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Alopecurus
Common Name: Golden foxtail grass
Description: cool season/semi-evergreen; slow spreader
Foliage - variegated yellow-green; narrow blade width; 30-40 cm (12-16") tall
Flowers - May-June; 60 cm (24") tall
Conditions: full sun to light shade; moist fertile soil; dislikes hot dry locations
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Arundo
Arundo donax
The 'Giant Reed' is quite magnificent with bamboo like stems and large blue-grey arching leaves. Make your own clarinet reeds!!
Up to 2m50cm
Arundo donax var. versicolor
Another bamboo like grass with stunning colouring. Give some protectection over winter - to 2m or so | |
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Briza
Briza media
The 'Pearl Grass' with pale flower panicles quaking in the slightest breeze. Easy in sun - 45cm. |
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Calamagrostis |
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Calamagrostis arundinacea
Wonderful grass. Arching mounds of narrow foliage turning from shades of green to orange and red. Long airy flowers that make a lovely display when put in a vase.
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
Beautiful slender ornamental grass . Culms to 2m producing red-brown flowers in profusion
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam'
A truly outstanding and little known variegated grass - makes upright mounds of white striped foliage with perfect purple\pink heads over the summer.
Sun or part shade - up to 90cm |
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Carex
Carex conica 'Snowline'
Dainty miniature Sedge for Sun . Fine white margined leaves on compact plant. Good for containers . 20cm
Carex phyllocephala 'Sparkler'
As the name suggests this evergreen sedge has leaves that shoot out like the head of a sparkler. 30cm
Carex 'Evergold'
Bright cream and white variegated leaves. Evergreen with a low habit. Good for the front of the border in the sun, prefers a moist position. Up to 25cm. |
Chionochloa
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Chionochloa rubra
Olive - brown form of the "Tussock Grass". Leaves have silver undersides making it a joy to look at. Full sun. 45cm |
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Eriophorum |
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Eriophorum angustifolium
British native 'Cotton Grass". White silky plumes of cotton balls .
Needs a wet spot. 45cm | | |
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Glyceria |
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Glyceria maxima 'Variegata'
Good marshland grass - up to 80cm with bold creamy variegations and pink tints in spring on the broad leaves.
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Hakonechloa |
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Hakonechloa macra
Fresh green foliage in arching mounds all summer. Red tints late in the season. Dainty heads droop in a circle all round it. 45cm. | |
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Imperata |
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Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra'
The Japanese Blood Grass , fresh green grass with bright red tips. 15cm . Needs a well drained soil or keep in a container and protect in winter | | |
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Juncus |
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Juncus 'Carman's Grey'
Stunning steely blue-grey needle like leaves with an evergreen rigid habit.
Tolerant of most soils in full sun - up to 50cm. | |
Luzula
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Marginata
Fresh green leaves edged white. Best in shade . Good groundcover. 60cm |
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Taeurnpass
The next best thing to a Bromeliad without the fuss!! Impressive spring flowers.
Sun/shade - up to 30cm. | | |
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Melica |
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Meilca nutans
Dark brown drooping flower heads , nod well above the foliage in Spring. Sun . 40cm | |
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Milium |
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Milium effusum 'Aureum'
Golden yellow leaves and golden heads all summer. Stunning in large drifts. Sun or semi shade. 30cm | | |
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Miscanthus |
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Caberet
Broad white and green striped leaves , green on the edges white down the centre. 2m | |
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Panicum virgatum
Frothy green flower panicles turning red over the season. Fresh green upright growth emerge from pale green bulbs. 1m | | |
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Phalaris |
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Feesey
Pure white striped foliage. Makes a wonderful backdrop to a pond.
Sun or part shade. Also great in a pot on the patio . 60cm | |
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Stipa |
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Stipa gigantea
One of the finest grasses for flowers.2m high bronze flower spikelets on strong stems above grey green foliage.
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Uncinia rubra
Brilliant 'Hook Sedge' from New Zealand. Hardy in a sunny position. Rich dark mahogany-red low foliage.
