Ornamental Grasses
Due to the time of year, our range of ornamental grasses is limited. We will have a wide range of grasses available in Spring/Summer. All our plants are grown outdoors in 100mm pots, ensuring they are hardy and well-adapted to natural conditions.
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Intriguing name for a plant. The name 'Bad River' to us was always the reason to grow this variety. It is slightly shorter with darker flower spikes than the original form. Flower panicles are held horizontally to the flower stem and appear like mini dragon flies above the foliage. It is a wonderful addition to our gravel garden, where it is combined with Ratibida 'Red Midget' and Agapanthus 'Poppin Purple'.
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Carex testacea
$13.00
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A beautiful sedge that is used extensively in landscape design projects in New Zealand, where it is native. The foliage colours change with the seasons. In Summer, the fine cascading leaves are an olive-green to chartreuse (acid yellow). However in Winter the colour deepens to a warm orange - honey gold. Approx. 50cm high x 50cm wide.
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Deschampsia cespitosa
$12.00
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An evergreen grass forming a neat tussock of narrow, dark green leaves, with feathery panicles of silvery-purple flowers on arching stems in Summer. This grass grows particularly well in shadier spots in the garden. Approx. 60 x 60cm.
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'Beyond Blue' is the bluest Festuca glauca released to date. It develops an attractive clump of blue-grey foliage to 30cm, and makes a great contrast to green foliaged ground covers. Low maintenance and drought tolerant. Stronger in growth than other forms and reputedly handles greater humidity. Good drainage is essential.
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'Sarabande' fits into the Miscanthus group between 'Gracillimus' and 'Yaku Jima'. Slightly taller than 'Yaku Jima', and produces inflorescences with gold tints in late Summer on top of narrow graceful leaves. Used as a hedge, focal point, backdrop or drift. Very versatile. Tolerates most soil types in full sun. 1.5m x 1.0m.
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We are very excited to offer this grass for sale. It is relatively short at 70cm. The inflorescences open with a distinctive red tint. It is graceful and elegant yet tough in drought conditions. And....... it has the ability to handle soggy soils as well.
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An exciting new form of Common Tussock Grass which produces broader leaves in a lustrous blue. Similar to Poa 'Suggan Buggan' but not as upright in form, giving a more relaxed appearance. 'Marna Blue' is a strong, hardy variety that forms a significant clump of blue grey foliage that holds its colour through the season. Frost hardy, heat tolerant and withstands long periods of little or no rain. Up to 1m tall in ideal conditions.
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Sporobolus airoides
$14.00
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Sporobolus airoides is native to western North America, Central Mexico and parts of Canada. It is able to grow in desert regions and in soils with high salt content. Prefers a well drained sunny spot. Perfect in gravel gardens or gardens of a re-wilding nature. The foliage ranges in colour from silvery-green in Summer to golden with orange hues in Autumn. Summer flowering is a cloudy haze of pink seed heads which rise on tall upright stems above the foliage. 80-100cm high x 60cm wide.
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Sporobolus wrightii
$12.00
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A sculpturally interesting grass of architectural quality. Where Stipa gigantea can't be grown due to climatic difficulties, Sporobolus wrightii can fill the niche. A large grass (1.2-1.8m tall), the foliage is light grey/green from which soft feathery seed heads are produced in Summer. These 'feathers' change to a golden straw colour in late Summer and then to a bronze in Autumn. Best cut back in early Spring to allow the new growth to look fresh and clean. Native to Arizona, California, Texas and northern Mexico. Very drought tolerant but will look at its best with some irrigation. Will grow in all soil types in full sun.
