Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens
Panicum virgatum 'Rotstrahlbusch'
Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
Panicum virgatum 'Squaw'

Thanks Don. It is so hard to tell by looking at pics on the internet. Guess I'll have to get up from this computer and go visit some nurseries this Fall. I like the Panicum virgtums, pretty and less invasive than Miscanthus sinensis.

Appreciate your chiming in.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Purpurascens' would be my recommendation. It doesn't get very large. My clump in Zone 5B stays between 3-4 feet tall, about 1.5 foot around, and doesn't sprawl. There's a picture on the blog page below, but the red color gets much deeper later in the fall than this picture was taken.

Here is a link that might be useful: Flame Grass blog on Garden Musings

Very nice professorroush, thank you. I doubt I would have discovered this on my own. I think this is just the ticket I was looking for.

I just divided my Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens and have half a dozen potted into one gallon pots if you would like them, send me an email. I am in SE Portland.

Panicum Shenandoah has red highlights in the foliage almost from the beginning of the season, with the red increasing with more weeks of heat, and then getting a further boost in the fall - at least here in southern NH. The red color is heat-driven, so there will be less of it in cooler years and/or cooler climates. It's a definite beauty here for folks who want the deep red.