Alameda Wholesale Nursery Catalog.pdf
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CAREX MORROWII / JAPANESE SEDGE—HEAVY METAL SWITCH GRASS<br />
CAREX MORROWII / JAPANESE SEDGE C. morrowii<br />
Carex is great for shade gardens, but likes a little protection.<br />
We will normally carry ‘Ice Dance’, a dense, spreading mound<br />
with shiny dark green leaves and white margins. At times we<br />
will have ‘Old Gold’, a clumping, 12" tall variety.<br />
Max. Elev: 6,000 ft.<br />
Ht: 1' & Spd: 1-1½'<br />
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FEATHER REED GRASS<br />
CAG #1<br />
Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’<br />
ONE OF OUR TOP SELLERS!!<br />
2001 Perennial of the Year! Evergreen grass with pinkish<br />
feathery blooms in spring that mature to gold in summer.<br />
Max. Elev: 7,000 ft. FRG #1<br />
Ht: 4-5' & Spd: 2'<br />
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#5<br />
FEATHER REED GRASS, VARIEGATED<br />
Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Avalanche’<br />
A variegated form of Karl Foerster with a central stripe.<br />
Blooms a little later than Karl - starting in July.<br />
Max. Elev: 7,000 ft. FRV #1<br />
Ht: 4-5' & Spd: 2'<br />
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#5<br />
FOUNTAIN GRASS, HARDY (Dwarf)<br />
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’<br />
ONE OF OUR TOP SELLERS!!<br />
This showy, clump-forming grass is drought-tolerant. Long,<br />
slender blades produce plumes of white to cream.<br />
Max. Elev: 6,000 ft. HFG #1<br />
Ht: 2-3' & Spd: 2' #5<br />
FOUNTAIN GRASS, HARDY ‘LITTLE BUNNY’<br />
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Little Bunny’<br />
A shorter version of ‘Hameln’. This ‘Little Bunny’ won’t eat<br />
up the garden.<br />
Max. Elev: 6,000 ft. HFB #1<br />
Ht: 10-12'' & Spd: 18''<br />
GIANT SACATON GRASS<br />
New for Year 2012<br />
Sporobolus wrightii<br />
2006 Plant Select! This south western native can stand<br />
periodic flooding or dry spells, its extravagant one to two<br />
foot tan plumes in late summer look great in any garden.<br />
Max. Elev: 7,000 ft.<br />
Ht: 4-6' & Spd: 3-4'<br />
GSG #1<br />
HEAVY METAL SWITCH GRASS<br />
Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’<br />
Rock on with Metallica blue foliage, Pink Floyd plumes,<br />
Yellow Leadbetter fall color and a stiff, upright Iron Maidenlike<br />
habit. Can be used as a small screen so you can Pearl<br />
Jam all night long.<br />
Max. Elev: 7,000 ft. GHM #1<br />
Ht: 3-4' & Spd: 1-1½' #5<br />
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“No matter how long the winter, spring is sure<br />
to follow.”<br />
– Proverb<br />
FAX 303-761- 6132 ALAMEDA WHOLESALE Page 27<br />
PERENNIALS<br />
GRASSES
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