Ornamental Grasses

Ornamental grasses are indispensable - they provide contrast to more colourful plants, and move gracefully with the wind. They can be grown in a mixed border, or in a 'grassery' by themselves, and they look great in pots.

For more information on growing these see growing ornamental grasses.

Prices are based on plants grown in 1.5 Litre or 2 Litre pots.




Anemanthele lessoniana Pheasant's Tail Grass

Anemanthele lessoniana

Formerly Stipa arundinacea. Clumps of fine arching leaves are accompanied in summer by feathery flower heads. Good autumn colours. Will self-seed. Likes moist, well drained soil in sun/ part shade. Divide spring or autumn. 1 metre (3 feet).
 £4.50

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Korean Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis brachytricha

(Calamagrostis arundinacea var. brachytricha.)Clump-forming species with showy, feathery purple flower heads, fading to bronze from summer to early winter. Prefers, moist fertile soil in sun/ part shade but will tolerate poor soils once established. Cut back in winter, divide spring/ autumn 1.2...
 £4.50

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Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam'

Pretty variegated grass with a pinkish tinge with age. Graceful purple-pink flowers spikes in summer. Clump forming. Prefers, moist fertile soil in sun/ part shade but will tolerate poor soils once established. Deciduous. Divide spring/autumn. 1.2 metres (4 feet).
 £3.95

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CAREX

CAREX

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...

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Carex 'Ice Dance'

Carex 'Ice Dance'

A spreading sedge, good for ground cover in shade. Prefers fertile, well drained soil in part shade. Quite drought tolerant once established. Divide spring/ autumn. Evergreen. 30 cms (1 foot).
 £3.95

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Carex 'Silver Sceptre'

Carex 'Silver Sceptre'

Neat little evergreen sedge with green and 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. Divide spring/ autumn. 30 cms (1 foot).
 £3.95

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Leatherleaf Sedge

Carex buchananii

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. Divide in early summer. 60 cms (2 feet). AGM.
 £3.95

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Carex comans 'Frosted Curls'

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. Divide spring/autumn. 60 cms (2 feet). Minimum 0 - minus 5° C.
 £3.95

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Carex dipsacea Tahoata

Carex dipsacea

Striking species with olive-green leaves and near- black flower spikes. For moist but well-drained soil, sun/ part shade. Can be grown in shallow pond margins in summer and removed for winter. Evergreen, clump-forming. Divide spring or autumn. 45 cms (1½ feet).
 £4.50

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Carex elata 'Aurea' Bowles` Golden Sedge

Carex elata 'Aurea'

Good for boggy soil/ 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. Divide spring/ autumn. 75 cms (2½ feet). AGM.
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