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8 Fall Grasses to Plant Now

Add year-round texture and color to your garden with our top picks

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written by Kathleen N. Brenzel
1 of 8 Photo by Thomas J. Story

Libertia (I. peregrinans)

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

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2 of 8 Photo by Thom Gourley/Flatbread Images

Indian rice grass (Oryzopsis hym enoides)

Native Americans did eat its seeds.

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3 of 8 Photo by Chris Leschinsky

Fountain grass (Pennisetum orientale)

Seed heads as soft as a kitten's fur.

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4 of 8 Photo by Linda Lamb Peters

Pheasant's-tail grass (Anemanthele lessoniana)

Coppery hues streak the leaves.

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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.

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6 of 8 Photo by Saxon Holt/Photobotanic

Turkeyfoot (Andropogon gerardii)

Goofy yet historic—classic prairie grass.

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7 of 8 Photo by Joshua McCullough

Deer grass (Muhlen bergia rigens)

Looks like pampas grass, but much less pushy.

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8 of 8 Photo by Chris Leschinsky

Purple fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum')

Don't miss those rich burgundy leaves.

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