Name: Calamagrostis ‘Karl Foerster’ Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To 6 feet tall Buy It: Avalanche Feather Reed Grass ($20, The Home Depot) Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To 5 feet tall Buy It: Dwarf Ornamental Fountain Grass ($35, Lowe’s) Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To 3 feet tall Buy It: Little Blue Stem Grass (from $9, Etsy) Growing Conditions: Full sun or part shade and well-drained soil Size: To 5 feet tall Buy It: Switchgrass ($3, Etsy) Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To 4 feet tall Buy It: Blue Oat Grass ($30, The Home Depot) Growing Conditions: Full sun or part shade and well-drained soil Size: To 5 feet tall Buy It: Purple Majesty Millet Seeds Growing Conditions: Full sun and moist soil Size: To 7 feet tall Buy It: Cord Grass Seeds ($3, Walmart) Name: Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ Growing Conditions: Part shade and well-drained soil Size: To 1 foot tall Buy It: Gold Japanese Forest Grass ($30, The Home Depot) Growing Conditions: Full sun and moist, well-drained soil Size: To 8 feet tall Buy It: Maiden Grass ($30, The Home Depot) Growing Conditions: Full sun or part shade and moist soil Size: To 6 inches tall Zones: 10-11 (usually grown as an annual in colder Zones) Buy It: Fiber Optic Grass ($14, The Home Depot) Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To 12 feet tall Buy It: Ravenna Saccharum Plant ($14, GrowJoy) Name: Pennisetum setaceum ‘Purple’ Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To 3 feet tall Zones: 9-10 (grown as an annual in cooler climates) Buy It: Purple Fountain Grass Test Garden Tip: Northern sea oats is a fast spreader, so plant in a container or other spot that will keep it in bounds. Growing Conditions: Full sun or part shade and well-drained soil Size: To 3 feet tall Buy It: Northern Sea Oats ($3, Etsy) Name: Miscanthus sinensis ‘Strictus’ Growing Conditions: Full sun and moist, well-drained soil Size: To 5 feet tall Buy It: Little Zebra Grass ($30, The Home Depot) Growing Conditions: Full sun or part shade and moist soil Size: To 5 feet tall Buy It: Purple Moor Grass ($6, Etsy) Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade and moist, well-drained soil Size: To 6 feet tall Buy It: Dwarf Hairgrass ($8, Walmart) Growing Conditions: Full sun or part shade and well-drained soil Size: To 1 foot tall Buy It: Elijah Blue Fescue Grass ($30, The Home Depot) Name: Cortaderia mournoana ‘Pumila’ Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: 5 feet tall Buy It: White Pampas Grass ($60, Etsy) Growing Conditions: Full sun to shade and well-drained soil Size: To 9-15 inches tall Buy It: Variegated Liriope Plant ($10, The Home Depot) Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: 4-8 feet tall Buy It: Big Bluestem Native Grass Seeds ($15, Walmart) Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To 3 feet tall Buy It: Mexican Feather Grass ($13, The Home Depot)
