Plants of the Poaceae Family at BCA
Genus: Arundinaria
Arundinaria gigantea
Giant Cane, River Cane, Canebrake- Arundinaria gigantea // Giant Cane, River Cane, Canebrake ("straight species")
Genus: Arundo
Arundo donax
Giant Reed; Spanish Cane- Arundo donax // Giant Reed; Spanish Cane ("straight species")
Genus: Calamagrostis
Calamagrostis x acutifolia
- Calamagrostis x acutifolia 'Karl Foerster' // Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass
Genus: Chasmanthium
Chasmanthium latifolium
Northern Sea Oats, River-Oats, Wood-Oats- Chasmanthium latifolium // Northern Sea Oats, River-Oats, Wood-Oats ("straight species")
Genus: Fargesia
Fargesia murielae
Umbrella Bamboo- Fargesia murielae // Umbrella Bamboo ("straight species")
Genus: Miscanthus
Miscanthus floridulus
Giant Miscanthus; Giant Chinese Silver GrassA warm-season perennial ornamental grass to 15' tall, with giant silvery plumes that hold up well all fall and winter.- Miscanthus floridulus // Giant Miscanthus; Giant Chinese Silver Grass ("straight species")
Miscanthus sinensis
Maiden GrassA medium-large, upright ornamental grass w/ long-lasting, pinkish flower plumes and beige fall foliage color.- Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio' // Adiago Maiden Grass
- Miscanthus sinensis 'Cabaret' // Cabaret Maiden Grass
- Miscanthus sinensis 'Graziella' // Graziella Maiden Grass
- Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Kitten' // Little Kitten Maiden Grass
- Miscanthus sinensis 'Sarabande' // Sarabande Maiden Grass
- Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus' // Porcupine Grass
Genus: Molinia
Molinia caerulea
Purple Moor Grass- Molinia caerulea // Purple Moor Grass ("straight species")
Genus: Muhlenbergia
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Pink Muhly Grass- Muhlenbergia capillaris // Pink Muhly Grass ("straight species")
Genus: Panicum
Panicum virgatum
SwitchgrassAn upright-open, warm-season perennial ornamental grass w/ green/blue/bronze/burgundy foliage & showy, long-lasting, pinkish-purple flowers.- Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues' // Dallas Blues Switchgrass
- Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' // Heavy Metal Switchgrass
- Panicum virgatum 'Northwind' // Northwind Switchgrass
- Panicum virgatum 'Rotstrahlbusch' // Red Switchgrass
- Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah' // Shenandoah Red Switchgrass
Genus: Pennisetum
Pennisetum orientale
Oriental Fountain Grass- Pennisetum orientale 'Karley Rose' // Karley Rose Oriental Fountain Grass
Genus: Phyllostachys
Phyllostachys atrovaginata
Incense BambooA very fast-growing, water-loving, "running", edible-shoot bamboo, w/ pointed, strongly vertical new culms emerging, then growing 15-30' tall..- Phyllostachys atrovaginata // Incense Bamboo ("straight species")
Phyllostachys aureosulcata
Yellow Groove BambooAn adaptable, "running bamboo" w/ edible new shoots, with a yellow stripe in the vertical culm groove, or sulcus.- Phyllostachys aureosulcata // Yellow Groove Bamboo ("straight species")
- Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. aureocaulis // Golden Crookstem Bamboo
- Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis // Green Groove Bamboo
Phyllostachys nuda
Naked Sheath Bamboo, Stone BambooA tall, running, dark green timber bamboo with 1-2" culms that are purplish-brown, nearly black, then green with white rings at the nodes.- Phyllostachys nuda // Naked Sheath Bamboo, Stone Bamboo ("straight species")
Phyllostachys rubromarginata
Red Margin BambooA very strong, upright, fast-growing, fast-spreading "running bamboo" with red-margined new culm sheaths and edible new culms.- Phyllostachys rubromarginata // Red Margin Bamboo ("straight species")
Phyllostachys vivax
Giant Timber BambooA very showy tall, large, wide-diameter culm form of timber bamboo with thin, weak culm walls and a very fast growth rate in forming a grove.- Phyllostachys vivax // Giant Timber Bamboo ("straight species")
Genus: Pleioblastus
Pleioblastus distichus
Dwarf Fern Leaf Bamboo- Pleioblastus distichus // Dwarf Fern Leaf Bamboo ("straight species")
Pleioblastus viridistriatus
Dwarf Greenstripe Bamboo- Pleioblastus viridistriatus // Dwarf Greenstripe Bamboo ("straight species")
Genus: Saccharum
Saccharum ravennae
Ravenna Grass, Plume grass- Saccharum ravennae // Ravenna Grass, Plume grass ("straight species")
Genus: Sasaella
Sasaella masamuneana
'Albostriata' Sasaella Bamboo- Sasaella masamuneana // 'Albostriata' Sasaella Bamboo ("straight species")
Genus: Schizachyrium
Schizachyrium scoparium
Little Bluestem Grass, Prairie Beard- Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' // Standing Ovation Little Bluestem Grass
Genus: Sporobolus
Sporobolus wrightii
Big Sacaton- Sporobolus wrightii // Big Sacaton ("straight species")