Using scientific plant names helps to avert confusion caused by the often contradictory and multiple common names a plant may be called by gardeners and professionals in various regions of the United States and around the world.

If you know the scientific or common name of a specific plant you are looking for you can always use the Plant Search found at them top-center of every page in WilsonBrosGardens.com, or you can select a genus of ornamental grass listed below to see all the varieties, details, prices and photos. Genus refers to a group of related group of plants and their "generic" scientific or latin name.

Note:  In parentheses to the right of a genus name is the most commonly used common name


Acorus (Sweet Flag)

Carex (Sedge Grass)

Cortaderia (Pampas Grass)

Festuca (Blue Fescue)

Juncus (Rush)

Liriope (Lilyturf / Monkey Grass)

Lomandra (Mat-Rush)

Miscanthus (Maiden Grass)

Muhlenbergia (Muhly Grass / Cotton Candy Grass)

Ophiopogon (Mondo Grass)

Pennisetum (Fountain Grass)

Stipa (Pony Tails Grass / Mexican Feather Grass)