Grasses
Grasses form ornamental clumps of relatively long, finely textured leaves. Grasses are very hardy and wonderfully versatile creating an accent point near water features or around patios to edging around walkways or just as an interesting low maintenance ground cover.
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Acorus gramineus variegatus
Pretty evergreen foliage plant, the leaves are brightly striped with green and pale cream and grow out in attractive fan shapes. Provides interesting winter colour.
Acorus gramineus variegatus is coming soon!
Carex comans 'Frosted Curls'
Very attactive and striking tufted evergreen grass with arching narrow pale silvery green leaves curling at the tips.
Carex comans 'Frosted Curls' is coming soon!
Carex elata 'Aurea'
A delightful dwarf sedge forming compact tufts of arching, dark green leaves, each edged with white.
Carex elata 'Aurea' is coming soon!
Cortaderia selloana
‘Pampas grass' is traditionally grown as a specimen in the middle of a lawn, but also looks good grown in a shrub border as a giant ornamental grass.
Dianella revoluta
Tasman Flax Lilly is best known for it's stunning dark blue globular fruits and prominent gold coloured antlers.
Dianella revoluta is coming soon!
Dianella revoluta 'Cassa Blue'
Blue Flax Lilly is a clump forming herb which produces deep blue to purple inflorescences
Dianella revoluta 'Cassa Blue' is coming soon!
Festuca glauca 'Azurit'
Azurit' is loved for its clean lined silver blueness. Really attractive grass, almost cute.
Festuca glauca 'Azurit' is coming soon!
Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra'
'Japanese blood grass' is a clump forming grass with light green leaves which gradually turn blood red through summer.
Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra' is coming soon!
Juncus effuses ‘Spiralis’
Bizarre rush has glossy green stems that coil outward like twisted unicorn horns. (I'm not totally sure that makes sense)
Koeleria glauca
Tuft-forming evergreen grass with pretty, grey-green leaves, and dense silver green flower spikelets.
Koeleria glauca is coming soon!
Pennisetum alopecuroides
‘Chinese fountain grass' grows in tufts of bright green fronds crowned with feather like plumes of purple bristles.
Pennisetum alopecuroides is coming soon!
Pennisetum setaceum
Decorative ornamental grass with arching sprays of leaves and rose coloured flower spikes
Pennisetum setaceum is coming soon!
Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'
‘Purple Fountain Grass’ is a decorative ornamental grass with arching sprays of dark purple leaves.
Pennisetum villosum
'Feathertop' - tufted perennial grass with linear leaves and feathery, whitish-green panicles turning purple with age. (Beats turning grey I suppose)