Ornamental Grasses
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Pennisetum alopecuroides var. viridescens
Black Flowered or Dwarf Purple Fountain Grass€2.70Pennisetum alopecuroides var. viridescens has broader leaves and darker flower heads than the regular species and, growing to around 60cm tall, it is also slightly smaller. It has graceful smoky purple-black plumes that contrast nicely with the slender arching, glossy, deep green foliage.
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Pennisetum villosum 'Cream Falls'
Chinese Fountain Grass€2.75Pennisetum villosum is one of the easiest and most visually stunning grasses to grow. Brilliant white, rabbit-tail spikes are produced in abundance from bushy, clump-forming deciduous plants. Eye-catching and early to flower in borders or large containers.
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Phormium tenax
New Zealand Flax€1.75Out of stock
With their arching, strappy, sword-shaped leaves, Phormiums make a dramatic statement in the garden. They are versatile evergreen plants that tolerate a range of conditions and look at home in a variety of different planting schemes.
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Phormium tenax purpureum
Purple New Zealand Flax€2.20Out of stock
Phormium tenax 'Purpureum' with its rich bronze-purple leaves has two characteristics which are sought-after by gardeners looking to add a bit of drama to their borders. Bold, architectural lines with erect, sword-shaped leaves and rich evergreen foliage colour.
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Setaria italica 'Red Jewel'
Foxtail Millet, Italian Millet
formerly Panicum italicum€2.25Setaria italica Red Jewel is a rarely-offered variety of annual grass with intensely coloured burgundy red foliage and dramatic foxtail-shaped flower heads. Suitable for growing in the garden or in containers the dark foliage is a great contrast in the garden or the vase.
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Setaria macrostachya
Aka Chamaeraphis macrostachya€2.35Out of stock
Setaria macrostachya is a perennial ornamental grass that is usually grown as an annual. Long, erect, slender stems bear broad, arching leaves and produce lovely soft foxtail-like flower-heads. Suitable for growing in the garden or in containers they make a wonderful addition to the garden and the vase.
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Sporobolus heterolepis
Dropseed, Sacaton Grass€2.70Sporobolus displays a magnificent fountain of fine textured, emerald-green leaves which develop rich shades of reddish-gold or deep orange in the autumn, but the great joy of this plant is that it produces a great cloudy haze of tiny flower heads. Numerous stalks with delicate, open panicles shoot up and over the clump.
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Stipa capillata 'Bridal Veil'
Feather Grass, Needle Grass. Aka ‘Lace Veil’.€2.95Out of stock
Stipa capillata 'Bridal Veil' is one of the prettiest perennial grasses. Forming a dense, glossy green clump of foliage they bloom in summer with beautiful upright plumes. The hair-like awns are at first clear green, and as they mature they turn a beautiful silvery-white.
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Stipa gigantea
Golden Oats€4.25Stipa gigantea is the most dramatically beautiful of all grasses. It has the wonderful and fashionably transparent quality of providing height without bulk, tall stems of golden oat-like flowers allow glimpses into the garden beyond.
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Stipa tenuissima 'Pony Tails'
Recently renamed 'Nassella tenuissima'. Mexican Feather Grass€2.50Stipa tenuissima 'Pony Tails' is wonderfully impressive. In summer, plants are covered with masses of elegant pale feathery seed-heads which are held a little above the foliage. These can be cut for use in arrangements indoors. Alternatively they make a useful winter food source for finches and other seed-eating birds.