Grasses for shade
Grasses can be very effective as ground cover and specimen plants in shady areas.
Plants (103)
Carex pendula 'Moonraker'
Variegated weeping sedge
Carex plantaginea
Plantain leaf sedge, Broad leafed sedge, Evergreen broadleaf sedge
Carex siderosticha 'Variegata'
Deciduous broad leaved sedge, Creeping broadleaf sedge, Tagane so
Deschampsia cespitosa
Tussock grass, Hair grass, Tufted hair grass
Deschampsia cespitosa
Tussock grass, Hair grass, Tufted hair grass
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Bronzeschleier'
Tussock grass, Hair grass, Tufted hair grass
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldschleier'
Tussock grass, Hair grass, Tufted hair grass
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldtau'
Tussock grass, Hair grass, Tufted hair grass
Deschampsia flexuosa
Wavy hair grass, Crinkled hair grass, Common hair grass
Eragrostis curvula
Weeping love grass, African love grass
Glyceria
Sweet grass, Manna grass, Sweet hay
Glyceria maxima var. variegata
Reed Sweet grass, Great water grass
Hakonechloa
Hakone grass
Hakonechloa macra
Hakone grass, Urahagusa, Japanese reed grass
Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold'
Hakone grass
Hakonechloa macra Mulled Wine = 'Lucmull'
Hakone grass, Japanese reed grass
Holcus mollis 'Albovariegatus'
Creeping soft grass, Velvet grass, Calf kill, Yorkshire fog, Dart grass, Salem grass
Hystrix patula
Bottle brush grass
Luzula
Woodrush
Luzula nivea
Snow rush, Snowy woodrush
Luzula sylvatica 'Aurea'
Greater wood rush, Sylvan woodrush
Luzula sylvatica 'Hohe Tatra'
Greater wood rush, Sylvan woodrush
Luzula sylvatica 'Marginata'
Greater wood rush, Sylvan woodrush
Melica altissima
Melic grass, Siberian melic grass, Tall melic grass
Melica altissima 'Atropurpurea'
Purple melic grass, Purple Siberian melic
Melica uniflora
Wood melic
Melica uniflora 'Variegata'
Wood melic
Milium effusum
Wood millet, Woodrush
Milium effusum 'Yaffle'
Bowles golden grass
Molinia
Moor grass
Molinia caerulea
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend
Molinia caerulea 'Karl Foerster'
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend, Tall purple moor grass
Molinia caerulea 'Moorhexe'
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend
Molinia caerulea 'Windspiel'
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend, Tall purple moor grass
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Bergfreund'
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend, Tall purple moor grass
Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea 'Edith Dudszus'
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta
Gardener's garters, Reed canary grass, Ribbon grass
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta 'Arctic Sun'
Gardener's garters, Reed canary grass, Ribbon grass
Phragmites australis
Common reed, Carrizo
Phragmites australis 'Variegatus'
Common reed, Carrizo, Golden rush weed
Sesleria autumnalis
Autumn Moor Grass
Uncinia
Hook sedge
Acorus calamus
Sweet flag, Myrtle flag, Flagroot
Carex oshimensis Everest = 'Fiwhite'
Japanese sedge grass, Oshima kan suge
Deschampsia flexuosa 'Tatra Gold'
Wavy hair grass, Crinkled hair grass, Common hair grass
Acorus calamus 'Argenteostriatus'
Sweet flag, Myrtle flag, Flagroot
Alopecurus pratensis 'Aureus'
Golden foxtail, Meadow foxtail, Common foxtail grass
Carex conica
Hime-Kan-Suge, Miniature sedge, Evergreen miniature sedge