensitive to cold temperatures - perhaps pushing it in a tough zone 5 winter - but under favorable conditions spreads quickly - leaf tips turn a light pink as the summer progresses - nice mounding shape - seeds readily - which can be a mixed blessing!
Sedum reflexum		Very showy on the roof and in the garden - spreads by seed and shows up sometimes when you least expect it - great for the rock or dry garden when given plenty of sunshine.
Sedum sediforme		Flowers up to 18" tall - so great since yellow to white flowers rise above some of the shorter sedums - flower spikes showy with clusters on horizontal inflorescences.
Sedum spurium	Many cultivars	Relatively common species - grown in gardens - spreads easily by stolons - with bright white to pink flowers - very attractive and dominant when they come into bloom.

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Information courtesy of Dr. Art Cameron, Dept. of Horticulture, Michigan State Univ.