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AMPELODESMOS (Poaceae)
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mauritanicus |
£ 3.75 |
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(ROPE GRASS.) Originally from Mauritius but now naturalised in parts of South Africa where it is used for making rope. Stiff,
pampas grass-like leaves to 1m, topped by impressive flower spikes, to 18ins long, bring the whole plant to its ultimate height.
For sun and well drained soil. Evergreen. Warm season. 3 metres (10 feet). |
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ANEMANTHELE (Poaceae)
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lessoniana |
£ 3.50 |
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(PHEASANT'S TAIL GRASS.) Previously Stipa arundinacea. Clumps of fine arching leaves are streaked
orange-brown, accompanied in summer by feathery flower heads. It turns to orange brown for the winter. (Pictured here in February 2008). Will self-seed, but
with good manners. Likes moist, well drained soil in sun/ part shade. Cool season. Evergreen. 1 metre (3 feet). |
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CALAMAGROSTIS (Poaceae)
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These perennial grasses are excellent for ornamental use due to their long-lasting inflorescence (flower spikes) which catch
both the light and the breeze adding a calming feeling to the garden. They prefer moist, fertile soil in sun/ part shade but will
tolerate poor soils once well established. Tidy up in spring by cutting back old stems before new shoots appear.
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x acutiflora 'Overdam' |
£ 3.50 |
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Pretty grass with narrow green leaves with soft yellow stripes which turn pinkish with age. Attractive purple-pink flowers spikes
which waft gracefully in the wind. Clump forming. Deciduous. Suitable for clay soil. Cool season. 1.2 metres (4 feet).
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brachytricha  |
£ 3.75 |
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(KOREAN FEATHER REED GRASS.) Clump-forming species with showy, feathery purple flower heads, fading to bronze from
summer to early winter. Cool season. 1.2 metres (4 feet).
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CAREX (Cyperaceae)
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These sedges come from a variety of habitats around the world including New Zealand, Japan and the British Isles. Some are
known as Palm Sedges which are quite different from other sedges in that the leaves are held horizontally from the stems
giving a more bushy appearance. There is a Carex for virtually any condition.
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buchananii |
£ 3.50 |
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(LEATHERLEAF SEDGE.) Clump forming, evergreen sedge with tall, arching bronze leaves which curl at the ends. Tolerates
most conditions except excessive wet. Does best in full sun but will tolerate some shade. Good for coastal gardens. Warm
season. 60 cms (2 feet).
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comans 'Frosted Curls' |
£ 3.50 |
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Slightly tender sedge with arching, silvery-green leaves which are curled at the ends. Grow in well drained soil in full sun.
Dislikes extremes of wet or dry. Evergreen. Cool season. 60 cms (2 feet). ?
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dipsacea |
£ 3.50 |
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Striking species with narrow, olive-green leaves and near-black flower spikes. For moist but well-drained soil, sun/ part shade.
Winter foliage takes on brown/orange yellow hues. Evergreen, clump-forming. In its native habitat near Wellington, New
Zealand it often grows in shallow water. We suggest however that it should be removed for winter in frost regions in the UK.
Cool season. 45 cms (1½ feet).
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elata 'Aurea' |
£ 3.75 |
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(BOWLES` GOLDEN SEDGE.) Good for boggy or moist soils or shallow pond margin (originally found growing in the Norfolk
Broads by the Plantsman E. A. Bowles.) Striking upright, narrow yellow leaves really catch the sun. Grow in sun/ part shade.
Spreading habit. Cool season 75 cms (2½ feet).
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flacca |
£ 3.50 |
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(GLAUCOUS SEDGE.) Attractive species with strappy glaucous leaves. Found growing in Grasslands and Moorlands in Europe
and parts of North Africa, this species is tolerant of both damp and dry conditions and poor soils. Slowly spreading habit.
Deciduous. Cool season. 30 cms (1 foot).
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flagellifera |
£ 3.50 |
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Attractive sedge from New Zealand with narrow, arching, bronze leaves. Prefers fertile, well drained soil in sun/ part shade.
Clump forming. Evergreen. Cool season. 45 cms (1½ feet).
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'Ice Dance' |
£ 3.50 |
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Spreading variegated cultivar with green leaves with a cream margin and small bottle brushes held alternately on short stems
in early summer. Good for shade. Not reliably hardy where temperatures fall below -7°C for long periods. Evergreen. Cool
season. 30 cms (1 foot).
