8 Fall Grasses to Plant Now

1 of 8 Photo by Thomas J. Story

Libertia (I. peregrinans)

It's really an iris from New Zealand—shhh.

2 of 8 Photo by Thom Gourley/Flatbread Images

Indian rice grass (Oryzopsis hym enoides)

Native Americans did eat its seeds.

3 of 8 Photo by Chris Leschinsky

Fountain grass (Pennisetum orientale)

Seed heads as soft as a kitten's fur.

4 of 8 Photo by Linda Lamb Peters

Pheasant's-tail grass (Anemanthele lessoniana)

Coppery hues streak the leaves.

5 of 8 Photo by Linda Lamb Peters

Common blue fescue (Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue')

Named for one of Cher's sons? A modern mystery.

6 of 8 Photo by Saxon Holt/Photobotanic

Turkeyfoot (Andropogon gerardii)

Goofy yet historic—classic prairie grass.

7 of 8 Photo by Joshua McCullough

Deer grass (Muhlen bergia rigens)

Looks like pampas grass, but much less pushy.

8 of 8 Photo by Chris Leschinsky

Purple fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum')

Don't miss those rich burgundy leaves.

8 Fall Grasses to Plant Now

Libertia (I. peregrinans)

Indian rice grass (Oryzopsis hym enoides)

Fountain grass (Pennisetum orientale)

Pheasant's-tail grass (Anemanthele lessoniana)

Common blue fescue (Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue')

Turkeyfoot (Andropogon gerardii)

Deer grass (Muhlen bergia rigens)

Purple fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum')

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8 Fall Grasses to Plant Now

Libertia (I. peregrinans)

Indian rice grass (Oryzopsis hym enoides)

Fountain grass (Pennisetum orientale)

Pheasant's-tail grass (Anemanthele lessoniana)

Common blue fescue (Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue')

Turkeyfoot (Andropogon gerardii)

Deer grass (Muhlen bergia rigens)

Purple fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum')

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