ornamental grasses - A Selection

Carex oshimensis 'Everest' is an ornamental grass that requires very little maintenance. It is simple to care for. Plant it in fertile, moist, and well-drained soil in a location that receives full or partial sun. It has stunning variegated foliage and glossy green arching leaves with a silvery-cream edge. This makes it provide year-round colour and texture. If planted with flowering plants, gravel, or mulch, it is ideal for providing contrast to its surroundings. It is ideal for smaller

The best blue foliage on a low-growing grass

A striking ornamental grass which requires very little maintenance and is ideal for prolonging interest in your garden throughout autumn. During spring and summer Miscanthus ?Purpurascens? will grow rapidly to create an eye-catching clump of towering, upright grassy foliage which provides a great screen. From August to October, feathery plumes of light pink blooms explode from the top of each stem to create a colourful display before it develops coppery hues through autumn and into winter. A

Carex Feather Carex Feather Falls is the gift that keeps on giving with its evergreen habit, providing colour texture and structure to your garden all year round! This low maintenance ornamental grass is not only beautiful, with its pale green and stripe foliage, it also thrives in most areas! A hardy perennial that loves soaking up the sun and performing in clumps! An easy to grow ornamental grass that will require little to no maintenance for classy displays in your garden or office grounds.

Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra', also known as Red Baron or Japanese Blood Grass, is a must-have for any garden enthusiast seeking striking colour and effortless beauty. This hardy perennial grass brings structure and vivid hues to summer borders with its green base and brilliant red-tipped leaves that intensify as autumn approaches. As other garden plants wane, this grass comes alive, adding a jewel-like sparkle to your outdoor space.This grass is not just a visual delight; it's also incredibly

Pampas Grass is a tough, long-lasting garden plant that will almost take care of itself. Cortaderia selloana 'White' has beautiful plumes of feathery, white seed heads on sturdy stalks that rise above the extremely tough foliage. Pampas Grass's tufted evergreen plants are ideal for filling gaps in a border, and 'Pumila' is also suitable for small gardens. Plants provide year-round interest in the garden, but are at their best in August, when silvery plumes emerge from the very center of the

General description A graceful clumping grass, Pennisetum Macrourum, features tall stems adorned with cat tail-like flower heads that sway gently in the breeze. This perennial grass may require some protection in colder regions and is ideal for informal planting schemes or coastal gardens. Technical specifications Position: Full sun Height: Up to 180cm (80in) Spread: Up to 120cm (48in) Ease of Sowing: Some experience necessary Supplied as: 1 Packet (20 seeds) Installation Sowing time: December

Cortaderia selloana Duo features two stunning varieties of Pampas grass: one with classic white plumes and the other with delicate rosy pink plumes. Pampas grass is a hardy and low-maintenance plant that thrives effortlessly in the garden. It forms dense clumps of tough, evergreen foliage, making it an excellent choice for filling gaps in borders and providing year-round interest. In late summer, tall, feathery flower plumes emerge, creating striking backlit effects and adding texture and

This vibrant evergreen Sedge is just what you need to add some colour and texture to your borders and flower beds. ?Green? produces arching, slender leaflets that provide a clump forming habit and architectural interest all year round. This Carex generates delicate blooms from July until September, it makes exciting ground cover and adds lots of ornamental value to dull spaces. Great for adding to rockeries, alpines and cottage gardens, you can count on ?Green? to also make a sufficient accent

Miscanthus ?Lady in Red? is a superb selection that offers a graceful habit, gorgeous flowers and a fabulous finale of autumn colour which continues through into winter.

A beautiful clump-forming perennial with blue-green foliage, boasting coppery-pink tips in the autumn which blends wonderfully with its orange-red blooms from the summer. Festuca 'Sunrise' is a graceful but robust ornamental grass which copes well in poor, dry soils and provides superb long-lasting groundcover. This evergreen grass adds a calm and relaxing feel to rockeries and borders, providing interesting movement and texture and even tolerating temperatures of -20C! Also makes a great

A deciduous, tuft-forming, slowly-spreading perennial with bright yellow-green l

This versatile and low maintenance hardy perennial will remain rather compact and is ideal for creating attractive groundcover or for growing in a patio pot. Carex morrowii 'Eversheen' forms low mounds of variegated, grass-like foliage which is decorated with vibrant green and cream stripes and deep green edges. Height and spread 30cm (12?).

This exciting Leatherleaf Sedge is a hardy perennial that is easy to grow and undemanding to keep. It boasts masses of ornamental, evergreen foliage in a shade of pastel green and generates small flowers from July until September. Ideal for adding texture and movement to lifeless landscapes, be sure to incorporate into patio pots, borders and cottage gardens. It will enjoy semi shade to progress and will develop in height and spread to 50cm.

Calamagrostis is a spectacular, ornamental grass for any mixed garden border. 'Karl Foerster' is a well known border plant, with arching leaves, and bronze feathery panicles during summer.A useful ornamental grass, which is quick to emerge each spring. Calamagrostis can be planted to form a feathery screen, and is fast-growing and easy to maintain.Height: 1.8m (5.9') Spread: 50cm (19).

Carex panicea is a graceful, grass-like perennial ideal for softening pond edges or enhancing boggy spots with a naturalistic feel. Its fine, blue-green foliage forms neat, semi-evergreen clumps that bring texture and colour all year round. Delicate brown flower spikes appear in summer, arching elegantly above the leaves. A native to the UK, it not only adds visual charm but also offers shelter and habitat for aquatic creatures and other wildlife. Perfect for low-maintenance, wildlife-friendly