ornamental grasses - A Selection

Pennisetum viridescens is a variety of Fountain Grass that adds texture, height and movement to gardens. Slender foliage stems sway in the breeze elegantly in large or small gardens. Feathery plumes emerge on stems flushed in black colour, for an intriguing display. Pennisetum viridescens is easy to grow and needs little maintenance to keep looking great. Grow as a specimen plant or in grass schemes. Height: 100cm (39). Spread: 100cm (39).

Papmpas Grass 'White Feather' produces spikes of White Feather-like seed-heads, from a clump of evergreen perennial grass. A brilliant plant to make a strong statement in the garden that is sure to the eye. This is an elegant and stylish plant for gardens. It is ideal for garden borders and large containers. The feather-headed stems can be used as cut-flowers for floral and dried arrangements. Pampas Grass likes to be planted in full sun, in most, well-drained soil. Mature height and spread in

This magnificent evergreen grass produces clumps of cascading, vibrant green foliage with the tip of each blade fading to soft gold. Carex oshimensis 'Everillo' is perfect for tumbling over the edges of patio pots and edging borders or raised beds. Brown flower spikes will rise above the foliage in May but these are somewhat insignificant compared to the incredible leaves. Height and spread: 40cm (16).

Miscanthus sinesis 'Strictus', an RHS AGM variety of ornamental grass that provides silver bloom plumes in late summer that become decorated with frost through winter. Foliage is deciduous, slender and spiky, growing upright in gold tones that fade away through cold months. Reliable and easy to grow, this perennial will return year after year. Height: 2m (6?). Spread: 60cm (2?).

The smallest member of the ‘Falls’ series of Japanese sedges, Carex 'Moon Falls' forms low clumps of arching, creamy-white foliage accented with green margins. Japanese sedges are incredibly versatile plants, perfect for softening the edge of a border or planted as ground cover - adding texture and movement to planting schemes. They also offer a contemporary look to containers and hanging baskets, their evergreen foliage cascading gracefully over the side of pots and adding interest to both

A simple to grow, evergreen grass which will add interest in your garden throughout the year and is particularly handy for winter pots and edging borders. Carex comans 'Bronze' produces low, compact mounds of fine, arching, hair-like foliage in a wonderful shade of bronze. It will cascade like a fountain and move softly in the breeze, adding excellent texture and movement in your garden. Height: 35cm (14). Spread: 60cm (24).

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?).

Bring movement and texture to your garden with Carex ‘Feather Falls’, a beautiful variegated ornamental grass that adds year-round interest to borders, containers and shaded spots. This compact Japanese Sedge features elegant, arching leaves in rich green with bold creamy-white edges, forming a graceful fountain of foliage that remains evergreen throughout the winter. Perfect for softening hard edges or filling in gaps, it’s equally at home cascading from patio pots or planted en

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 golden bronze 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.

Japanese Blood Grass Plants - Red Baron Leaves that change colour! A stunning, spiky-looking grass with lime-green leaves that turn progressively through burgundy-red to claret-blood-red in late summer and into autumn. Ideal for borders or patio containers, it shows good drought tolerance once established. Height 30-50cm (12-20); spread 30cm (12). Middle of border variety. Ideal for bringing a contemporary flavour to borders or containers, these tough, easy-to-grow plants will thrive in most

Enhance your garden with the Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln', commonly known as Fountain Grass. This highly decorative ornamental grass offers exceptional, year-round interest, quickly forming attractive clumps that are perfect for filling gaps in perennial and shrub borders. Its neat, grassy foliage remains understated until late summer when the magnificent flower heads emerge, resembling fluffy squirrel tails, adding a soft, misty effect and a touch of elegance. This graceful, deciduous

An evergreen sedge with glossy green clumps and subtle brown flower spikes

A popular sight and a striking one too, Zebra Grass produces distinctive green blade like leaves, each randomly striped with horizontal cream bands. Come autumn, tall flower plumes sit high above the foliage which last well into the winter.

This superb grass offers long and continuous flowering plus changing colours and textural effects through every season. Molinia caerulea 'Banshee' forms neat tussocks of bright green, linear leaves that give rise to upright, airy plumes of flowers from June to September. The flowers begin dark purple before turning into a haze of soft pink and they are highly attractive to pollinators. In autumn, the stems and leaves turn gold and the feathery plumes continue to hold their form as the weather

A choice selection of Stipa tenuissima that has become deservedly popular with garden designers. Stipa tenuissima ?Ponytails? is a semi-evergreen grass forming clumps of thread-like, yellow-green foliage and an abundance of silky flowers.

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