‘Blackhawks’ is an exciting new stand-out cultivar grown as a seedling of Andropogon gerardii ‘Red October.’ The upright foliage starts dark green but begins to turn purple in August as nights cool and is nearly black by late September.

Chasmanthium latifolium, a clump-forming, upright, ornamental grass, is a Missouri native plant which typically grows 2-5' and most often occurs in rich woods or rocky slopes along streams and on moist bluffs. This grass is perhaps most distinguished by the flat, drooping seed heads which hang in terminal clusters on thread-like pedicils from slightly arching stems. Seed heads will flutter when caressed by even the softest of breezes. Seed heads emerge green but turn purplish bronze by late summer. Bright green leaves (5-9" long) turn a coppery color after frost and eventually brown by winter. Excellent for dried flower arrangements.

Purple Love Grass is a perennial, warm season grass that grows actively during the summer when soil temperatures are warm. It reaches heights of 1-2 feet even in the driest, poorest of soils. It thrives in full sun and sandy sites - even roadsides that receive winter road salt. Purple Love Grass can also grow under Black Walnut trees where other plants fail.

Heavy Metal Switch Grass has a striking metallic blue leaf color. It has a very upright, erect growth habit and will not fall over in a heavy rain. In Autumn, pink flowers are formed and the fall leaf color is yellow.

The brightest red Panicum by a long shot - it colors up by June and the flowers are also red.  This is the shortest of the group and a slow grower, perhaps due in part to its lack of chlorophyll.

One of the most widespread and most important of all native prairie grasses, this dominant short grass turns a striking russet color in the fall making a great addition to a landscape design.