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Bashania |
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Bashania qingchengshanensis
Hardy with lots of early new growth resulting in a dense crop of dark green, long leaves. nearly solid culms. Hairy sheaths. 3m dense and broad clump. Sun or part shade.
"Wind Break Bamboo"
Maximum Height: 25 feet
Diameter: 2 inches
Hardiness: 0° F
Recommend for USDA zone 7 - 10 |
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Borinda |
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Borinda albocera
Striking pale silvery blue culms on new culms. Small airy leaves, delicate in appearance, hardy. 4m |
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Chusquea culeou
Very dark culmed form with clusters of small leafy branches providing a 'bottle brush' effect. Very hardy, forming a dense clump to 4m or more. The 'cream' of bamboos and always in short supply. Good by sea air. Slow to gain height but worth waiting for. |
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Fargesia |
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Fargesia angustissima
A delicate and tall bamboo with narrow leaves. It will grow up to 4 metres with lovely arching culms. New culms emerge coloured purple with a white powdery bloom.
Although this is a fairly recent introduction to Europe from the United States, Mike Brisbane estimates that it is hardy down to -15C.
Young plants should be grown in a sheltered position until established. Forms tight upright clumps. New bloomy culms turn deep red with a frothy array of tiny leaves. 4m
Fargesia murielae
This popular evergreen bamboo grows best in dappled shade in moist fertile soils. Avoid planting in exposed areas and in full sun. Ideal for semi woodland planting / screening.
Dense arching clumps of yellow-green, leafy canes. Magnificent for any situation . To 3m. | | |
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Himalayacalamus
Himalayacalmus asper
Superb clump forming bamboo with tiny pale green leaves and strong structure. Bluey canes . Ideal for a warm wall or a cool conservatory. 2-3m
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Indocalamus |
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Indocalamus hamadae
Just when you thought it was time to switch the computer off, along comes the largest leaved temperate bamboo in cultivation. Some leaves are as large as 60cm x 15cm . Great for wrapping or serving food the traditional way! 2-4m. |
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Phyllostachys
Phyllostachys aurea
Very tough and clump forming in habit, this will produce thick culms with congested nodes and internodes at the base, excellent for cutting and drying. Useful for walking sticks, that essential table conversation piece or giant chopsticks! Up to 4 or 5m - Sun.
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Phyllostachys nigra f. henonis
Excellent screening bamboo. Very thick culms.Tall, clump forming, with a large leaf canopy. The small leaves never stop dancing in the breeze, catching all the light with their movement. New canes appear bloomy at first turning a rich green then paling to olive -green.6m. The 3L are short juvenile plants . |
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Phyllostachys nigra f. punctata
More vigorous than Nigra that rarely turn completely black but still attractive being a mixture of green, black and silver. 4m |
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Sasa
Sasa tsuboiana
Happy in dry shade. Large hanging leaves on the short culms make a complete canopy of fresh green growth making it excellent groundcover. Sun or shade. 1m. | |
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Sinobambusa
Sinobambusa tootsik
The Chinese Temple bamboo, as traditionally planted next to temples and monasteries. Widely planted in Japan to create a pompom effect with its tufted foliage. Protect from cold winds and roots from freezing. Finely worked plants look stunning. |
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Thamnocalamus |
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Kew Beauty'
Tiny leaved , clump forming bamboo. Tall and slightly arching. Canes turn from powdery-blue to green to dusky red. 4m. Best in Semi shade.
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Yushania
This bamboo is popular in England. Its slender leaves and fountain-like appearance are reminiscent of Fargesia murielae. Yushania anceps 'Pitt White' makes a good substitution for Fargesia murielae where one would like a runner instead of a clumping bamboo. Like other Yushania, this bamboo has rhizomes that are technically clumping rhizome type, but because it is so vigorous and has long rhizome "necks", we consider any Yushania to be a spreading bamboo, though not as fast as Phyllostachys. It is fairly deep rooted, making it good for erosion control.
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White Rejuvenated
Taller than the original plant, even more frothy and with darker cane tints in the sun. Beautiful. 5m in the East , more in the West. |
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Yushania brevipaniculata
A very high altitude shrubby bamboo and therefore easy for that difficult corner by the helicopter landing pad!
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