Grasses for dry conditions:  Broom-sedge (Andropogon virginicus), Side-oats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula), Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis), Atlas Fescue (Festuca mairei), June Grass (Koeleria macrantha), Blue Hair Grass (Koeleria glauca), Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum), Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans), and Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis).

Grasses for Dry Conditions
Indian Grass	Little Bluestem	Prairie Dropseed

Grasses for moist conditions:  Sweet flag (Acorus calamus), Japanese Sweet Flag (Acorus gramineus), Feather Reed Grass (Calamagrostis acutiflora), Rushes (Juncus, all species), Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea), 'Woods Dwarf' dwarf ribbon grass (Phalaris arundinacea 'Woods Dwarf'), Feesey's Form Ribbon Grass (Phalaris anundinacea 'Feesey's Form'), and Variegated Prairie Cord Grass (Spartina pectinata 'Aureomarginata').

Grasses for Moist Conditions
Japanese Blood grass	Feather Reed Grass	Ice Dance Sedge	Moor Grass	Rushes

Grasses for Fall Color
Flame Grass	Variegated Prairie Cordgrass

Grasses for Fall Color: Broom-sedge (Andropogon virginicus, orange), Japanese Blood Grass (Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron,' wine-red), Flame Grass (Miscanthus 'Purpurascens,' orange-red), Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum, golden-yellow), Red Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum 'Hanse Herms,' burgundy), Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans, yellow-orange), Variegated Prairie Cordgrass (Spartina pectinata 'Aureomarginata,' yellow), and Japanese Themeda (Themeda japonica, red-orange).  More pictures of these are above.

Grasses for Screening/Privacy
Pampas Grass	Silver Feather Maiden Grass

Grasses for Screening/Privacy: Karl Foerster's Feather Reed Grass (Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'), Compact Pampas Grass (Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila'), Ravenna Grass (Saccharum ravannae), 'Cabaret' Miscanthus (Miscanthus sinensis condensatus 'Cabaret'), 'Morning Light' Miscanthus (Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'), and Silver Feather Maiden Grass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberfeder').  More pictures of these are above.

Grasses for Light Shade
Golden Meadow Foxtail	Bottle-brush Grass

Grasses for Light Shade: Golden Meadow Foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis 'Variegatus'),
Sedges (most Carex species), Tufted Hair Grass (Deschampsia caespitosa), Hakone Grass (Hakonechloa macra), Bottle-brush Grass (Hystrix patula), Variegated Moor Grass (Molina caerulea 'Variegata'), Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea), and Autumn Moor Grass (Sesleria autumnalis).  More pictures of these are above.

Best annual ornamental grasses to grow:  Annual Fountain Grass (pennisetum setaceum), Great Quaking or Pearl Grass (briza maxima), Feathertop Grass (pennisetum, villosum) and Rabbit's Tail Grass (lagurus ovatus).