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Arundo donax |
Giant Reed. Bamboo-like hollow stems to [10'] 304cm. clothed with grayish-green leaves. Sheltered moist position. Sun. Mulch in winter. |
£4.00 |
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Arundo donax var. Versicolor |
Shorter in growth, this variegated form of the giant reed has eye-catching cream margined and striped foliage. Requires frost free conditions. [6'] 183cm. |
£4.00 |
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Briza media Limouzi |
A perennial quaking grass, with foliage, slightly more blue than type and larger quakes. Forms slow-spreading clumps. June onwards. Good dried. Any position. Sun. [18"] 46cm. |
£3.00 |
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Briza triloba |
Pretty quaking grass, producing arching one sided spiklets of velvet-like pearl-green aging to buff. July onwards. Good soil. Sun/light-shade. [20"] 51cm. |
£2.70 |
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Calamagrostis arundinacea |
Syn. Stipa arundinacea. Superb ornamental grass, forming arching clumps of shiny, narrow, evergreen leaves which assume lovely red and orange tints in winter. Wonderful airy arching flower heads create a maroon haze and are nice in arrangements. Average soil in sun or light shade, though colors up more in the former. [24" x 18"] 61 x 46cm. |
£3.50 |
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Calamagrostis epigeios |
Wood small-reed. Useful, clump forming grass with a long season of interest. The foliage is dull gray-green, with large dense fluffy flower heads purple fading to silver buff June/August. Sun/light-shade. Not dry. [3-4'] 91-122cm. |
£4.00 |
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Calamagrostis x acutiflora Overdam |
Forms upright loose clumps of beautifully striped leaves, green and white, flushed with pink-purple. Showy pinky-gray flower heads held well above the foliage in summer. Withstands winter weather and wind. Good vertical effect and nice dried. Any soil. |
£3.50 |
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Carex dolichostachya Kaga-Nishiki |
A lovely new introduction from Japan forming dense arching fountain-like clumps of narrow dark-green leaves attractively edged with golden-yellow. Any soil. Sun/shade. [1 x 1'] 30 x 30cm |
£3.50 |
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Carex morrowii Ice Dance |
Ornamental compact clumps of evergreen glossy leaves with conspicuous creamy-white margins, and broader leaves than C. Fishers Form. Good slow spreading ground-cover for part-shade and average to moist soil. [18 x 12"] 46 x 30cm. |
£3.50 |
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Carex morrowii Kan-suge |
An extremely neat little sedge with lustrous broad dark-evergreen leaves, margined with gold. Forms compact slow growing clumps. Part/shade. Average/moist soil. [9 x 9"] 23 x 23cm. |
£3.50 |
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Carex oshimensis Evergold |
Bright slender and arching golden-yellow leaves margined with green. A bright little sedge to cheer away winter gloom. Tolerates sun but prefers a cooler position in semi-shade. [9 x 15"] 23 x 38cm. |
£3.50 |
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Carex pendula |
Stately evergreen, clumps of pleated leaves, with pendulous green fox-tails, which age to red-brown, held on arching stems well above the foliage. May/June. Shade/part-shade. Retentive humus-rich soil. [4'] 122cm. Classy in a large pot. Divisions. |
£3.50 |
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Carex reinii |
Stiff deep-green glossy leathery leaves, with attractive flower spikes April-May. Bare root. |
£3.50 |
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Carex siderosticha Variegata |
Very striking clumps of broad, sword-shaped leaves, with white streaks and margins, flushed pink at the base. Easily mistaken for a narrow leaved Hosta. Good soil. Sun/part-shade. Deciduous. Nice! [1 x 1'] 30 x 30cm. |
£3.50 |
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Chionochloa conspicua |
From New Zealand, and quite different to C. rubra. Forming a tussock, this has harsh, broader foliage of tawny-green, and prominent flowering plumes of creamy-yellow. Sheltered, well-drained position. Sun. Few only. |
£3.50 |
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Chionochloa rubra |
A lovely species from New Zealand, forming dense tussocks of slender but stiff, inrolled leaves, dull reddish-ochre, with a gray-blue reverse. Gritty, well-drained/but moisture retentive soil. Full sun. [30 x 24"] 76 x 61cm. Rarely mentioned for its glittery panicles in evidence all summer into September, but it takes two or three years for the plant to mature before you'll get this stunning display. |
£3.00 |
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Chondropetalum tectorum |
Restio. Superb, vertical, smooth, reed like rich-green stems, banded with bright chestnut-brown sheathes at the nodes. Forms a tufted clump, producing slender spikes of rich brown flowers in summer. Well-drained acid soil, moist in summer. Sun. [4 x 4'] 122cm. |
