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If you like the beauty and impact that ornamental grasses bring to a garden design, you will love the many shapes, forms and colors that North American native species offer. Whether you need a practical groundcover, a dramatic focal point, or an airy filler to knit a matrix planting together, Danielle, Carol, and guest Paula Gross have some options that will inspire you to start your spring shopping list now.

Expert guest:Paula Gross is a horticulture educator at Central Piedmont Community College and co-author of The Southeast Native Plant Primer with Larry Mellichamp and Will Stuart.

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Danielle's Plants

Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium, Zones 4-9)

\u2018Carousel\u2019 little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium \u2018Carousel\u2019, Zones 3-9)

\u2018Northwind\u2019 switchgrass (Panicum virgatum \u2018Northwind\u2019, Zones 4-9)

\u2018River Mist\u2019 Northern sea oats (Chasmanthium latifolium 'River Mist', Zones 5-8)

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Carol's Plants

Pennsylvania sedge (Carex pensylvanica, Zones 4\u20138)

Rose muhly (Muhlenbergia reverchonii, Zones 5\u20139)

Purpletop (Tridens flavus, Zones 4\u20139)

\u2018Blonde Ambition\u2019 gramma grass (Bouteloua gracilis \u2018Blonde Ambition\u2019, Zones 3\u201310)

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Expert\u2019s Plants

Pink muhly (Muhlenbergia capillaris, Zones 5-9)

Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium, Zones 3-9)

Splitbeard bluestem (Andropogon ternarius, Zones 6-10)

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum, Zones 4-9)

Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans, Zones 4-9)

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