Ornamental Grasses - Great for adding year round interest, colour & movement
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Anemanthele lessoniana, also known as pheasants tail, is an attractive evergreen grass providing year-round colour. Arching green foliage splashed with yellow orange and red streaks which intensify during the autumn and winter months. Sprays of delicate purple/pink flowers appear in late summer.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun and partial shade
Evergreen
Approx 80cm tall x 80-100cm spread
Green arching foliage tinted with red, yellow and orange
Any light, well-drained soil
A stunning deciduous variety that looks great through the autumn and winter months. Slender flower panicles are held high above the foliage on straw like stems. The soft, creamy pink flowers add grace and movement to summer borders and the supporting stems hold fast through the winter months.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Deciduous
Approx 1.5-1.8m tall x 60cm spread
Cream-pink flowers June-September
Green leaves
Moderately fertile, well drained soils
Perennial borders, prairie and coastal planting schemes
An attractive evergreen variety with creamy yellow leaves edged with green. Architecturally appealing, with tufty brown flower heads appearing in the early summer months. Thriving in full sun and partial shade this variety is perfect for edging borders and adding interest to mixed low planting schemes.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun and partial shade
Evergreen
Approx 30cm tall x 40cm spread
Brown, tufty flowers May-June
Mounds of creamy yellow foliage edged with green
Any moist, well-drained soil
Carex ‘Ice Dance’ is an attractive evergreen variety with green leaves edged with creamy white. Architecturally appealing, with tufty brown flower heads appearing in the summer months. Thriving in full sun right through to dense shade, this variety is perfect for edging borders, underplanting shrubs and provides a great coverage even in dry shade conditions.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun, partial shade and full shade
Evergreen
Approx 30-40cm tall x 40-50cm spread
Brown, tufty flowers July-August
Mounds of lush green foliage edged with creamy white
Any moist, well-drained soil
Hakonechloa macra is renowned for its cascading growth habit and vibrant green foliage. It is a variety widely used by garden designers as it is perfect for drifting through woodland gardens, cascading alongside pathways and adding elegance to lightly shaded borders. Thriving in rich, fertile soil, macra is the perfect addition if you are looking to add a touch of Japanese style to your garden.
Key Features
Thrives in sun and partial shade
Deciduous
Approx 30cm tall x 40cm spread
Inconspicuous cream flowers September - October
Mounds of lush green foliage
Prefers drier, fertile soils
Hakonechloa macra Aureola is renowned for its cascading growth habit and variegated yellow-green foliage. It is a variety widely used by garden designers as it is perfect for drifting through garden borders and cascading alongside pathways or looks great in pots.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun and partial shade
Deciduous
Approx 30-40cm tall x 40cm spread
Inconspicuous cream flowers September - October
Mounds of lush golden-variegated foliage
Thrives in drier, fertile soils
A tall, deciduous variety with slender arching green leaves. Easily recognised by the distinct white stripe running down the centre of each leaf. Striking, silky brown flower tassels in late summer and autumn. Great option if you are looking to add movement and texture to borders.
Key Features
Thrives in Full sun
Deciduous
Approx 1.8m tall x 1.2m spread
Silky, brown, tassel like flowers - August-September
Slender green foliage
Moderately fertile, well drained soils
Open, sunny borders
Miscanthus 'Zebrinus' also known as Zebra grass has cream banding from mid-summer. Striking, silky brown flower tassels in late summer and autumn. Great option if you are looking to add movement and texture to borders.
Key Features
Thrives in Full sun
Deciduous
Approx 130cm tall x 50cm spread
Flower spikes from late summer
Mounds of lush green -cream banded foliage
Prefers moist but well drained soils
A distinctive black grass with strap like leaves. This evergreen variety thrives in sunny and partially shaded borders, preferring moist, well drained soils. Pale mauve flowers in summer followed by spherical shaped blue-black berries. A great choice for planting alongside other grasses or ferns owing to its striking colour contrast.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun and partial shade
Evergreen
Approx 15-25cm tall x 25cm spread
Pale mauve flowers
Black, strap like leaves
Moderately fertile, well drained soils
Coastal and gravel garden style planting
A lovely deciduous fountain grass variety. Dark green mounds of foliage and white bottlebrush flowers that mature to a bronze in late summer through autumn. Thrives in well drained borders with plenty of sun. Lovely variety to mix into perennial borders. This was one of the gorgeous plants featured in the show garden 'Woodland Fall' at Gardeners World Live, Birmingham NEC.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Deciduous
Approx 60cm tall x 30cm spread
Vibrant green foliage fading to a sandy beige in late autumn
Well drained soils
Costal and gravel garden style planting
A stunning, vibrant green feathery grass turning to a lovely sandy beige colour in the autumn months. Tipped with fluffy seed heads in the late summer this semi-evergreen grass is perfect for adding movement and texture to sunny borders. Thriving in well drained, poorer soils, stipa tenuissima is a real gem for use in costal, prairie and gravel garden planting schemes.
Key Features
Thrives in full sun
Semi-evergreen
Approx 60cm tall x 30-40cm spread
Sandy coloured flowering plumes July-September
Vibrant green foliage fading to a sandy beige in late autumn
Well drained, poor soils
Costal, gravel and prairie style planting