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Derby Canyon Natives

Plant Nursery - Serving Central Washington

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Grass

Click on the species name to see photographs of the plant from the University of Washington Herbarium’s Plants of Washington Image Collection

For the latest Grass availability click the link at the bottom of this page

NamesHeightExposureDrought TolerantCommentSizes
Achnatherum hymenoides
Indian ricegrass
12-24"SXXattractive open inflorescence; narrow, stiff leaves in tight bunch.10ci
Calamagrostis rubescens
pinegrass
18-30"S, PSHXsoft foliage with reddish stems commonly carpets eastside forest floors.4ci, 10ci, 3"
Deschampsia cespitosa
tufted hairgrass
10-20"S, PSHfrom moist meadows, a strong clump of dark green leaves with dense inflorescence10ci, 3"
Festuca idahoensis
Idaho fescue
12-18"SXfine, bluish-green leaves in dense clump.4ci, 10ci, 3"
Koeleria macrantha
prairie junegrass
12-24"S, PSHXstrongly tufted grass with attractive, plume-like inflorescence4ci, 10ci, 3"
Leymus cinereus
Basin wildrye
48-72"SXlargest native bunchgrass; broad gray-green leaves10ci, 3", #1
Pseudoregneria spicata
bluebunch wheatgrass
24-36"SXblue-green foliage; most widespread bunchgrass in Eastern Washington4ci, 10ci

S=Sun, PSH=Partial Shade, SH=Shade

Native grass seed available for 15 species, with three seed blends packaged for different precipitation zones in the region.

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