Bonehead's Plant List: Grass

A note from Bonehead

I am located in north Snohomish County, Washington, Zone 8b, a temperate rain foresty region. I rarely get snow, extreme cold, or extreme heat. Global warming, however, is changing the last one and we now get summer temps that are uncomfortably hot for me (anything over 30 C). I use this feature as a mini-database of my plants - both those within my tended beds/yard and those in my wild areas. The dates for plant events (budding, flowering, etc.) are ranges, not necessarily inclusive on both ends.

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Plant	Status	Notes
Japanese Sweet Flag (Acorus gramineus 'Ogon')	Have Grass	2015 front water feature, 2015 dish plant. Bog plant, keep the ones by the dish plant well watered. Classic, Haggen
Dwarf Golden Sweet Flag (Acorus gramineus 'Pusillus Minimus Aureus')	Have Grass	2016 Front water feature. Haggen.
Feather Reed Grass (Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster')	Have Grass	2011 firepit. Keep well watered during hot weather. Cut back in early spring as new growth appears. The Plant Farm Emerges mid Mar Blooms early Jun
New Zealand Hair Sedge (Carex albula 'Frosted Curls')	Have Grass	2011 outcropping. ATP Springcolor (Julia)
Variegated Japanese Sedge (Carex morrowii 'Aurea Variegata')	Have Grass
Sedge (Carex oshimensis 'Evergold')	Have Grass	2011 outcropping. ATP Springcolor (Julia)
Sedge (Carex oshimensis 'Ribbon Falls')	Have Grass	2023 Deck planter. Feed store.
Sedge (Carex siderosticta 'Banana Boat')	Want (Love to have)Grass	2014. The Plant Farm. Died before getting in the ground. Replace or get from Laur.
Orange New Zealand Sedge (Carex testacea)	Have Grass	Self sows. Sun corner.
Purple Fountain Grass (Cenchrus setaceus 'Rubrum')	Have Annual Grass	2019 deck planter. Haggen
Cabbage Tree (Cordyline australis 'Red Star')	Have Perennial Grass
Tufted Hair Grass (Deschampsia cespitosa 'Northern Lights')	Have Grass	Deck planter with goose at the foot.
Qingchuan Arrow Bamboo (Fargesia rufa)	Have Perennial Grass	No clue re correct name, but this is a clumping evergreen bamboo that gets about 10' tall. Planted years ago on the north hill as visual screen. Very well mannered, has only slowly increased in girth. 2016 tried to propagate by sticking sections in kitchen raised bed.
Blue Fescue (Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue')	Have Grass	Was in the winter planter, lost due to neglect (no watering). 2016 showing up in the chicken yard and other random places, must reseed.
Japanese Forest Grass (Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola')	Want (Like to have)Grass
Common Velvetgrass (Holcus lanatus)	Have Grass Native	Fields.
Japanese Blood Grass (Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra')	Have Grass	Front water feature. 2015 Christianson's, 2016 Haggen. Slow to establish, but hoping it will fill in. Colors more vibrant in the fall.
Zebra Grass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus')	Have Grass	I forget where this is. From Lauri 2008
Mexican Feathergrass (Nassella tenuissima)	Have Grass	Self sows. Outcropping 2012. From Julia
Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal')	Have Grass	2019 Deck planter.