2012 Retail Catalog - Gertens

Grasses
Leymus
Leymus arenarius ‘Blue Dunes’ | Blue Dunes Blue Lyme Grass
Zone 4-8 H 3-4’ x W 2-3’
Newer variety with distinctive bluer blades than species. Very adaptable to moist or dry conditions and has excellent heat and drought tolerance. Good
for naturalizing, ground cover or soil stabilization.
G0250 #1/7” cont. $7.99*
Miscanthus
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Sarabande’ | Narrow Leaf Maiden Grass
Zone 4-8 H 4-6’ x W 4-5’
A selection of Miscanthus with very narrow silvery foliage. The silvery plumes along with the narrow foliage give the plants a light airy appearance.
G0280 #1/7” cont. $10.99*
G0300 #5 cont. $26.99*
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Kleine Fontaine’ | Little Fountain Japanese Silver Grass (PPAF)
Zone 4-8 H 3-4’ x W 3-4’
With a height of only 3-4’, this shorter cultivar is nice for smaller gardens. Forms a tidy, arching mound with pink tinged flowers emerging in mid-summer
becoming whitish plumes lasting into autumn.
G0330 #1/7” cont. $9.99*
G0332 #5 cont. $26.99*
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Malepartus’ | Japanese Silver Grass
Zone 4-8 H 5-6’ x W 4-5’
Exceptionally fine selection of flame grass, the seed heads emerge silvery and then take on a distinctively pink hue during flowering. During fall, the
leaves take on orange and red tones.
G0340 #1/7” cont. $10.99*
G0360 #5 cont. $26.99*
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Purpurescens’ | Flame Grass
Zone 4-8 H 4-5’ x W 3-4’
Clump-forming, feathery plumes, orange fall color. This plant really turns on in the summer heat.
G0380 #1/7” cont. $8.99*
G0390 #2 cont. $12.99*
G0400 #5 cont. $21.99*
G0405 #7 cont. $31.99*
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Rotsilber’ | Red Silver Japanese Silver Grass
Zone 4/5-8 H 5-6’ x W 4-5’
Green leaves with orange-red fall color, the seed heads have tones of pink to red in them contrasting nicely with the predominately silver appearance of
the plume.
G0407 #1/7” cont. $9.99*
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Silberfeder’ | Silver Feather Japanese Silver Grass
Zone 4-8 H 6-8’ x W 6-8’
Clump forming, long lasting, large silvery plume. Arguably the best flower plume of any Minnesota hardy grass. The foliage takes on nice orange tones
in autumn.
G0410 #1/7” cont. $10.99*
G0430 #5 cont. $26.99*
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Variegatus’ | Variegated Japanese Silver Grass
Zone 4/5-8 H 5-6’ x W 4-5’
Vertically white striped foliage on an upright mounded plant. Use as specimen in the landscape.
G0480 #5 cont. $26.99*
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Strictus’ | Porcupine Grass
Zone 4-8 H 5-6’ x W 4-5’
Yellow horizontal bands on a rigid, upright plant. Use as specimen in the landscape.
G0510 #5 cont. $26.99*
* Prices, sizes and availability are subject to change.
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