Abstract: The present invention relates to the development of a novel, morphologically and genetically distinct clone of vetiver [Vetiveria zizaniodes (L.) Nash. syn. Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty; family Poacaeae] named ‘CIMAP-FORAGIKA’ that offers an ideal plant type to realize the twin applications of Vetiver i.e. mitigation of soil erosion and landslides, as well as, a prospective forage in eco-plantations and cropping systems. This clone sports—(i) deep penetrating tufted roots coupled with profuse lateral secondary and tertiary roots that form an interwoven web of roots facilitating enhanced soil binding in landslide and erosion prone sites; and (ii) profuse shoot tillers bearing thinner leaves that have reduced (less) lignified tissue enabling leaf softness and palatability. The leaves of this clone are rich in protein (41 g/kg fresh weight) and crude fiber content (25 g/kg dry weight) but low in carbohydrates (31 g/kg dry weight), thus providing desirable digestibility and nutritional features.

Abstract: A new and distinct Phlebodium plant named ‘RAADPHLE01’ which is characterized by an upright to arching growth habit, an abundance of light yellow-green juvenile fronds and dark green mature fronds, lobed fronds with crenulate margins that are strongly undulate, and the stability of these characteristics from generation to generation.

Abstract: A new variety of Pennisetum alopecuroides plant named ‘Tift PA18’ produces a reduced number of seeds, making it less invasive.

Abstract: A new variety of Pennisetum alopecuroides plant named ‘Tift PA19’ produces a reduced number of seeds, making it less invasive.

Abstract: A new variety of Pennisetum alopecuroides plant named ‘Tift PA5’ produces a reduced number of seeds, making it less invasive.

Abstract: A new variety of Pennisetum alopecuroides plant named ‘Tift PA17’ produces a reduced number of seeds, making it less invasive.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Schizachyrium scoparium, ‘Chameleon’, that is characterized by its leaves that are striped green and cream in color in spring and early summer, its leaves that become flushed with pink and light purple in color in late summer and fall, and its small plant size.

Abstract: A new and distinct x Phlebosia cultivar named ‘Nicolas Diamond’ which is characterized by a fast rate of growth, improved cold hardiness and drought tolerance, with dark green pinnatifid leaves which are curled downward toward the apex, and the stability of these characteristics from generation to generation.

Abstract: A new variety of Miscanthus sinensis plant named ‘M77’ produces a reduced number of seeds, making it less invasive.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of ornamental grass, denominated ‘Heidi’, is a non-spreading, bunch type ornamental grass with a tall stature, multi-colored culms and panicles and is fine-leaved.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of ornamental grass, denominated ‘Kim’, is a non-spreading, bunch type ornamental grass with a tall stature, multi-colored culms and panicles and is fine-leaved.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of ornamental grass, denominated ‘Vida’, is a non-spreading, bunch type ornamental grass with a tall stature, multi-colored culms and panicles and is fine-leaved.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of ornamental grass, denominated ‘Francy’, is a non-spreading, bunch type ornamental grass with a tall stature, multi-colored culms and panicles and is fine-leaved.

Abstract: A new, distinct Carex pensylvanica plant as illustrated and described characterized larger florets giving the plant a showier floral display to be unique and stable.

Abstract: ‘NCMS2B’ is a new Miscanthus sinensis plant particularly distinguished by its triploid cytotype, low female fertility, compact habit, and attractive variegated foliage. ‘NCMS2B’ provides an attractive and infertile alternative to diploid cultivars where reseeding and naturalization is a concern.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Carex plant named ‘ET CRX02’, characterized by its relatively compact and broad outwardly arching plant habit; moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit; long lanceolate solid green-colored leaves; and good postproduction longevity and garden performance.

Abstract: The new and distinct plant of ornamental switch grass named Panicum virgatum ‘Totem Pole’ with broad blue-green foliage that retains it coloration into the fall. The upright, columnar and dense culms produce tall plant with broadly-spreading airy panicles of tan seed heads that are retained into winter.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Miscanthus plant named ‘Fire Dragon’ that is characterized by an upright plant habit, arching foliage which turns intense orange-red in October, and flowers which are silky silver-white in appearance, is disclosed. In combination, these traits set ‘Fire Dragon’ apart from all other existing varieties of Miscanthus known to the inventor.