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muskingumensis |
£ 3.50 |
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(PALM SEDGE.) Striking Palm Sedge (leaves are produced at intervals up the stem) with narrow, bright green leaves. Requires
moist soil and is ideal for a bog garden or pond margin. Grow in sun or part shade. Spreading habit. Deciduous. Cool season.
75 cms (2½ feet).
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muskingumensis 'Little Midge' |
£ 3.75 |
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A diminuative cultivar, ideal for a small water feature or pond margin. Similar in all respects to the straight species, but about a
quarter of the size. 30 cms (1 foot).
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muskingumensis 'Oehme' |
£ 3.50 |
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(VARIEGATED PALM SEDGE.) Variegated cultivar of the palm sedge with green and white leaves. Requires moist soil and is
ideal for a bog garden or pond margin. Grow in sun or part shade. Spreading habit. Deciduous. Cool season. 60 cms (2 feet).
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oshimensis 'Evergold' |
£3.50 |
| Popular evergreen sedge forming a low mound of narrow green leaves with a bold cream variegated. Prefers moist, well drained soil in
sun/ part shade but will tolerate dry shade when established. Cool season. 30 cms (1 foot). |
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panicea |
£ 3.50 |
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(CARNATION SEDGE.) Moisture-loving species, commonly found in wetlands across Europe and Asia with narrow glaucous
leaves and distinctive small, red pokers opening to yellow flowers. Spreading habit. Ideal for bog garden or pond margin. Cool
season 30 cms (1 foot).
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phyllocephala |
£ 3.75 |
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(CHINESE PALM SEDGE.) Striking Palm sedge with broad, dark green leaves held horizontally on the stems. Slowly spreading
habit. Needs protection in cold areas. Semi- evergreen outdoors. Evergreen if grown indoors. Makes a good pot plant for a cool
windowsill. Warm season. 45 cms (1½ feet).
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phyllocephala 'Sparkler' |
£ 4.00 |
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(TENJIKU SEDGE.) Striking Palm sedge with broad leaves with a creamy white variegation held horizontally on the stems.
Slowly spreading habit. Needs protection in cold areas. Semi- evergreen outdoors. Evergreen if grown indoors. Makes a good
pot plant for a cool windowsill. Warm season. 45 cms (1½ feet).
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riparia 'Variegata' |
£ 3.50 |
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Variegated sedge with narrow green leaves with white stripes, sometimes produces all white leaves. Likes moist soil also
suitable for boggy soil. Spreads quite vigorously so best used for naturalising larger areas. Makes a good habitat for a wide
range of insects. Deciduous. Cool season. 60 cms (2 feet).
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siderosticha 'Variegata' |
£ 3.50 |
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Beautiful low growing sedge for a damp or boggy spot. Broad green leaves with white stripes with a pink tinge in spring. Looks
similar to C. riparia variegata but not as vigorous, spreading slowly. Deciduous. Cool season. 30 cms (1 foot).
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siderosticha 'Banana Boat' |
£ 3.75 |
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Moisture-loving cultivar with broad leaves which are yellow with a green margin. Ideal for a bog garden or a moist, shady
position. Deciduous. Cool season. 30 cms (1 foot).
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siderosticha 'Shima-nishiki' |
£ 3.50 |
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Slowly spreading cultivar with green leaves with golden stripes. Good in containers, or damp border edges in shade. Dies down
in winter. Cool season. 15 cms (6").
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'Silver Sceptre' |
£ 3.50 |
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Neat little evergreen sedge with green & white variegated leaves. Ideal for edging borders, growing in pots etc. Slowly
spreading habit. Prefers fertile, well drained soil in part shade. Quite drought tolerant once established. Not reliably hardy where
temperatures fall below -7°C for long periods. Cool season. 30 cms (1 foot).
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tenuiculmis |
£ 3.50 |
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(PUREI, MAKURA GRASS.) Another New Zealand Species making a tall, arching clump of olive green leaves, turning bronze
with age. Likes moist soil in sun. Eventually makes a large tussock. Evergreen. Cool season. 90 cms (3 feet).
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testacea |
£ 3.50 |
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(ORANGE NEW ZEALAND SEDGE.) Evergreen sedge with narrow, greenish-brown foliage with orange tints in the autumn and
winter. Rake out old and dead leaves in spring. Likes well drained soil in sun/part shade. Cool season. 60 cms (2 feet).
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umbrosa subsp. sabynensis 'Thinny Thin' |
£ 3.75 |
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Attractive little Carex with very fine variegated leaves. A good sedge for growing in a pot in a shady spot. Evergreen.
Probably warm season. 20 cms (7").