£8.00 |
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Cyperus longus |
Clusters of reddish flowers cascade among long leaf-like bracts arranged spoke-like atop upright [4'] 122cm. stems. Spreading plant for edge of pond/ bog garden, and looks wonderfully tropical in a large pot kept well watered. |
£3.50 |
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Equisetum hyemale |
Evergreen Dutch rush, with tubular stems & dark horizontal nodes. May run when established. Restrict root run, or confine to a large pot. Damp position. Shade/part-shade. [3'] 91cm. |
£4.00 |
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Equisetum scirpoides |
Delightful! Fine spiky green tubular stems, with dark bands. Very pretty in an aquatic tub in 1-6" water. [6"] 15cm |
£3.30 |
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Eragrostis curvulea |
African Love grass. Smashing plant that sells on sight. Arching narrow foliage, with graceful olive/gray seed heads. May/Oct. Warm/well-drained/dry spot. Sun. [3'] 91cm. |
£3.50 |
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Eragrostis curvulea Totnes Burgundy |
Lovely new selection, from Sarah & Julian Sutton, with gray-green leaves, the upper half of which maturing, to dark wine-red. Long arching sprays of complimentary, gray flowers, appear July/October. Well-drained soil. Sun. [3'] 91cm. We have found this and the above perfectly hardy providing you get the drainage right. |
£5.00 |
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Eustachys distichophylla |
Weeping Finger Grass. Very much taken with this striking grass last year. Hardy [though not tried here yet] with broad [1'] 30cm high foliage flushed pink at the base and impressive dark crimped Pre-Raphaelite look-alike weeping flower heads rising to [5'] 152 cm. |
£5.00 |
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Imperata cylindrica Rubra |
syn. Imperata cylindrica Red Baron A superb grass emerging later than most, with mid-green leaves becoming suffused with intense red as summer unfolds. Forms gentle spreading clumps. Retentive soil. Sun/part-shade. [14 x 12"] 35 x 30cm.. |
£4.00 |
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Luzula sylvatica Marginata |
Tall spikes of brown flowers, over broad, glossy, evergreen arching foliage, margined with white. Good ground-cover. Humus-rich soil. Sun/shade. May/July. [18"] 46cm. |
£3.50 |
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Luzula sylvatica Taggarts Cream |
An unusual woodrush. The new growth, is almost totally cream in spring, gradually greening up as the season progresses. Evergreen. Good soil. Shade/part-shade. [18"] 46cm. |
£3.50 |
Miscanthus
Invaluable bold clump forming grasses with upright stems and attractive colored silky [and later fluffy] crimped plumes in mid-late summer or autumn. Lasting well into winter, they provide good autumn hues to add cheer to the garden. All are easy in good moist but well-drained soil and sun. Cut down to ground level before the new growth commences in early spring.
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Miscanthus floridulus |
Forms slow spreading clumps of matt bluish-green leaves with a white mid-rib. Does not normally flower in Britain. With relatively wide leaves, it has quite a sub-tropical appearance. Good accent plant/specimen. In a sheltered position and with optimum growing conditions can apparently achieve [9'] Fertile/well-drained soil. Sun. Divisions. |
£4.00 |
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Miscanthus Herman Mussel |
Pagels introduction with arching broad foliage and prominent white midrib. Late summer sees pleasing light red-brown plumes/aging silver held well above the foliage. Moist soil. Sun. 2m. |
£4.00 |
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Miscanthus nepalensis |
5ft [152cm] stems with pendulous finger like plumes of satiny gold-bronze. August-September. Sheltered spot for winter protection. |
£4.00 |
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Miscanthus sinensis Adagio |
Clumps of fine silvery-green foliage with a profusion of narrow erect red tinted flower clusters held well above. Good where space is limited. Moist soil. Sun. 1m. Kurt Bluemel |
£3.50 |
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Miscanthus sinensis Flamingo |
Early flowering and once again from Pagels. Large arching pale wine-red plumes on reddish stems above narrow foliage with silver central stripe. Sun. Moist soil. 2m. AGM. |
£4.00 |
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Miscanthus sinensis Goliath |
Pagels introduction. Large hybrid with broad foliage and pink tinted flowers on [9'] 2.74m stems. Late summer. Few only |
£5.50 |
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Miscanthus sinensis Gracillimus |
