Moist soil, full sun. Panicum virgatum Switchgrass 4b - warm 5 Stiff, upright clumps with showy, airy flowers of pink, red or silver in midsummer. Tolerates soil extremes. Good cut flower. Pennisetum alopecuroides Fountain grass 5 - warm 3 Bright green foliage, bottlebrush flowers.
Some varieties freeze out in coldest winters.
The red variety of this annual grass is widely sold for use in containers and annual flower beds. Pennisetum villosum Feather top Annual 2 Silky, rabbit tail-like flowers emerge green turn creamy white. Bright green leaves. Enclose to keep it from spreading. Blooms decorative, requires moisture.