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Native Ornamental Grasses

Some of the prettiest ornamental grasses are native to the United States. Here are a few great native grasses.

Meghan Shinn
Published Apr 27, 2011 4:12 PM PDT

Some of the prettiest ornamental grasses are native to the United States. Here are a few great native grasses.

Bamboo muhly

Prairie dropseed

Little bluestem

Hairawn muhly

US natives for dry or wet areas

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Meghan ShinnAuthor

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