Phlox carolina

Name:  Phlox carolina
Common Name:  border phlox				Family:  Polemoniaceae
Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover                       Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber        x    Herbaceous         x    Perennial
Habit:  upright	Hard. Zone:   usda zone 3		Mature Size:  .7 to 1.3m spread by .6 to 1m
Leaf: lance shaped to elliptical, toothed thin  leaves					Fall/Winter color green
Leaf Arr.    x    Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled                   Clustered         Basal
Flowers:  tubular flower, fragrant, white other with cultivars having many color forms						Infl.:  terminal, panicle like cyme
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.     ( June.     July.    August.      Sept.      Oct.)      Nov.      Dec.  (peak flower period)
Water Use:    x    High          Low		Soil: fertile					Exposure:    x   Sun   x   Semi-shade                           Shade
Landscape uses:  border plant		Limitations:  highly susceptible to powdery mildew, needs good air flow					Other Features:  deadhead to prolong flowering

Carex flacca

Name:  Carex flacca
Common Name:  blue sedge				Family:  Cyperaceae
Deciduous         x    Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover                       Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous                         x    Perennial
Habit: densely tufted	Hard. Zone:   usda 3		Mature Size:  .4m spread by .5m tall
Leaf: linear three ranked triangular stems					Fall/Winter Color: glaucous, blue
Leaf Arr.        Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled                   Clustered         Basal
Flowers:						Infl.: spikes male upright female slightly drooped
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.     July.    August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.
Water Use:        High      x   Low		Soil:        Rich       Lean             Well-drained					Exposure:        Sun       Semi-shade                           Shade
Landscape uses:  low water use landscapes, winter interest		Limitations: rust sometimes fungal leaf spots					Other Features:  virtually indestructable, rhizomatous

Calamgrostes x acutiflora

Name:  Calamgrostes x acutiflora `Overdam'
Common Name: feather reed grass				Family:  Poaceae
Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover                       Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous                              Perennial
Habit: clumps, stiff erect inflorescent stem	Hard. Zone:   usda 5-9		Mature Size: .6-1.2m spread by .6-1.8m tall
Leaf: arching, linear, flat, pale yellow margins and stripes					Fall/Winter Color: Inflorescences fade to gray pink in fall, wheat in winter
Leaf Arr.        Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled                   Clustered         Basal
Flowers: purplish brown fade to grayish pink						Infl.: narrow upright panacles
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.     July.    August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.
Water Use:        High          Low		Soil:      x  Rich       Lean          x   Well-drained					Exposure:     x   Sun   x    Semi-shade             Shade
Landscape uses:  good for mixed border long lasting infl. stiff architectural appearance		Limitations: ergot, powdery mildew					Other Features:  will tolerate all but poorest soil

Pennesetum alopecuroides

Name:  Pennisetum alopecuroides
Common Name:  fountain grass				Family:  Poaceae
Deciduous        x     Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover                       Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous          x    Perennial
Habit: clump forming densely tufted	Hard. Zone:   usda 6		Mature Size:  .6 to 1.2m spread by .6 to 1.5 tall
Leaf: flat, linear, pointed mid to dark green leaves					Fall/Winter Color:
Leaf Arr.        Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled                   Clustered         Basal
Flowers: yellow green to dark purple spikelets						Infl.: spike, oblong panicle
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.     ( June.     July.    August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov. )     Dec.  (bears infl.)
Water Use:        High          Low		Soil:        Rich       Lean         x    Well-drained					Exposure:     x   Sun       Semi-shade                           Shade
Landscape uses:  ornamental		Limitations: rust, leaf spot					Other Features:  cut back dead top growth by early spring