Plant Catalogue
Grasses
ARUNDO donax 3cm £5.00
Giant reed, growing up to 10ft high! Grey-green leaves. Needs a warm spot in moist soil.
ARUNDO donax var. versicolor 1.2m-1.5m £5.00
Variegated form of the giant reed.
BRIZA media 'Limouzi' 45cm £4.00
A much improved selection of perennial 'Quaking Grass' with blue-green leaves and larger purplish flowers. Sun or part-shade.
CALAMAGROSTIS brachytricha 90cm £4.00
Korean Feather Grass'. Lovely pinky-grey flowerheads in late summer. Bronze-tinted leaves in spring and autumn. Sun or part shade. Keeps its seed fronds well into the winter.
CALAMAGROSTIS emodensis 90cm £4.00
Broad, arching leaves, with a late array of pink fluffy Miscanthus-like flowerheads. Sun or part shade.
CALAMAGROSTIS x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' 1.5m £4.00
Dense clump of upright green leaves and reddish-brown flowerheads. Looks good in winter, cut down in February. Best in sun.
CALAMAGROSTIS x acutiflora 'Overdam' 1.2m £4.00
White-variegated leaves tinged pink in spring. Pink flowers.
CAREX elata 'Aurea' AGM 60cm £4.00
Bowles Golden Sedge'. Bright yellow leaves with narrow green margins. Black flowers. Good waterside plant. Deciduous.
CAREX pendula 'Cool Jazz' 75cm £4.00
Subtle cream-variegated leaves resembling barcodes, becomes stronger in autumn. Pendulous flowers in spring.
CAREX pendula 'Moonraker' 75cm £4.00
New evergreen 'Weeping Sedge'. Arching leaves emerge creamy-white turning yellow, then by August to green. Catkins in late spring.
CHASMANTHIUM latifolium 90cm £4.00
Spangle Grass'. Broad green leaves and flat spikelets which hang gracefully in open panicles. Happy in shade, or good soil in sun.
CHIONOCHLOA conspicua 1.2m £4.00
A dense tuft of fine, arching leaves and loose open panicles of creamy-white flowers late summer.
CHIONOCHLOA flavescens 75cm £4.00
Blue-green dense clumps of foliage, purple-green flower plumes from May-August. Should be more popular!
CHIONOCHLOA rubra 80cm £4.00
Forms stiff tussocks of subtle pale peachy-brown leaves. Not as hardy as other brown grasses. Needs a sheltered spot and peaty soil.
CORTADERIA richardii 2cm £5.00
Pampas grass with silvery loose arching flower plumes from July-October. Nothing like the 1960s monster!
DESCHAMPSIA cespitosa 'Bronzeschleier' 1.2m £4.00
A mass of arching silver-green flowerheads turning bronze-yellow in summer, over a dense clump of dark green foliage.
DESCHAMPSIA cespitosa 'Goldtau' 75cm £4.00
Open silvery olive-green flowerheads turn bronze later.
ELYMUS magellanicus 60cm £4.00
A striking blue grass, needs cutting back in spring.
ERAGROSTIS curvula 'Totnes Burgundy' 90cm £4.00
Wine red-flushed leaves, grey flowers from July-October.
ERAGROSTIS elliottii 70cm £4.00
Blue Love Grass. Blue-green nodding flower clumps from June-August. Sun.
FESTUCA coxii 20cm £4.00
Rarely offered form, with neat tufts of blue leaves. Dead foliage blows away, making it neater!
FESTUCA glauca 'Blaufuchs' AGM 20cm £4.00
Blue Fox'. A good, short blue grass. Any soil in sun. The best blue of this group.
HAKONECHLOA macra 25cm £4.00
Rounded arching mounds of bright green leaves flushed red in autumn. Evergreen.
HAKONECHLOA macra 'Aureola' AGM 30cm £4.00
Bright yellow green-striped floppy leaves, slow-spreading, best in light shade and good soil.
HAKONECHLOA macra 'Aureolinbata' 30cm £4.00
Cream-variegated broad lax leaves.
HELICTOTRICHON sempervirens var. pendulum 1m £4.00
Long arching stems with pendulous flowers in early summer. Blue-grey spikey leaves form a clump. Very graceful plant.
IMPERATA cylindrica 'Rubra' 45cm £4.00
Syn. 'Red Baron'. Blood-red leaves, a gently spreading clump, needs protection from extreme cold. Good soil in sun.
JUNCUS patens 'Carman's Gray' 50cm £4.00
Steely-grey evergreen upright grass.
LUZULA nivea 45cm £4.00
Green leaves with silver hairy margins. Clusters of tiny grey-white flowerheads. Will tolerate sun or dry shade when established.
