SESLERIA. Moor grass. Europe. A group of clumping perennial grasses of variable habit, often useful in borders and meadows. Leaves are usually tough and rather stiff, colored bright green to greyish green. The flowers are set in dense, often cylindrical clusters. Sun, most soils, moderate watering. Some of them dislike heat. The following should be hardy to 0^oF.

autumnalis. Autumn moor grass. Strongly upright in habit, growing 1-2’ tall. It has narrow, bright green 6-12” leaves. Cylindrical, whitish flower clusters are carried well above the foliage in late summer. Rugged and easily grown.

caerulea. Blue moor grass. Quite different from the last, this species makes a mat, with relatively broad 3-4” leaves lying nearly flat on the ground. The leaves are colored dark bluish green above, and are silvery beneath, many of them turned to give a glittering effect. The flower clusters are small, riding just above the foliage on slender stems. This could almost be a low-maintenance lawn grass for small yards.

nitida. Gray moor grass. The tightly clustered stems of this species are held nearly erect, the long, narrow leaves arching out and down. The leaves are silvery grey on their upper surface. Dark brownish flower clusters are held above the foliage in early spring.