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ORNAMENTAL GRASSES

Ornamental grasses add texture, style, and year-round beauty to a landscape. They range in height from 1' - 8' and a number of them hold their form, even in heavy snow. Fortunately, many grasses are both cold and drought tolerant. The following is a list of grasses that should do well in the Big Bear Valley. As usual, make sure you do a little research by discussing ornamental grasses with a local nurseryperson or landscaper. Other sources of information can be found on the internet or at the library.

Achnatherum - Needle Grass

A. aridum	SW US, height to 2'
A. calamagrostis	C. & S. Europe, height to 3'
A. hymenoides	San Bernardino Mountains, height to 2'
A. latiglume	San Bernardino Mountains, height to 3'
A. lemmonii	W. US, height to 3'
A. lettermanii	San Bernardino Mountains, height to 2'
A. nelsonii	W. N. Amer., height to 5'
A. nevadense	Great Basin, height to 30"
A. occidentale	San Bernardino Mountains, height to 30"
A. parishii	San Bernardino Mountains, height to 2'
A. pinetorum	W. US, height to 18"
A. speciosum	San Bernardino Mountains, height to 2'
A. splendens	Asia, height to 8'
A. thurberianum	SW US, height to 2'
A. webberi	Great Basin, height to 1'

Andropogon - Beard Grass

A. gerardii	N. Amer., height to 8"
A. tenarius	NE US, height to 2'
A. virginicus	N. Amer., height to 4'

Aristida - Three-awn

A. purpurea

San Bernardino Mountains, height to 30"

Blepharneuron - Mountain Mist Grass

B. trichelepis

SW US, height to 2'

Bothriochloa - Bluestem

B. caucasica	SW Asia, height to 3'
B. ischaemum	S. Europe, height to 30"
B. saccharoides	C. & SW US, height to 4'

Bouteloua - Gramma Grass

B. aristidoides	San Bernardino Mountains, height to 1'
B. barbata	San Bernardino Mountains, height to 1'
B. curtipendula	Western Hemisphere, height to 30"
B. gracilis	San Bernardino Mountains, height to 18"
B. trifida	SW US & Mex., height to 1'

Calamagrostis - Feather Reed Grass

C. x acutiflora	Europe, height to 5'
C. purpurascens	N. Amer., height to 2'

Cortaderia - Pampas Grass

C. selloana

S. Amer., height to 6'

Elymus - Wild Rye

E. elymoides	San Bernardino Mountains, height to 2'
E. glaucus	San Bernardino Mountains, height to 4'
E. magellanicus	S. Amer., height to 2'
E. multisetus	San Bernardino Mountains, height to 2'
E. scribneri	W. US, height to 18"
E. sierrae	Sierra Nevada, height to 18"

Elytrigia - Wheatgrass

E. elongata

Sierra Nevada, height to 5'

Eragrostis - Love Grass

E. trichodes

C. US, height to 4'

Festuca - Fescue

F. amethystina	C. Europe, height to 2'
F. brachyphylla	N. Amer., height to 8"
F. filiformis	Europe, height to 1'
F. glauca	France, height to 2'
F. idahoensis	W. N. Amer., height to 1'
F. kingii	San Bernardino Mountains, height to 2'
F. rubra	San Bernardino Mountains, height to 30"
F. saximontana	San Bernardino Mountains, height to 10"

Helictotrichon - Oat Grass

H. sempervirens

W. Mediterranean, height to 4'

Hesperostipa - Porcupine Grass

H. comata

San Bernardino Mountains, height to 3'

Koeleria - Hair Grass

K. glauca	Eurasia, height to 2'
K. macrantha	San Bernardino Mountains, height to 2'

Leymus - Wild Rye

L. arenarius	NW Europe, height to 4'
L. cinereus	San Bernardino Mountains, height to 7'
L. salinus	Great Basin, height to 4'
L. racemosus	Eurasia, height to 4'

Melica - Onion Grass

M. aristata	San Bernardino Mountains, height to 3'
M. bulbosa	W. N. Amer., height to 2'
M. californica	W. CA, height to 4'
M. fugax	W. N. Amer., height to 2'
M. stricta	San Bernardino Mountains, height to 3'

Muhlenbergia - Muhly

M. arsenei	SW US, height to 1'
M. capillaris	SE US, Mex., height to 3'
M. dubia	SW US, height to 3'
M. emersleyi	height to 3'
M. lindheimeri	TX, Mex., height to 5'
M. montana	W. US, height to 1'

Nassella - Needle Grass

N. tenuissima

SW US, Mex., height to 18"

Oryzopsis - Indian Rice Grass

O. hymenoides

W. US, height to 18"

Panicum - Panic Grass

P. virgatum

N. Amer., height to 6'

Pennisetum - Fountain Grass

P. orientale

SW Asia, height to 6'

Saccharum - Ravenna Grass

S. ravennae

Mediterranean, height to 4'

Schizachyrium - Little Blue Stem

S. scoparium

N. Amer., height to 4'

Sorghastrum - Indian Grass

S. nutans

Great Plains, height to 4'

Sporobolus - Dropseed

S. airoides	W. N. Amer., height to 3'
S. heterolepis	Great Plains, height to 2'
S. wrightii	SW US, Mex., height to 6'

Stipa - Needle Grass

S. capillata	Eurasia, height to 3'
S. gigantea	Mediterranean, height to 8'
S. pinnata	Eurasia, height to 30"

Themeda - Themeda

T. Japonica

Japan, China, Korea, height to 5'

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