Abstract: A new variety of Miscanthus sinensis plant named ‘M77’ produces a reduced number of seeds, making it less invasive.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Carex oshimensis, ‘Everglow’, characterized by its variegated foliage with green centers and creamy white and light orange margins and its an upright plant habit.

Abstract: A new variety of Pennisetum alopecuroides plant named ‘Tift H18’ produces a reduced number of seeds, making it less invasive.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Miscanthus, Miscanthus sinensis ‘EMPMIS01’, that is characterized by its flower plumes that are dark red in color, its compact plant habit and short plant height, its long flowering period, and its floriferous blooming habit in producing numerous flowering stems.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of ornamental Fountain Grass, Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Puppy Love’, characterized by vase-shaped habit of medium height and olive-green arching foliage that develops a blush of greyed-purple. Flowering begins in late August with a greyed-purple effective color period of about ten weeks.

Abstract: A new variety of Pennisetum alopecuroides plant named ‘Tift PA5’ produces a reduced number of seeds, making it less invasive.

Abstract: A new variety of Pennisetum alopecuroides plant named ‘Tift PA17’ produces a reduced number of seeds, making it less invasive.

Abstract: A new variety of Pennisetum alopecuroides plant named ‘Tift PA18’ produces a reduced number of seeds, making it less invasive.

Abstract: A new variety of Pennisetum alopecuroides plant named ‘Tift PA19’ produces a reduced number of seeds, making it less invasive.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Schizachyrium scoparium, ‘Chameleon’, that is characterized by its leaves that are striped green and cream in color in spring and early summer, its leaves that become flushed with pink and light purple in color in late summer and fall, and its small plant size.

Abstract: A new, distinct Pennisetum alopecuroides plant as shown and described, characterized by yellow foliage and yellow-green inflorescences on 50 cm stems that start in mid-August in northern Illinois.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Miscanthus, Miscanthus sinensis ‘EMPMIS02’, that is characterized by its flower plumes that are pink in color, its compact plant habit and short plant height, its long flowering period, and its floriferous blooming habit in producing numerous flowering stems.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Carex plant named ‘MMCream’ that is characterized by variegated leaves with green centers and cream-white margins, wide leaves and good stress resistance to frost and drought.

Abstract: A new and distinct plant of ornamental switch grass named Panicum ‘Gunsmoke’ with broad blue-green foliage that retains it coloration into the fall. The upright and dense culms produce tall plant with broadly-spreading airy panicles beginning greyed reddish-purple and becoming tan seed heads that are retained into winter.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Schizachyrium plant named ‘Ha Ha Tonka’, characterized by its upright, strong and rigid plant habit; moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit and moderately rapid growth rate; acicular medium green and greyed orange-colored leaves that are densely pubescent; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Molinia plant named ‘Whirlwind’ that is characterized by its plant size of 1.35 m in height and width, its elegant and rather open inflorescences that are light brown in color, its stem that remain upright and don't lodge until late fall, and its floriferous blooming habit.

Abstract: A new, Panicum virgatum plant as described and illustrated, characterized by a more upright plant with a height of 103 cm.

Abstract: A new, distinct Pennisetum alopecuroides plant as shown and described, characterized by thick greyed-purple inflorescences on 74 cm stems that start in late August in northern Illinois.

