Category Archives: Ornamental Grasses
Pennisetum alopecuroides – Fountain Grass
Ornamental grasses such as this are fantastic as a contrast against other perennials, introducing movement and softening hard landscaping. Being so versatile they can be planted in borders and containers, and are perfect for sensory gardens. Will grow well in full sun or partial shade. Supplied in approx. 5.5 litre containers.
Imperata cylindrica rubra Red Baron – Japanese Blood Grass
Clump-forming grass with mid-green leaves which turn blood-red from the tips downwards. This spectacular grass is very unusual and provides a wonderful contrast to golden, blue or black foliaged grasses in the border or a container. Supplied in approx. 7 litre containers.
Uncinia rubra Firedance – Red Hook Sedge
Firedance is a new form of the popular red hook sedge grass that will add interest to the garden all year round.The strappy, bronze, evergreen leaves are edged with a striking shade of scarlet red that gives this variety a flame-like appearance.This modern, compact designer grass is perfect for adding some warm tones to your
Carex comans Frosted Curls
A lovely ornamental grass with arching pastel green leaves and curling tips.One of the most eye-catching varieties of New Zealand Sedge Grasses, Carex Comans Frosted Curls is prized for its unusual foliage. Effective and striking, this evergreen perennial grass works best in borders, containers or as edging.The shimmering, silvery-green leaves offer multiple seasons of interest.
Ophiopogon japonicus variegata Silver Mist – Silver Mist Mondo Grass
Silver Mist Mondo Grass is an amazing evergreen related to the popular Black Ophiopogon that is highly popular with gardeners and designers alike.Tough and easy to grow, Mondo Grass forms compact mounds of grass-like, white and green variegated leaves, it is pest and disease resistant, low mainteance and grows in most soil types with ease.
Pampas Grass – Cortaderia selloana Pumila – Dwarf Pampas Grass
Majestic Ornamental Grass originating from South AmericaStout stems carry huge, graceful feathery heads of silky, creamy-white flowersAttractive large tussocks of linear grassy foliageFully Hardy in the UK, resistant to drought and freezing temperaturesPerfect for use as a solitary specimen and focal pointAlso Looks great blended with Shrubs, Perennials and GrassesSuperb ornamental grass for late summer
Miscanthus Gracillimus
This gorgeous ornamental grass forms a statuesque clump of finely textured green foliage that bleaches to pale straw colour in late Autumn, lending it well for use in mixed borders and extending the season of interest in to the shorter days of the year.The slender arching leaves have a distinctive white stripe down the centre,
Carex oshimensis Evercolour ‘Everglow’
A new colour of popular evergreen grass, Carex Everglow really does appear to have a certain brightness an luminessence all of it’s own. The green foliage is marined in golden hues that take on an almost orange glow.Versatile and undemanding, it’s perfect for creating a perfect groundcover in sun or partial shade, or perhaps combined
Pampas Grass – Cortaderia selloana White Feather
Majestic Ornamental Grass originating from South AmericaStout stems carry huge, graceful feathery heads of silky, creamy-white flowersAttractive large tussocks of linear grassy foliageFully Hardy in the UK, resistant to drought and freezing temperaturesPerfect for use as a solitary specimen and focal pointAlso Looks great blended with Shrubs, Perennials and GrassesSuperb ornamental grass for late summer
Pennisetum setaceum ‘Fireworks’ – Multi-colour Fountain Grass
This Pennisetum is an amazingly vivid and glitzy variation of the popular Purple Fountain Grass – with a lot more razzmatazz.Forming a mound of arching deep purple leaves, each edged in a dazzling pink-red makes for a real blaze of vibrant colour. From mid-summer to autumn, bottle-brush like flower spikes rise above the foliage, giving
Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’
Ice Dance is an attractive form of ornamental grass with arching variegated foliage that really catches your attention where ever it is planted, be it in large drafts for ground covers, on its own, or perhaps used with the foliage spilling over the side of a classy looking planter.Great garden value being evergreen, thus providing
Panicum Prairie Sky – Large Blue Switch Grass
This Sky Blue Prairie switch grass forms clumps of striking foliage and stems that really do have a blue hue, the stems become topped with delicate airy flowerheads in summer, which helps this variety combine well with a wide range of late summer flowering perennials.In late evening, the tiny silvery flower heads seem to dance
Japanese Blood Grass – Imperata cylindrica Red Baron – Pack of SIX Plants
Imperata cylindrical Rubra, better known as ‘Red Barron’ or Japanese Blood Grass is one of our favourite ornamental grasses for the simple reason of it’s vivid and unusual colours – there is not other ornamental grass available quite like it.The foliage of this stunning herbaceous grass is quite literally blood-red, fading off to a nice
Carex oshimensis Evercolour ฎ โ€Everilloโ€ – Evergreen Japanese Sedge
Carex oshimensis โ€Everilloโ€ is a superb ground cover and container plant with distinctive lime yellow foliage. It is easy to grow, low maintenance and forms a neat easily controlled mound. โ€Everilloโ€ is a great cold hardy accent plant for all year round interest, a superb ground cover and container plant with distinctive lime yellow leaves.