Forms clumps of very narrow arching leaves with a fine white central rib. The flower panicles emerge in late summer and last well into winter, when the whole plant turns yellow-buff. Wonderful accent plant, though we find its rather shy at flowering here. Any soil. Sun. [5'] 152cm. Bare root. |
£5.00 |
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Miscanthus sinensis Graziella |
Narrow foliage, with large fluffy ostrich like plumes, silvery, turning white, and eventually beige. Sept/Oct. [5'] 152cm. Bare root. |
£5.00 |
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Miscanthus sinensis Haiku |
Lovely upright grass, with graceful pendulous silvery pink flowers, late summer onwards. Sunny position, moist soil. [6'+] 183cm+ Few only |
£5.00 |
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Miscanthus sinensis Juli [July] |
Pagels introduction, with red-brown flowering plumes, turning silver. July/September. [4'] 122cm. Few only. |
£4.00 |
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Miscanthus sinensis Klein Fontane |
From Ernst Pagels, abundant reddish-pink flower heads turning to silver. Flowers tirelessly until mid-autumn. Aug/Oct. [5'] 152cm. AGM |
£4.00 |
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Miscanthus sinensis Morning Light |
Striking plant forming a mushroom shape with very narrow silvery-green leaves. The whole plant looking silver from a distance. Red/brown flowers. Late summer. Good soil but will tolerate drier conditions. Sun. [3'] 91cm. |
£5.00 |
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Miscanthus sinensis Rotsilber |
Pagels introduction, with deep-red flowers fading with age and narrow foliage with thin silver central stripe. 1m. 50cm. |
£4.00 |
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Miscanthus sinensis Saraband |
From Kurt Bluemel, very similar to M. Gracillimus, but foliage more erect, and slender, with copper-gold flowers, aging whiter in August. Moist soil. Sun. 2m. |
£5.95 |
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Miscanthus sinensis Silberfeder |
Silver Feather. Arching, glossy reddish-pink flower plumes, ageing pale pinky-brown, and then silver. Foliage turns yellow in Autumn. Aug-Nov. [6 x 5'] 183 x 152cm. AGM. |
£6.00 |
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Miscanthus sinensis Sirene |
Large silky crimped flowers of red-brown fluff out to silvery-white during early autumn. [6'] 183cm. |
£4.50 |
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Miscanthus sinensis Zebrinus |
An established clump of this by the pond or in a border is very eye-catching. Forms clumps of upright, bright-green foliage, with transverse yellow bands. Nice with Geranium Bill Wallis scrambling through it. [5-6'] 152cm. Bare root |
£4.50 |
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Miscanthus strictus |
Transverse bands of yellow with a more upright habit than M. Zebrinus. [5'] 152cm. |
£4.50 |
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Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea Transparent |
Most impressive, carrying erect, large airy, heads of delicate spiklets, which remain effective for weeks. Turns a glowing golden yellow in autumn. Wind resistant stems. June/Oct. Good soil. Sun. Deciduous. [8'] 244cm. |
£4.00 |
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Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea Camarthen |
Dense mounds of narrow green foliage well marked with creamy-yellow and stiff slender flower spikes on green stems. Turns butter-yellow in autumn. June/Oct. Retentive soil. Sun. Deciduous. [18 x 12"] 46 x 30cm. Divisions. |
£3.50 |
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Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea Variegata |
Neat tufts of conspicuously cream-striped leaves, with purplish panicles suspended on creamy-yellow stems. In Autumn the whole plant turns bright butter-yellow. July/Oct. Moist soil. Sun. Deciduous. [24"] 61cm. AGM. Divisions. |
£3.50 |
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Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea Skyracer |
Aptly named, with plum color inflorescences reaching skywards on tall 210cm stems above clumps of bluish-green leaves. Good yellow and orange autumn color. August into September. Moist soil. Sun. |
£4.00 |
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Panicum virgatum Rubrum |
Upright habit with green leaves, and airy panicles of long lasting flowers in late summer. Most effective in autumn, when the clumps of foliage turn red. July/Oct. Any soil. Sun. Deciduous. [3'] 91cm. |
£3.00 |
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Panicum virgatum Shenandoah |
This is an exceptional newly introduced switchgrass, which is unmatched for its superb late summer foliage. Commencing green in early summer, the leaves have dark-red tones by July, and the whole leaf turns a deep burgundy by September. From a distance could easily be mistaken for Imperata Red Baron. The free flowering airy spiklets [lovely in arrangements fresh or dried] are red too. Of upright growth and easy in any soil in a sunny position. Wind and salt tolerant. Choice. 9cm pots. Note! this batch contains some peat in the compost. |
