ornamental grasses - A Selection

With slender grassy foliage and an abundance of flower plumes, even from a young age, this superb perennial adds glamour, texture and movement to the garden. Features and Benefits The worlds first dwarf pampas grass Glamorous silvery plumes in late summer Perfect for smaller gardens and patio pots Adds texture and movement to the garden Planting time: March Flowering time: August Specifications Colour: Cream Model Number: KB8908

Stipa tenuissima, also known as Mexican Feather Grass, is a captivating hardy perennial that brings graceful movement and texture to any garden. Its fine, thread-like foliage forms neat, arching clumps that sway elegantly with the breeze. The fluffy, buff-coloured flowerheads add a subtle silvery shimmer, enhancing the beauty of this tactile, deciduous grass. This plant is low maintenance, resilient, and becomes drought tolerant once established, making it ideal for those seeking an easy-care

An upright grass with fluffy pink plumes

Add graceful movement and year-round foliage interest with Carex ‘Ribbon Falls’, an elegant ornamental grass featuring long, glossy emerald-green leaves that curl at the tips. Its cascading habit makes it perfect for tumbling over patio pots, hanging baskets, or rockeries, adding a natural, flowing effect that enhances any planting scheme. This versatile sedge also works beautifully as low-maintenance groundcover for shady areas. Easy to grow and hardy, Carex ‘Ribbon Falls’

This semi-evergreen grass forms clumps of hair-like, yellow-green foliage that moves gently in the breeze, adding excellent texture and interest wherever it is planted. Stipa tenuissima ?Ponytails? produces masses of silky, silver-green flowers throughout summer, which glisten in the sun beautifully. In late summer the flowers fade to a bold shade of yellow. Perfect for softening border edges or planting in patio pots where they can be backlit by the sun. Also an excellent choice for dry

Elevate your garden with the Pennisetum Dances with Me, supplied in a 12cm pot. This beautiful deciduous grass is perfect for introducing elegant texture and captivating late summer interest. Its neat, clump-forming habit is defined by slender green foliage that arches gracefully at the tips. From July onwards, the plant produces airy, feathery seed heads that create a shimmering, silvery halo, swaying gently in the breeze, adding movement and a touch of magic to your outdoor space. Whether

Ornamental grass with bright yellow foliage and bottlebrush flowers

Acorus calamus is a non-invasive rush that whilst strictly non-native, has been naturalised in the wild since the 17th century. This well behaved rhizomatous perennial forms slowly spreading clumps in shallow water or boggy ground, with flat, blade-like, fresh green foliage and clusters of arum-like flowers from May to July. The leaves have a sweet citrus smell when crushed. Acorus calamus is useful for creating natural sweeps of foliage to define pond edges as well as providing a hiding place

Cortaderia selloana 'White', also known as Pampas Grass, is a hardy perennial that adds a touch of drama to any garden. With tall, sturdy stalks adorned with stunning plumes of feathery, white seed heads, this plant is a standout specimen. Pampas Grass is incredibly low-maintenance, requiring minimal care while providing year-round interest in the garden. It thrives in full sun and its tufted evergreen foliage adds texture and beauty to any landscape. With a height of up to 150cm and a spread

Enhance your garden with Carex comans ‘Frosted Curls’, a striking ornamental grass with fine, hair-like leaves that curl elegantly at the tips. Its silvery-green foliage cascades over borders, pathways, and containers, providing all-year-round texture and interest. This low-growing, clump-forming sedge creates a graceful, flowing effect that works beautifully in modern or traditional garden designs. Ideal for low-maintenance groundcover, Carex ‘Frosted Curls’ thrives in both

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

A compact ornamental grass with fiery autumn leaves and silvery winter plumes

Carex acuta is a British native perennial that can be found in streams, lakes and rivers throughout the British Isles but is rarely available to purchase! This Slender-tufted Sedge produces clumps of tall, grassy stems that provide superb cover for wildlife. In midsummer, long, fluffy, brown flower spikes will appear above the foliage to add further texture and interest. Ideal for ponds, streams, bog gardens and wildlife areas with wet soil. Height: 90cm (36). Spread: 50cm (20). Planting

Ophiopogon planiscapus ?Nigrescens? makes for a magnificent feature in borders, especially if placed at the front to take centre stage, where it?s gothic black foliage can shine. An evergreen variety of Lilyturf that is hardy, herbaceous and clump forming perennial, which in summer will produce delicate little bell-like flowers that are swiftly followed by mucky-blue berries. Makes a great addition to winter patio pots where it?s striking colour and architectural characteristics will keep

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

Stipa gigantea, commonly known as Golden Oat Grass, is a truly striking evergreen ornamental grass, prized for its height, graceful form, and shimmering floral display. This RHS Award of Garden Merit winner forms dense clumps of tough, linear foliage, from which tall, arching stems emerge in summer, bearing loose sprays of airy, oat-like flowers. These golden panicles catch the sunlight beautifully, creating a dazzling effect that brings movement and drama to the garden. Ideal for adding