'Rain Dance' big bluestem forms a vertical column of grassy foliage that turns red by midsummer and maroon in the fall.

Calamagrostis brachytricha is a superlative clump forming grass with bright green leaves and thick plumes of silver-pink.

'All Gold' is a full on golden grass for the shade garden. Hakonechloa are the best grasses for the shade.

Hakonechloa 'Aureola' is hands down the best shade grass. No one should live without it!

Hakonechloa macra 'Beni-Kaze' has green foliage that takes on striking red tones in the fall.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Encore' is an early-blooming and reblooming maiden grass.

Gold Bar' has some of the boldest variegation in Miscanthus sinensis.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light' has very narrow green leaves with white marginal variegation giving a silvery appearance.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Rigoletto' is a gorgeous variegated maiden grass.

Miscanthus x giganteus is a giant clumping hybrid grass that grows to fourteen feet every year like a columnar fountain of foliage.

Muhlenbergia 'Undaunted' or ruby muhly grass offers clouds of ruby red flowers in late summer and fall.

Panicum virgatum 'Blood Brothers' is a sport of 'Heavy Metal' with red tipped, blue-green foliage and red to tan seed heads.

Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' is a dramatic switch grass forming vertical pillars of metallic blue.

Panicum 'Northwind' is a Perennial Plant of the Year forming stately bluish green exclamation points for the garden.

Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah' has strongly upright steely blue foliage with burgundy red highlights.

Pennisetum 'Ginger Love' is a showy fountain grass with thick dark-red plumes over green mounding foliage.

Pennisetum 'Red Head' blooms earlier than other cultivars with extra large plumes in tones of red, smoky pink and purple.

Phormium 'Pink Panther' is a dramatic cultivar with glowing pink leaves edged in burgundy brown.

Phormium 'Yellow Wave' is a bright and beautiful New Zealand flax with arching, green and gold striped leaves.

Phormium 'Mat's Merlot' has leaves that are dark maroon on top and a smoky green below.