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Younger
plants of grasses can be sent mailorder at any time of the year. Postage
and packing costs are £1 for up to
3 young plants, there are discounts on larger quantities - please ask
for details. We can quote you for sending larger specimen plants, depending
on the size, variety etc
This
is a list of grasses that we normally stock - we may have other varieties
from time to time - please ask if you dont see what you want.
Prices are £1 for a plant in a 9cm pot, £2 in a 2 litre
pot, £3-£7.50 in larger sizes. Not all varieties will be
available in the smallest and largest sizes depending on the time of
year and stock levels. If you contact us we will be happy to quote you
for requirements.
ACORUS
Gramineus Ogon - stiff fan shaped groups of leaves
like a small Phorium, golden variegated
Gramineus Variegatus - similar to the above but with white
striped leaves.
ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS AUROVARIEGATUS
- dwarf spreading grass with gold green variegated leaves.
ARUNDINARIA PUMILA - dwarf
bamboo hardy - suitable for containers.
ARUNDO
Donax Versicolor
- very tall and striking grass with gold striped leaves growing up to
5 ft
CALAMOGROSTIS
Acutifolia Overdam - pink, orange, green narrow leaves, graceful
plumes in summer. Height 3ft
CAREX
- the sedges is one of the largest and
most useful family of grasses. They are clump-forming and non-invasive.
Dwarf forms good in containers.
Berggrenii very dwarf
bronze leaves
Buchananii bronze
leaves slightly weeping habit
Comans Bronze
bronze-red leaves medium height
Comans Frosted Curls
light green leaves curled at the tips
Conica Snowline leaves
variegated with broad white stripes. Dwarf
Elata Bowles Golden
light green and yellow variegated leaves
Morrowii Fishers Form
striking gold variegated dwarf
Oshimensis Evergold
low growing golden striped leaves
Riparia green leaves
black flowers
Siterostica Varigata
white striped leaves
CORTADERIA
well known Pampas grass making a large and imposing
specimen plant. We have available pink and white forms also variegated
(much slower growing) and a dwarf strain PUMILA which grows
about 4ft
DESCHAMPSIA
Tatra Gold dwarf grass with very fine golden leaves
ELYMUS
Magellanicus bright blue leaves 2-3ft
FESTUCA
Glauca
low tufty
grass with blue leaves
Golden
Toupee
gold version of the above
GLYCERIA
Maxima
Varigata
broad leaved compact grass with white stripe
HAKONECHLOA
Macra Alboaurea very graceful gold variegated grass with
slightly weeping stems - outstanding in a container.
HOLCUS
Lanatus dwarf spreader with bright white variegation
IMPERATOR
Red Baron striking
red-tipped foliage in autumn
JUNCUS
Spiralis curiously
twisted stems makes an interesting container plant
KOELERIA
Glauca dwarf tufty
medium blue leaves
LUZULA
a good family of shade-tolerant grasses clump-forming with broad leaves
Sylvatica green leaves white flowers
Sylvatica Aurea golden leaved form
Marginata leaves with a white edge
MILLIUM
Effusum Aureum clear gold leaves - good in shade
MISCANTHUS
very tall and imposing grasses flowering in late summer
Sinensis Cosmopolitan silver variegated leaves
Sacchariflorus narrow leaves - slightly shorter
Zebrinus yellow horizontal bands across the leaves
MOLINIA
Caerulea Varigata vigorous grasses with white striped leaves
PHALARIS
Arundinacea Feesy pink white and green variegation
SCIRPUS
Sylvaticus woodland variety with deep green leaves and white
flowers
SESLERIA
Caerulea bright blue leaves - compact growth
STIPA
Arundinacea long graceful leaves turning coloured in winter
Tenuifolia slightly weeping variety graceful flowers
UNCINIA
Unciniata Rubra deep red foliage on a dwarf plant
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