Grasses, Vines, and Ferns     Native to James City County, New Kent and Charles City

 

 

W = wet (near water)

M = moist

D = dry

DT =  drought tolerant

SU = full sun

SH = shade

PS = partial shade  

L = lowland

U = upland

B = both areas  

                      

Scientific Name Common Name Flower Color Bloom Time Soil Light

Plant

Height

Plant

Width

Comments Locale Riparian Zones Good Ground Cover

 Grasses and Grass-Like Plants           

Agrostis perennans upland bentgrass, autumn bentgrass maroonish-tan SM-F M-W SU-SH 3.5'   Not showy U 1-4  
Andropogon gerardii big bluestem reddish F D-W SU 6' 3' Deer Resistant, tall in fall U 2-3  
Andropogon glomeratus bushy bluestem light brown F M DT SU 3'-6'     L 3  
Andropogon ternarius split bluestem tan F D SU 2-5' 2'   U 3-4  
Andropogon virginicus broomsedge brown   D-M, DT SU       U 3  
Carex lurida sallow sedge golden SM-F W SU 1-3' 1'   L 1-3  
Chasmanthium latifolium river oats, Indian oats tan F M PS 2-5' 2-3'   L 2-4  
Elymus hystrix bottlebrush grass tan   M SU-SH       L 4  
Eragrostis spectabilis purple lovegrass purple SM-F D-M SU 1-3'     L 2-4  
Juncus effusus soft rush greenish brown   W SU 1-4'     U 1-3  
Muhlenbergia capillaris purple muhly grass purple F D SU 3’ 3' not native in JCC,CC,NK U 4  
Panicum amarum coastal panic grass yellow F M SU 5'   Salt & drought tolerant   1-3  
Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’, 'Heavy Metal', 'Dallis Blue', 'Northwind' switchgrass red, purple  SM-F M-W SU 4-6' 3' Deer Resistant U 1-3  
Saccharum giganteum giant plumegrass red, purple, blue, tan F M-W SU-PS 6-12'       1-3  
Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestem blue foliage, red fall foliage SM D-M SU 3-5’ 1' clumps U 2-4  
Scirpus cyperinus woolgrass, bulrush brown L SM W SU 3-6'     L 1-3  
Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass yellow L SM D-M SU 3-8' 2' tall clump grass B 1-4  
Tridens flavus red top, purple top purple SM-F D-M SU-PS 2.5-6'   plant in groups U 4  
Tripsacum dactyloides eastern gamagrass yellow S M SU-PS 2-5'       1-3  
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Vines

 

 

Bignonia capreolata crossvine orange-red S D-M SU 50' 3'