£3.00 |
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Panicum virgatum Squaw |
Kurt Bluemel. Airy spiklets of reddish flowers in late summer, lasting well into winter while the upright green foliage assumes intense red and purple hues in autumn. July/Oct. Any soil. Sun. Deciduous. [4-5'] 122-152cm. |
£3.50 |
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Paspalum quadrifarium |
Clumps of upright blue-green foliage, topped with fingers of rusty-red flower plumes to a height of [6ft +] 183cm. Sheltered hot spot. Protect from frost. Poisonous for Guinea pigs. |
£5.00 |
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Pennisetum glaucum Purple Majesty |
Definitely the most talked about grass last year. Upright robust [3'] 91cm. stems clasped along their length with broad deep-burgundy leaves terminating with stout [12"] deep-burgundy flowering spike. By September these are coated with cream pollen. Treat as an annual and save seed 30% of which should come true. Superb for the patio and great for flower arranging. |
£3.50 |
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Pennisetum setaceum rubrum |
Definitely the most elite of the bottle brushes, with maroon foliage, and arching soft red-purple bristles on [3'] 91cm. stems. August onwards. Stunning as a container plant for a hot spot in full-sun. Tender, but well worth every effort to over-winter it. 9cm pots. |
£3.50 |
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Phaenosperma globosa |
Broad pleated leaves and erect flower plumes composed of pendent green spiklets turning bead-like as the season progresses. The latter remained intact here all winter last year. Sheltered position. Part-shade. [2'+] 61cm. |
£4.00 |
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Poa labillardieri |
From Australia, and as tough as old boots this is an attractive tussock grass with thread-like narrow blue-gray leaves, and airy purplish-gray flowers June/Oct. Well-drained position. Full sun. [3-4'] 91-122cm. |
£3.50 |
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Restio tetraphyllus |
Erect, slender wand-like noded [like a bamboo] stems, clothed in bright-green thread like evergreen leaves. From Tasmania where it is much used as cut foliage. Well-drained, but moisture retentive soil. Sun. Hardy to -7 degrees C. or over-winter undercover. |
£4.50 |
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Schoenoplectus lacustris subsp tabernaemontani Albescens |
An aquatic rush, with superb tubular stems of cream, with vertical, narrow, soft-green stripes. Plant in up to 6" deep in water. Sun. [4'+] 122cm. |
£3.70 |
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Schoenoplectus lacustris subsp tabernaemontani Zebrinus |
Another superb rush with tubular stems transversely banded with creamy-white alternating with gray-green. Plant up to 6" deep in water. Sun. [4'+] 122cm. |
£3.50 |
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Schoenus pauciflorus |
Bog rush. A New Zealander, forming a dense clump of stiff upright very dark red-purple needle fine foliage. Boggy type conditions. [1'+] 30cm. |
£3.50 |
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Seslaria sadleriana |
Rigid tufts of olive-green leaves and dense creamy flower heads in June/July. Evergreen. Dry position. Full sun. Calcareous soil. [9"] 20cm. |
£3.50 |
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Setaria palmifolia |
Dramatic evergreen grass forming clumps of bold broad arching pleated leaves to [3'] 91cm. with slender spikes held above on 6' stems late-summer. onwards. The foliage becomes suffused with red if the plant is exposed to sun. Needs a minimum temperature of 7C over-winter. We take ours into the house where it flowers right through to the spring. |
£5.50 |
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Spartina Aureo-marginata |
Arching yellow margined leaves, with tall stems of drooping purple flower spikes. Foliage bright yellow/autumn. Can spread in wet soil, but grows perfectly well in fertile soil. Avoid growing near pond liners. [5' x 3'] 152 x 91cm. Divisions |
£3.50 |
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Stipa gigantea Gold Fontaena |
An Ernst Pagel selection forming clumps of narrow dark-green leaves with larger flowering spikes than the norm. Well-drained soil. Sun. Evergreen. [6' x 3'] 183 x 91cm. |
£5.50 |
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Thamnochortus insignis |
Architectural Restio forming a tufted clump of reed-like stems [6 x 5'] 183 x 152cm with golden-brown flowers on arching stems in summer. Superb border/large pot. Well-drained soil. Sun. Protect from frost. |
£8.00 |
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Uncinea uncinata |
Hook sedge. Evergreen, dark red glossy narrow foliage forming loose clumps with dark-brown flower spikes. For a sheltered moist position in sun or light shade. [1'] 30cm. Few only. |
£3.50 |