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Elijah
Blue Fescue |
| 'Festuca
glauca Elijah Blue' |
| Simply the
best blue leaved ornamental grass, with needle like
silvery blue-green leaves and short spikes of blue-green
midsummer flowers, gradually fading to pale tan. |
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Bowles'
Golden Sedge |
| 'Carex
elata Aurea' |
| An
elegant, ornamental grass with rich yellow leaves, edged
in green. Useful for brightening shady areas, for
filling gaps in borders and planting by water, it
requires a light, moist soil. The variegation is best in
partial shade - specimens in full sun can end up looking
bleached. |
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Feather
Reed Grass |
| 'Calamagrostis
x acutiflora Karl Foerster' |
| The
pink-bronze summer flowerheads of this strongly upright
ornamental grass fade to a wonderful wheat colour and
persist well into winter. Excellent as a specimen or
mass planting, it looks particularly striking close to
buildings. Best in moist, humus-rich soil in full sun -
in shade the stems tend to topple over. |
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Pheasant's
Tail Grass |
| 'Anemanthele
lessoniana' |
| A
beautiful evergreen grass with brownish-green leaves
turning shades of rich orange and red. Pheasant's tail
grass makes an excellent, all-year accent plant for a
sheltered, sunny border. Providing much-needed structure
and colour in the winter garden, the faded flowerheads
are best removed to prevent it from self-seeding. |
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Korean
Feather Reed Grass |
| 'Calamagrostis
brachytricha' |
| Attractive
pink plumes are produced in summer on this tidy-looking
ornamental grass. A wonderful accent plant for a sunny
garden border where the plumes fade to a delicate
bronze, and can are great in cut-flower arrangements.
Best planted in full sun as it tends to flop over more
in shade. |
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Feather
Reed Grass |
| 'Calamagrostis
x acutiflora Overdam' |
| This
versatile, variegated grass has pale yellow margins and
stripes which quickly fade to white. Equally suitable as
a specimen or mass planting for a sunny, moist site, the
pink-bronze summer flowerheads mature to a wonderful,
wheat colour and provide interest in the winter months. |
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Japanese
Sedge |
| 'Carex
oshimensis Evergold' |
| Attractive
ornamental grass forms low hummocks of striking dark
green leaves with a central strip of yellow-cream. In
mid to late spring the plant bears brown flowerspikes.
Looks good planted with other ornamental grasses with
contrasting foliage. |
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Pink
Pampas
Grass |
| 'Cortaderia
selloana Rosea' |
| Tall,
pink-flushed, feathery plumes in late summer above large
mounds of sharp-edged, mid-green leaves. This unusual
pink form of pampas grass looks wonderful planted by
water or set in the middle of a sunny, well-drained
lawn. One of the largest varieties currently available,
it's perfect for a medium or large garden. |
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Hakonechloa |
| 'Hakonechloa
macra' |
| A
small ornamental grass, forming arching clumps of
narrow-leaved foliage. In late summer and autumn it
produces nodding, pale green flowerspikes. A deciduous
grass that looks lovely planted in bold groups, or mixed
with other ornamental grasses, such as Festuca glauca
'Blue Elijah'. |
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Hakonechloa |
| 'Hakonechloa
macra Alboaurea' |
| An
eye-catching small ornamental grass, forming arching
clumps of vividly striped bright yellow and narrow green
striped foliage. The leaves keep its colour throughout
the season, and often when its grown in full sun it
develops a slight reddish tinge. In late summer and
autumn, pale green, needle-like flower spikes are
produced. An outstanding grass for growing on its own in
a striking container. |
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Blue
Oat Grass |
| 'Helictotrichon
sempervirens' |
| Tightly
rolled grey-blue leaves, topped with purple-tinted
flowerspikes on stiff, upright stems in early and
mid-summer, maturing to a straw colour. This handsome,
evergreen, ornamental grass is perfect for a
well-drained gravel garden or new perennial border. |
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Blood
Grass |
| 'Imperata
cylindrica Rubra (Red Baron)' |
| Slow-spreading,
clump-forming grass with mid-green leaves which turn
blood-red from the tips downwards, with fluffy
silvery-white flowerspikes in summer. This spectacular
grass provides a wonderful contrast to golden, blue or
black foliaged grasses in the border or a container. |
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