Back Lit

A grass that is particularly brilliant when the sun is shining from behind or from the side of it.

Cool Season

Begins growth in spring and flowers by early summer. Heat checks its growth. It will slow and may go dormant. Growth resumes once temperatures cool.

Inflorescence

The flowering portion(s) of a plant, complete with any associated bracts.

Naturalize

Refers to colonizing an area naturally by seed or stolons.

Specimen

A plant grown singly as an accent.

Variegated

Marked with colours in spots or streaks. Variegated grasses are green with white, gold or yellow.

Warm Season

Begins growth once soil warms. Flowers late summer/fall. Dies down with frosts and persists through winter as preserved skeleton.