Plants of the Poaceae Family at BCA

The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.

Genus: Arundinaria

 
 

Genus: Arundo

 
 

Genus: Calamagrostis

 
 

Genus: Chasmanthium

 
 

Genus: Fargesia

 
 

Genus: Miscanthus

  • Miscanthus floridulus

    Giant Miscanthus; Giant Chinese Silver Grass
    A warm-season perennial ornamental grass to 15' tall, with giant silvery plumes that hold up well all fall and winter.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Miscanthus floridulus // Giant Miscanthus; Giant Chinese Silver Grass ("straight species")

  • Miscanthus sinensis

    Maiden Grass
    A medium-large, upright ornamental grass w/ long-lasting, pinkish flower plumes and beige fall foliage color.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • 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

 
 

Genus: Muhlenbergia

 
 

Genus: Panicum

  • Panicum virgatum

    Switchgrass
    An upright-open, warm-season perennial ornamental grass w/ green/blue/bronze/burgundy foliage & showy, long-lasting, pinkish-purple flowers.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • 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

 
 

Genus: Phyllostachys

  • Phyllostachys atrovaginata

    Incense Bamboo
    A very fast-growing, water-loving, "running", edible-shoot bamboo, w/ pointed, strongly vertical new culms emerging, then growing 15-30' tall..
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Phyllostachys atrovaginata // Incense Bamboo ("straight species")

  • Phyllostachys aureosulcata

    Yellow Groove Bamboo
    An adaptable, "running bamboo" w/ edible new shoots, with a yellow stripe in the vertical culm groove, or sulcus.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • 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 Bamboo
    A tall, running, dark green timber bamboo with 1-2" culms that are purplish-brown, nearly black, then green with white rings at the nodes.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Phyllostachys nuda // Naked Sheath Bamboo, Stone Bamboo ("straight species")

  • Phyllostachys rubromarginata

    Red Margin Bamboo
    A very strong, upright, fast-growing, fast-spreading "running bamboo" with red-margined new culm sheaths and edible new culms.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Phyllostachys rubromarginata // Red Margin Bamboo ("straight species")

  • Phyllostachys vivax

    Giant Timber Bamboo
    A 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.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Phyllostachys vivax // Giant Timber Bamboo ("straight species")

 
 

Genus: Pleioblastus

 
 

Genus: Saccharum

 
 

Genus: Sasaella

 
 

Genus: Schizachyrium

 
 

Genus: Sporobolus