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CHASMANTHUM (Poaceae)
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latifolium |
£ 3.75 |
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(NORTHERN SEA OATS.) Erect flowering stems carry large oval panicles, to 1cm (1/2 in) long, of flattened flowers in late
summer which persist into winter.The broad flat green leaves turn yellow in winter. A good grass for semi-shade in fertile soil.
Suitable for a woodland garden. Deciduous. Cool season. 90 cms (3 feet).
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CYPERUS (Cyperaceae)
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involucratus |
£ 4.00 |
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(UMBRELLA GRASS.) A bold architectural grass, very closely related to the Papyrus but much smaller.Tall stems have
"umbrellas" of leaves, to 6in long, with rays bearing small clusters of yellow flowers in summer. Grow in very moist soil. Ideal
for a bog garden or pond margin (remove for winter) Older stems bend and droop into the water, where if left, roots will form
from the centre of the "umbrella" which can then be severed from the stem and potted up separately. 1.2 metres (4 feet). |
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DESCHAMPSIA (Poaceae)
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flexuosa 'Tatra Gold' |
£ 3.75 |
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Evergreen ornamental grass with bright yellow-green foliage topped by bronzy flowers in early summer. For neutral-acidic,
moist soil in sun/ part shade. Suitable for a woodland garden. Cool season. 50 cms (1½ feet).
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ELYMUS (Poaceae)
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magellanicus |
£ 3.75 |
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One of the best blue grasses with intense blue leaves and almost prostrate flower spikes in summer. For fertile, well drained
soil in full sun. Remove dead growth in spring. Cool season. 15 cms (6").
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FARGESIA (Poaceae)
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rufa |
£ 6.50 |
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A robust bamboo tolerant of both heat and cold.The green canes are set off nicely by the redish sheaths which cover the
branches. Good for containers although mature plants will need a large pot. Produces many new shoots per season so also
good for screening. Clump forming. Grow in fertile, moisture retentive soil in sun or part shade. Favoured by Giant Pandas! 2.5
metres (8 feet). |
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FESTUCA (Poaceae)
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These grasses are renowned for their toughness in poor soil conditions. Cultivars of F. glauca are often grown as edging for
borders or in gravel gardens and are valued for their striking blue foliage. If the colour starts to dull over time, divide and re-
plant to renew. Most require full sun and tolerate our increasingly dry summers. Cut back old foliage in spring before new
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amethystina |
£ 3.50 |
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A small, narrow leaved Fescue from the Alps, with grey leaves and purplish flowers. Sun, good drainage and poor acid
(heathland) soil. 30 cms (1 foot).
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glauca 'Auslese' |
£ 3.50 |
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Cultivar with grey-blue foliage and spikes of grey-blue flowers from May-June. Evergreen. Cool season. 30 cms (1 foot).
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glauca 'Elijah Blue' |
£ 3.50 |
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(BLUE GRASS.) Soft clumps of striking needle-like blue evergreen foliage. Silvery flowers in spring to early summer. Cool
season. 20 cms (7").
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idahoensis |
£ 3.50 |
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(IDAHO FESCUE.) A drought tolerant species from North America with very narrow blue to gray-green leaves. Reputedly deer
and wind resistant. Cool season. 30 cms (1 foot).
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HAKONECHLOA (Poaceae)
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(HAKONE GRASS, JAPANESE FOREST GRASS.) Attractive clump-forming grasses from Japan with long narrow leaves and
pretty panicles of flowers. Nice specimens for containers. Grow in humus-rich, moist, well drained soil in sun or part shade.
Variegated ones are best grown in part shade. Remove dead leaves in spring before new growth emerges.
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macra |
£4.25 |
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Arching, plain green leaves and panicles of small greenish flowers from July-Sept. Cool season. 30 cms (1 foot).
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macra 'Alboaurea' |
£ 4.25 |
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Similar to H. macra 'Aureola' but with green and yellow leaves with thin white stripes. 45 cms (1½ feet). Pictured here with 'Alboaurea' (left) and 'Aureola' (right).
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macra 'Aureola' |
£ 4.25 |
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Variegated yellow leaves with green stripes which flush red in autumn. Panicles of small greenish flowers appear from July-
Sept. Cool season. 30 cms (1 foot).
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HYSTRIX (Poaceae)
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patula |
£ 3.75 |
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(BOTTLE BRUSH GRASS.) A good grass for shade, where it tolerates dry conditions. Pinkish flowers are reminiscent of bottle
brushes, held on stiff upright stems in mid to late summer. Clump forming. For well drained soil. Cool season. 1 metre (3 feet).
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