Plant Growing Guides

Berkeley Sedge

Carex divulsa subsp. leersii

Black Mondo

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

Bog-adapted Sedges

Carex species (various)

Brookside Sedge

Carex amphibola

Japanese Sedge 'The Beatles'

Carex conica 'The Beatles'

Jointed Sedge

Carex phyllocephala

Japanese Sedge 'Variegata'

Carex oshimensis 'Variegata'

Banana Boat Sedge

Carex siderosticta 'Banana Boat'

Umbrosa Sedge

Carex umbrosa

Christmas Sedge

Carex oshimensis

Decorative Moss

Various species (Bryophyta division)

Wavy Hair Grass

Deschampsia flexuosa

Drooping Sedge

Carex pendula

Drooping Woodoats

Chasmanthium latifolium

Dwarf Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nana'

Foamflower Sedge

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Ornamental Grasses and Ground Covers

Poaceae (grasses) and various ground cover families

Shade-Tolerant Ground Cover & Grass Mix

Various species (Lolium perenne, Festuca rubra, Ajuga reptans, Vinca minor, et al.)

Golden Japanese Forest Grass

Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'

Hardy Sedges

Carex spp.

Lilyturf 'Silvery Sunproof'

Liriope muscari 'Silvery Sunproof'

Liriope Silvery Sunproof

Liriope muscari 'Silvery Sunproof'

Melic Grass, Purple Melic Grass

Melica uniflora

Moisture-retaining mosses

Bryophyta (division) - various species

Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus

Moss Groundcover

Bryophyta (various species)

Native Grasses and Sedges

Poaceae (grasses) and Cyperaceae (sedges)

Uki (Northern Sea Oats)

Chasmanthium latifolium

Native Mosses

Bryophyta (division)

Native Sedges and Woodland Grasses

Carex spp., Calamagrostis spp., Festuca spp., and other native genera

Native Wetland Sedges

Carex spp.

Northern Seaoats

Chasmanthium latifolium

Soft Shield Fern 'Plumosum'

Polystichum setiferum 'Plumosum'

Sedge Black Mondo

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

Oehme Variegata Sedge

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Autumn Moor Grass

Sesleria autumnalis

Shade-loving Grasses

Multiple species (e.g., Luzula, Carex, Festuca)

Shade-tolerant Mosses

Bryophyta (Division); various species including Hypnum cupressiforme, Dicranum scoparium, Polytrichum commune

Shade-tolerant Ornamental Grasses

Various species (Carex, Hakonechloa, Luzula, Milium, Deschampsia, Polystichum hybrids)

Shade-tolerant Sedges

Carex spp.

Slender Sedge

Carex gracillima

Small Sedges and Grasses

Carex spp. and Poaceae family (various genera)

Supina Bluegrass

Poa supina

Sweet Woodrush

Luzula odorata

Liriope (Lilyturf)

Liriope muscari

Hawaiian sedge, Wāhine sedge

Carex wahuensis

Wintergreen Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides

Woodland Moss

Hypnum cupressiforme and related species