front yard ideas

Moor Grass

Molinia caerulia
External link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Moor_Grass
Hardy zones 4 to 8

Bride of the Heath
Also called Heidebraut. Forms a foliage clump up to 1 foot with upright flower plumes up to 3 feet high borne during mid to late summer.

Continuous Ray
Also called Dauerstrahl. Forms a foliage clump up to 1 foot with arching flower plumes up to 3 feet high borne during mid to late summer.

Moor Flame
Forms a foliage clump up to 1 foot with flower plumes up to 2.5 feet high borne during mid to late summer.

Moorhexe
Forms a foliage clump up to 1 foot with dark colored flower plumes up to 2.5 feet high borne during mid to late summer.

Source of Ray
Also called Strahlenquelle. Forms a foliage clump up to 2 foot with arching, heavy, large, purple flower plumes up to 4 feet high borne during mid to late summer.

Variegata ( Variegated Purple Moor Grass )
Forms a foliage clump up to 2 foot with arching flower plumes up to 4 feet high borne during mid to late summer. The attractive foliage is striped yellow.
Thrives in full sun to partial shade.

Molinia littoralis ( Tall Purple Moor Grass )
Hardy zones 4 to 8

Fontaine
Forms a foliage clump up to 4 foot with gracefully arching flower plumes up to 6 feet high borne during mid to late summer. The foliage turns golden-yellow in autumn.

Friend of the Mountain
Also called Bergfreund. Forms a foliage clump up to 3 foot with rich colored flower plumes up to 5 feet high borne during mid to late summer.

Karl Foerster
Forms a foliage clump up to 3 foot with flower plumes up to 7 feet high borne during mid to late summer.

Skyracer
Stiffly upright, forming a foliage clump up to 2 x 4 feet with showy flower plumes up to 9 feet high borne during mid to late summer.

Staefa
Forms a foliage clump up to 1 foot with profuse, finely-textured flower plumes up to 5 feet high borne during mid to late summer.

Transparent
Forms a foliage clump up to 1 foot with gracefully arching, large flower plumes up to 7 feet high borne during mid to late summer.

Winds Game
Also called Windspiel. Forms a foliage clump up to 1 foot with upright flower plumes up to 7 feet high borne during mid to late summer.