LUZULA sylvatica 'Marginata' 45cm £4.00
Dense clumps of broad, glossy green leaves with a narrow cream margin. Chestnut-brown spikelets. Likes dry shade.
MELICA uniflora f. albida 30cm £4.00
A quiet grass with soft green foliage and delicate rice-like white flowers. Lovely in dappled sunlight.
MELINIS nerviglumis 1m £4.00
Dense plumes of ruby-pink flowers above a thick clump of grey-green foliage flushed red in autumn.
MILIUM effusum 'Aureum' AGM 1m £4.00
Bowles' Golden Grass. A brilliant grass for a shady spot, forms a rich yellow mound which matures to a bright green.
MISCANTHUS 'Purpurascens' 1.2m-1.5m £5.00
Red-tinted leaves over summer. Wonderful autumn colour, much admired in our stockbed.
MISCANTHUS 'Transmorrisonensis' 1m £5.00
Narrow dark green leaves, stunning pale pink flowers. Always admired in our display garden.
MISCANTHUS nepalensis 1.5m £5.00
My favourite Miscanthus - pale green foliage on a shorter plant, with long arching stems and silky buff flowers. Very different from other Miscanthus, and good for a small garden.
MISCANTHUS oligostachyus 'Afrika' 1.8m £5.00
The best red foliage, turning earlier than most, sunny open spot.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'China' 1.8m £5.00
One of my favourites, with dark green foliage and stunning red flower plumes.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'David' 1.5m £5.00
Metallic-red flowers and brilliant orange, red and yellow autumn foliage.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Flamingo' AGM 1.5m £5.00
Delicate tall grass with pale purple-pink flowers in late summer.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Ghana' AGM 2m £5.00
Slender red-brown flower plumes on dark stems. Good autumn foliage.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Hercules' 2.15m-2.4m £5.00
Broad leaves with a white midrib. Strong thick stems, flowers above foliage from September-October.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Malepartus' 1.8m £5.00
Often requested! Darkest purple-red flowers fading to silver.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Morning Light' AGM 1.2m £5.00
Narrow white-variegated leaves, pinkish flower plumes fade to brown from August-November.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Poseidon' 2m £5.00
Very broad leaves and chunky pink flowers. Stunning autumn colour.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Punktchen' 1.5m £5.00
Broad foliage with horizontal cream stripes, buff flowers. New on the scene!
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Rotsilber' 1.8m £5.00
Narrow leaves with a white midrib. Shiny red flowers, close to the foliage, in October.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Samurai' 1.4m £5.00
Silvery-brown plumes, leaves and stems are also tinged with brown.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Tiger Cub' 1.5m £5.00
Shorter than 'Strictus', with good horizontal yellow banding. Pink flowers from late October.
MISCANTHUS x giganteus 'Gilt Edge' 2.4m £5.00
Introduced to this country by Apple Court Nursery. Gold-variegated form, leaves are edged with old gold, but some are centrally striped. Forms a large bold clump.
MOLINIA caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Bergfreund' 2cm £4.00
Short pale brown panicles on green upright stems. Shorter foliage. Deciduous.
MOLINIA caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Karl Foerster' £4.00
Upright grass turns pale gold in autumn. Leaves to 80cm, flowerheads to 150cm.
MOLINIA caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Skyracer' 2cm £4.00
Very tall, branching stems, good autumn colour.
MOLINIA caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Zuneigung' 1.5m £4.00
Slightly more delicate than 'Windspiel'.
MOLINIA caerulea ssp. caerulea 'Dauerstrahl' 75cm £4.00
Rarely available. Compact clump with many flower stems until late autumn.
MOLINIA caerulea ssp. caerulea 'Edith Dudszus' 1m £4.00
A compact clump with dark stems and very dark flowers.
MOLINIA caerulea ssp. caerulea 'Moorflamme' 90cm £4.00
Similar to 'Moorhexe' in height and colour, but the flower stems fan out more from the centre of the clump.
MOLINIA caerulea ssp. caerulea 'Moorhexe' 60cm £4.00
Erect, grey-green leaves, dark purplish flowers. Any soil in sun.
MOLINIA caerulea ssp. caerulea 'Strahlenquelle' 1m £4.00
Tall stems with purplish flowers turning a pale straw colour, standing up well through winter.
MOLINIA caeruleum ssp. arundinacea 'Transparent' 1.5m £4.00
Strong-growing, clump forming. Has graceful arching tall stems with light airy flowers and seeds.
MOLINIA caeruleum ssp. arundinacea 'Windspiel' 1.8m £4.00
A more robust form, with open flower heads playing in the wind.
PANICUM virgatum 'Blue Tower' 2m £4.00
Tall grey-blue leaves, delicate flower plumes to 75cm.