Abstract: A new, distinct Bouteloua gracilis plant as shown and described, characterized by a height of 100 cm, and 199 B color inflorescence, compared to 45 cm height and RHS 145 A inflorescence of the parent plant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the development of a novel, morphologically and genetically distinct clone of vetiver [Vetiveria zizaniodes (L.) Nash. syn. Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty; family Poacaeae] named ‘CIMAP-FORAGIKA’ that offers an ideal plant type to realize the twin application of Vetiver i.e. mitigation of soil erosion and landslides, as well as, a prospective forage in eco-plantations and cropping systems. This clone sports—(i) deep penetrating tufted roots coupled with profuse lateral secondary and tertiary roots that form an interwoven web of roots facilitating enhanced soil binding in landslide and erosion prone sites; and (ii) profuse shoot tillers bearing thinner leaves that have reduced (less) lignified tissue enabling leaf softness and palatability. The leaves of this clone are rich in protein (41 g/kg fresh weight) and crude fiber content (25 g/kg dry weight) but low in carbohydrates (31 g/kg dry weight), thus providing desirable digestibility and nutritional features.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Fargesia plant named ‘JAN W3M’ that is characterized by its short plant height and a compact plant habit, its leaves that are small in size and dark green in color, and its moderate vigor.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Fargesia plant named ‘JAN W2M’ that is characterized by its short plant height, its leaves that are small in size and dark green in color.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Schizachyrium scoparium plant named ‘ECGSS’, characterized by the combination of a compact mounded growth habit with arched foliage, green foliage that is longitudinally striped cream yellow in the spring and summer, foliage that becomes progressively suffused with pink towards the apex as the ambient temperature decreases in autumn, strong and resilient foliage that resists lodging in autumn and winter or with exposure to excessive rainfall, and the stability of all characteristics from generation to generation.

Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Indian grass, Sorghastrum nutans, designated cultivar ‘Whit LXXI’ substantially as illustrated and described herein having distinct blue-grey foliage and compact stature with stout culms supporting rusty-tan colored flower plumes beginning in mid-summer. This new cultivar is characterized by a transitioning growth habit during the growing season, beginning with blue-grey foliage, dwarf stems that grow about 16 to 25 inches tall during spring to mid-summer, then dense tufts of flowering culms supporting additional blue-grey leaves making the plant foliage about 30 to 40 inches tall, continuing with the extension of plume like very upright rusty-tan seed heads 46 to 58 inches tall. The new variety of Indian grass is a distinctly superior seedling selected from multiple generations of seedlings resulting from research that began in 1997.

Abstract: A new, distinct Andropogon gerardii plant as illustrated and described, characterized by an upright plant with a height of 190 cm, blue-green colored foliage with red stems, and purple fall color.

Abstract: A new and distinct plant of ornamental Switch Grass named Panicum ‘Niagara Falls’ with wide, blue-green, broadly-arching foliage that retains its coloration into the fall. The upright and dense culms produce medium-height plants with broadly-spreading airy panicles beginning greyed reddish-purple and becoming tan seed heads that are retained into winter. The broadly-arching foliage produces a wide skirt effect below the panicles. The new plant is useful in the landscape as a specimen, en masse, or in a container.

Abstract: A new, distinct Pennisetum alopecuroides plant as shown and described, characterized by yellow-green foliage RHS color 153 A-D inflorescences on 70 cm stems that start in mid-August in northern Illinois.

Abstract: A new, distinct Pennisetum alopecuroides plant as shown and described, characterized by yellow-green foliage RHS color 146 C, inflorescences RHS color 151 D on 84 cm stems that start in mid-August in northern Illinois.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Festuca plant named ‘Glow Sticks’ that is characterized by its light yellow flower stalks and inflorescences that rise above a dark green tuft of foliage and its foliage that is dark green in color with a subtle central stripe that is white in color.

Abstract: ‘NCMS3’ is a new cultivar of Miscanthus sinensis particularly distinguished by its triploid cytotype, low female fertility, and attractive variegated foliage and showy inflorescences. ‘NCMS3’ provides an attractive and highly infertile alternative to diploid cultivars where reseeding and naturalization is a concern.

Abstract: A new and unique cultivar of Hakonechloa plant named ‘Hakbri1’ that is characterized by its variegated foliage that is chartreuse in color with yellow and creamy white stripes.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Carex plant named ‘ET CRX 904’, characterized by its relatively compact and broad outwardly arching plant habit; moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit; long linear yellow green, light yellow and white variegated leaves; and good garden performance.