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GENUS |
Species / CULTIVAR |
Height/ spread (cm) |
DESCRIPTION |
|
Deschampsia |
caespitosa 'Goldtau' |
90 x 75 |
'Golden Dew' Rich green leaves with
cloud of silvery brown flower plumes. Moist soil. |
|
Deschampsia |
caespitosa 'Northern Lights' |
25 x 25 |
Lovely green, cream and pink
variegation. Best in moist, well-drained soil. |
|
Deschampsia |
flexuosa 'Tatra Gold' ('Aurea') |
15 x 30 |
Golden wavy hair grass. Lime yellow
soft leaves with great spikelets. Moist if in sun. |
Awaiting photo |
Elymus |
hispidus |
60 x 60 |
Hairy, blue wild rye. Erect clump of silvery
blue-green leaves. Drought tolerant. |
|
Elymus |
magellanicus (glaucescens) |
30 x 45 |
Blue wheatgrass. Most intense of blue grasses. Needs
good drainage. Use in gravel gardens. |
|
Eragrostis |
curvula |
90 x 120 |
African Weeping Love Grass. Arching green
leaves with airy flower plumes. |
Awaiting photo |
Eragrostis |
curvula 'Totnes Burgundy' |
90 x 120 |
Arching leaves and plumes. Mature leaves
blushed wine-red. Best in sun. Drought tolerant once established. |
Awaiting photo |
Eragrostis |
elliotii |
80 x 40 |
Blue Love Grass/Wind Dancer. Fine glaucus-blue
leaves with airy spikelets. |
|
Festuca |
amethystina |
60 x 30 |
Very fine green festuca, with violet
tinged flowers high above clump. Drought tolerant. |
|
Festuca |
eskia |
20 x 30 |
Discontinued. |
|
Festuca |
gautieri (scoparia) |
15 x 15 |
Discontinued. |
|
Festuca |
glauca 'Azurit' |
30 x 60 |
Best festuca for blueness and
density of clump. Drought tolerant. |
|
Festuca |
glauca 'Blue Fox' AGM |
35 x 60 |
Awarded its RHS AGM in 1993. A silver-blue
form. Drought tolerant. |
|
Festuca |
glauca 'Elijah Blue' |
23 x 45 |
Silver-blue. Palest of cultivars.
Drought tolerant. |
|
Festuca |
glauca 'Golden Toupee' |
20 x 20 |
Yellow/green. An unusually coloured festuca
to brighten a container or border edge. Avoid winter wet. |
|
Festuca |
glauca 'Harz' |
23 x 45 |
Discontinued. |
|
Festuca |
glauca 'Minima' |
8 x 20 |
Cutest blue festuca. Light blue
miniature - suited to alpine gardens. Good in flower. |
|
Festuca |
glauca 'Sea Urchin' |
20 x 30 |
Very fine olive green tactile
leaves. Very graceful in flower. Good for perennial border edge and containers. |
|
Festuca |
valesiaca 'Silver Sea' |
13 x 20 |
Discontinued. |
Awaiting photo |
Festuca |
idahoensis 'Siskiyou Blue' |
45 x 60 |
Long, bluebunch grass. Forms an amazing
cascade, best displayed in a tall container. Longest leaved. |
|
Glyceria |
maxima 'Variegata' |
75 x indef |
Cream/green variegation. Best at
pond edge or shallow water. |
|
Hakonechloa |
macra |
45 x 45 |
Gracefully arching green leaves, similar to
bamboo. Turn copper-orange in autumn. |
|
Hakonechloa |
macra 'Aureola' AGM |
40 x 45 |
Yellow leaves with thin green
stripes. If it becomes more green, move to sunnier spot. Great in pots. |
|
Helictotrichon |
sempervirens (Avena candida) AGM |
100 x 60 |
Blue Oat Grass. Tight blue erect
clump. Flowers best in fertile, well-drained soil. |
|
Holcus |
mollis 'Albovariegatus' |
15 x indef |
Discontinued. |
|
Hordeum |
jubatum |
30 x 30 |
Squirrel tail Grass. Slender leaves
with elegant fine salmon-pink bristles as flowers. |
|
Imperata |
cylindrica 'Rubra' |
45 x indef |
Japanese Blood Grass. Erect leaves
begin green/yellow, turning red/burgundy. |
|
Isolepis |
cernua |
15 x 30 |
Fibreoptics Grass. Green moplike
leaves with white spikelets on ends. Best in containers. |
|
Juncus |
effusus decipiens 'Curly Wurly' |
10 x 10 |
Very appealing tightly coiled green
leaves. Best sited at water's edge. |
|
Juncus |
effusus 'Limelight' |
10 x 10 |
Very unusual: a variegated Curly Wurly.
Tightly curled leaves with a bold yellow stripe travelling along the
length of each curl. |
|
Juncus |
filiformis 'Spiralis' |
35 x 60 |
Deep green, cylindrical leaves, curling like
corkscrews. Keep moist. |
|
Juncus |
inflexus 'Afro' |
30 x 60 |
Pastel green/grey loosely coiled leaves.
Striking feature plant. Drought tolerant. |
|
Juncus |
tenuis |
60 x 20 |
Slender rush. Bright green leaves
with attractive flower clusters. Damp soil. |
|
Koeleria |
glauca ('Coolio') |
23 x 45 |
Blue hair grass. Pastel green/blue flat
leaves. Attractive in flower. Native to sandy soils. |
|
Koeleria |
macrantha |
50 x 45 |
Crested Hair Grass. Blue/green hairy leaves.
Tactile with silver edged flower spikelets. |