2022 Dayton Nursery Catalog

Muhlenbergia Muhly Grass j 2 White Cloud zones 6-10 Produces beautiful, moonlight white, billowing seed heads and fine-textured, blue-green foliage. It has a more upright shape and drought tolerant. Height: 3-5’, Spread: 2-4’ 031638 C2 $16.99 Avail. 8-1 Panicum Switch Grass j p r 2 Heavy Metal zones 4-9 An upright variety that never flops or leans, even in heavy rains. Its metallic blue leaves turn bright yellow in the fall. Beginning in late summer or early fall, delicate pink panicles dance 12-16" above the foliage. Height: 5-6’, Spread: 2-3’ 007976 C2 $16.99 Avail. 8-1 Purple Tears zones 4-10 Bears flowering spikes with soft gray color at the top, followed by splendid, purple seed heads. With a manageable height of 4’, its narrow, upright habit make it perfect for a range of landscape applica tions. Height: 3-4 027684 C2 $16.99 Avail. 8-1 Pennisetum Fountain Grass j e q 2 Zones 5-9 alop . PRAIRIE WINDS® Desert Plains® This large fountain grass makes a beautiful focal point in the fall garden. Showy bottlebrush-shaped flowers emerge dusky purple and age to tan atop the upright vase-shaped clump of green foliage which takes on red, orange, and gold tones in fall. Height: 3-4’, Spread: 3-4’ 021111 PW1½ $12.99 Hameln Its foliage forms a neat, elegant fountain-like mound of narrow leaves that turns yellow in fall and looks good most of the winter. Flowers are ivory white. Height: 20”, Spread: 36” Little Bunny Smallest of the dwarf Fountain Grasses! Becomes yellow streaked in fall changing to brown by late fall. Will not bloom in shade. Fluffy, creamy tan colored plumes. Height: 6-12”, Spread: 6-12” 005761 C2 $16.99 Avail. 8-1 alop . Puppy Love Its graceful, arching habit has medium to dark green foliage with burgundy accents. The darker red inflorescences begin to show color in late sum mer and continues until frost. Since this is not a sterile variety, make sure to deadhead seed heads so they don't seed around. Height/ Spread: 30-36” 028513 C1 $10.99 Red Head It begins to show its huge, bottlebrush plumes in mid to late summer. Deep purple buds mature to smoky purple plumes that can measure a whop ping 3" wide by 8-10" long! Height/ Spread: 4-5’ 001459 C1 $10.99 001460 C2 $16.99 007291 C3 $21.99 Avail. 8-1

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Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens

Photo courtesy of Hoffman Nursery

‘Heavy Metal’

Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens

‘White Cloud’

Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens

‘Purple Tears’

‘Desert Plains®’

‘Hameln’

‘Little Bunny’

023862 C1 $12.99 031634 C2 $16.99

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‘Puppy Love’

‘Red Head’

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