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<br /> <br />COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME WATER MTCE, AESTI-IETlC PROBLEMS- <br /> REO. REO. CHARACTER COMMENTS <br /> ~: b!ue-gray tufts which form <br /> mounds S' broad <br /> ~: ornamental grass; <br /> excellent for edging and contrasVaccent <br /> .. <br />? Imperata cylindrica 1:iiI9b1: root suckere <br /> ~:' striking red <br /> ~: <br />Perennial Ryegrass Lolium perenne L liiJgbl: <br /> QgJg[:' <br /> Ilali: puncl1 grass <br />Ribbon Grass Phalaris arundinacea piela L 1-2 1:WlIb1: l' Very aggressive; may need to be <br /> ~: green & white variegated controlled;stays more confined in dry <br /> ~: ornamental; soil In full sun; spreads rapidly in a moister <br /> soil In partial shada <br /> Pucclnellia distans 'Fuks' L 1-2 1:WlIb1: 12-16" Low aUractive profile of dark green foliage. <br /> Qllklc: Dk green Can be maintalned wkh or without mowing. <br /> ~: Sod forming in saby soils Dominates In saby soils <br />Warm Season Grasses <br />Big Blueslem Andropogon gerardii VL 1:iWbI: 4'+ Prefers sandy or loam soils <br /> ~: green~urns red-purpte <br /> color at maturity;unusual1uzzy' <br /> seedheads <br /> Ilali: sod forming grass <br />Sideoats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula' VL 1WlIbl: IS" Likes all soiltypes;easy to establish; <br /> 'Vaughn' ~: turns reddish-orange tenacious on slopes <br /> at maturity <br /> ~: bunch grass <br />Blue Grama 'lovington' Bouteloua gracilis VL l:IiW: 8" likes all soil types;prefers well <br /> 'lovington' Qllklc: gray-green;appearance is drained soils;easy to establish;hardy;very <br /> similar to Bu"a1ograss adaptable <br /> ~: bunch grass which will form <br /> a mat II sseded heavily <br />Bu"alo Grass 'T exoka' Buchloe dactyloides VL 1WlIbl: S" prefers well drained clay soils; <br /> 'T exoka' QWw:: gray-green;good for contrasts spreads by stolons;slow growing;very <br /> Ilali: low growing sod forming grass drought tolerant 46. <br />