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You show in the picture a beautiful but very invasive grass. I have it in my garden and love it, but if AT readers fall in love with it and plan to grow it be prepared to have it everywhere.

It is particularly beautiful dried; the seed heads quiver at the slightest movement.

The plantings along the pathways are wonderful. There must be some excellent gardeners involved.

Great - what IS that grass?

I also am curious - you know I love taking pictures, but don't have an encyclopedic mind for plant names. I have seen it around in other gardens in NYC. It's possible that the volunteer who was in contact with me might be able to help with the name if someone doesn't come up with the answer before this falls below the fold!

It is truly gorgeous. I'd love some in a container if I couldn't have it in my yard.

Found out what this is:
Northern Sea oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)

I actually planted that Chasmanthium latifolium years ago when I was an active member of the Liz Christy garden (I am not involved there anymore). It is planted in a particularly difficult area under a large birch tree that is very shady and also very dry, so the list of plants that will grow there is short. It is invasive, as has been pointed out, but the sprouts are not hard to pull out and it's nice to have a beautiful grass to grow in a difficult spot like that. Plants that are "invasive" in one spot can be very useful in more difficult conditions, if you know what you are doing.