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Growing Grasses & Bamboo

Ornamental grasses, lawn grasses, and bamboo varieties for structure and movement.

37 varieties with complete growing guides

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Annual RyegrassVery easy

Annual Ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum

☀ Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)📅 50-70 days
Bahia GrassEasy

Bahia Grass

Paspalum notatum

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)
Bermuda GrassEasy

Bermuda Grass

Cynodon dactylon

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)
Black Tip WheatModerate

Black Tip Wheat

Triticum durum

☀ Full sun📅 75-80 days
Blue FescueEasy

Blue Fescue

Festuca glauca

☀ Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
CarpetgrassEasy

Carpetgrass

Axonopus fissifolius

☀ Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
Centipede GrassEasy

Centipede Grass

Eremochloa ophiuroides

☀ Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
Eco-Lawn MixEasy

Eco-Lawn Mix

Festuca rubra commutata blend

☀ Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
FeathertopModerate

Feathertop

Cenchrus longisetus

☀ Full sun📅 100-120 days
Fine FescueEasy

Fine Fescue

Festuca rubra

☀ Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
Fountain GrassEasy

Fountain Grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides

☀ Full sun to partial shade
Frosted ExplosionModerate

Frosted Explosion

Panicum elegans

☀ Full sun📅 84-112 days
Greater Quaking GrassModerate

Greater Quaking Grass

Briza maxima

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 90-110 days
Green DropsModerate

Green Drops

Panicum violaceum

☀ Full sun📅 65-75 days
Hare's Tail GrassModerate

Hare's Tail Grass

Lagurus ovatus

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 90-110 days
HighlanderModerate

Highlander

Setaria italica

☀ Full sun📅 60-70 days
Japanese Forest GrassModerate

Japanese Forest Grass

Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'

☀ Partial shade (4-6 hours)
Japanese SedgeEasy

Japanese Sedge

Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'

☀ Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
Kentucky BluegrassModerate

Kentucky Bluegrass

Poa pratensis

☀ Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
Lime Light Spray MilletModerate

Lime Light Spray Millet

Setaria italica

☀ Full sun📅 70-80 days
Little BluestemEasy

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)
LowlanderModerate

Lowlander

Setaria italica

☀ Full sun📅 60-70 days
Maiden GrassEasy

Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'

☀ Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
Monkey GrassVery easy

Monkey Grass

Liriope muscari

☀ Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
Northern Sea OatsEasy

Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

☀ Partial shade (4-6 hours)
Ornamental Blue Oat GrassEasy

Ornamental Blue Oat Grass

Helictotrichon sempervirens

☀ Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
Pampas GrassEasy

Pampas Grass

Cortaderia selloana

☀ Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
Perennial RyegrassEasy

Perennial Ryegrass

Lolium perenne

☀ Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
Purple Fountain GrassEasy

Purple Fountain Grass

Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)
Purple MajestyModerate

Purple Majesty

Cenchrus americanus

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)📅 120 days
Purple Top TimothyEasy

Purple Top Timothy

Phleum pratense 'Purple Top'

☀ Full sun to partial shade📅 60-90 days
Savannah GrassModerate

Savannah Grass

Melinis nerviglumis

☀ Full sun📅 100-120 days
Seashore PaspalumModerate to difficult

Seashore Paspalum

Paspalum vaginatum

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)
Silver TipModerate

Silver Tip

Triticosecale spp.

☀ Full sun📅 60-75 days
St. Augustine GrassEasy to moderate

St. Augustine Grass

Stenotaphrum secundatum

☀ Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
Zebra GrassEasy

Zebra Grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'

☀ Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
Zoysia GrassEasy once established

Zoysia Grass

Zoysia japonica

☀ Full sun (6+ hours)
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