2022 Dayton Nursery Catalog

Schizachyrium Little Bluestem j e 2 = Zones 3-9 Blaze zones 3-9 Grows in an upright shape and sports blue green foliage in summer. In fall, fiery colors appear— strong reds, purples, and hints of orange and pink. Height: 2-3’, Spread: 1-2’ 031636 C2 $16.99 Avail. 8-1 scoparium Blue Heaven™ zones 3-9 A taller, more upright habit that does not tend to flop like the species. In the summer, the foliage color is a brighter steel blue color with purple high lights, looking almost iridescent up close. From late summer through early fall, glossy purple panicles appear with fluffy tan seeds attached. Height: 42 54”, Spread: 30-40” 031934 C1½ $16.99 Prairie Blues zones 3-9 Prairie Blues is valued for its enduring blue-gray foliage, fall color, and low-maintenance properties. Height: 2-3’, Spread: 1-2’ 031637 C2 $16.99 Avail. 8-1 scoparium Smoke Signal The glaucous blue-green foliage begins to take on scarlet red tones in late summer, turning a deeper red-purple through the fall. Tiny, tan seed heads appear in early fall on the top half of the stems. An improvement over older cultivars, this grass maintains its strictly upright habit through fall. Height: 3-4’, Spread: 1-2’ 026919 C1 $12.99 scoparium The Blues Features erect, upright, broom-like clumps of slender leaves (1/4" wide) which are tinted blue. Pinkish-tinged culms (stems). Foliage acquires burgundy-red tones in autumn. Purplish-bronze flowers appear in 3" long racemes on branched stems rising above the foliage in August. Flowers give way to clusters of fluffy, silvery-white seed heads which may persist into early winter. Height: 2-4’, Spread: 18”-24” 029884 C1½ $12.99 Sesleria Autumn Moor Grass j autumnalis zones 5-9 Silvery-white inflorescences emerge on narrow stems and hover high above the foliage. Clumping, cooling-season grass that starts the season quiet ly. Height: 9-24”, Spread: 12-18” 029885 C1½ $12.99 Avail. 8-1 Sporobolus Prairie Dropseed j ? ` heterolepis zones 3-9 Considered by many to be one of the most refined of all native prairie grasses, Prairie Dropseed has a soft, fountain-like look about it. The green leaves are very narrow, almost threadlike. It often turns rich shades of gold or deep orange in the fall and then light copper to creamy tan in winter. In late summer, soft pinkish brown flowers are produced atop thin, arching stems held high above the foli age. Height: 2-3’, Spread: 2-3’ 029885 C1½ $12.99

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Photo courtesy of Hoffman Nursery

Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens

‘Blaze’

‘Blue Heaven®’

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Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens

Photo courtesy of Hoffman Nursery

‘Smoke Signal’

‘Prairie Blues’

Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens

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‘The Blues’

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