PANICUM virgatum 'Cloud Nine' 1.5m £4.00
Grey-green foliage, stems and flowers.
PANICUM virgatum 'Farbende Auslese' 1.2m £4.00
Purple to grey-green foliage all season.
PANICUM virgatum 'Heavy Metal' 1m £4.00
Pale blue-grey foliage turns yellow in autumn. Pale flowerheads.
PANICUM virgatum 'Heiliger Hain' 1m £4.00
Purple to grey-green foliage, open sprays of red flowers from late summer.
PANICUM virgatum 'Hänse Herms' 1.2m £4.00
Sparse panicles of tiny flowers give a hazy effect.
PANICUM virgatum 'Northwind' 1.7m £4.00
Robust plant with greyish leaves and blackish flowers.
PANICUM virgatum 'Prairie Sky' 1.2m £4.00
Bright grey foliage and reddish airy flowerheads.
PANICUM virgatum 'Rotstrahlbusch' 1m £4.00
Green leaves turn to yellow and red in autumn.
PANICUM virgatum 'Rubrum' 1.2m £4.00
Narrow leaves, tinted red in autumn, chestnut brown flowers.
PANICUM virgatum 'Shenandoah' 75cm £4.00
Deciduous grass with red foliage turning much darker in early autumn. Airy flowers.
PENNISETUM 'Red Head' 60cm £4.00
Red-pink flower heads June-August.
PENNISETUM alopecuroides 'Foxtrot' NEW 1.5m £4.00
Silvery bottlebrushes midsummer, fiery orange and red foliage in autumn. Taller and more free-flowering.
PENNISETUM alopecuroides 'Hameln' 60cm £4.00
Spiky, narrow rich green leaves tinged purple. Fluffy bottlebrush flowers with orange stamens in summer and autumn. Any moist soil in sun.
PENNISETUM alopecuroides 'Herbstzauber' NEW 90cm £4.00
Large fluffy greenish-white flowers.
PENNISETUM alopecuroides 'Little Honey' 30cm £4.00
Compact form with white-variegated leaves and short foxtail flowers in autumn. Cute!
PENNISETUM alopecuroides 'Magic' 70cm £4.00
Large brown bottlebrushes from September.
PENNISETUM alopecuroides 'Moudry' 75cm £4.00
'Black Fountain Grass'. Darker bottlebrushes and broader leaves.
PENNISETUM alopecuroides 'Reborn' NEW 70cm £4.00
Sandy-brown bottlebrushes.
PENNISETUM macrourum 60cm £4.00
Fountain Grass'. An evergreen clump of leaves, and long flower racemes on upright stems.
PENNISETUM orientale 'Karley Rose' PBR 45cm £4.00
Leaves are tinged with pink, bottlebrush flowers.
PENNISETUM orientale 'Robustum' NEW 75cm £4.00
Unusual taller variety with pink tinted flower spikes late summer.
PENNISETUM orientale 'Shogun' 1m £4.00
Taller than usual, with pinkish flowers.
PENNISETUM orientale 'Tall Tails' 1.5m £4.00
Tall and vigorous, dense spikes of pinkish-buff flowers all summer.
PENNISETUM thunbergii 'Red Buttons' 90cm £4.00
Mound of green foliage and pretty red flowerheads. Must-have on sight! Sun.
PENNISETUM villosum AGM 60cm £4.00
Clump of grey-green leaves, green flowerheads turn to white then cream fluffy foxtails. Sun.
PHAENOSPERMA globosa 1.3m £4.00
Broad, dark green arching leaves, large open seed heads. Clump-forming, needs space to be appreciated.
POA colensoi 20cm £3.00
Narrow rolled leaves of a good blue, delicate flowerheads. Looks good all year.
POA labillardierei 1m £4.00
Bright grey-blue foliage, airy flowerheads in summer. Well-drained soil in sun.
STIPA arundinacea 60cm £4.00
Arching evergreen leaves turn orange-brown in late summer. Drooping flowerheads hold clouds of tiny flowers.
STIPA gigantea AGM 2cm £4.00
Dense base clump of narrow leaves and many tall stems with heads of oat-like flowers which shimmer in the sun. A feature plant throughout the summer. Moist soil in sun.
STIPA gigantea 'Gold Fontaene' 2.2m £5.00
Huge clump of narrow foliage and spikes of golden airy flower heads until winter.
STIPA ichu NEW 75cm £4.00
Fine textured clump with showy flowerheads in spring just above the foliage. Better than S. tenuissima. Full sun.
STIPA pseudoichu NEW 1m £4.00
Graceful slender arching golden flowerheads.
STIPA tenuissima 60cm £4.00
Upright clump of very narrow bright green leaves and beautiful soft feathery plumes above.
Plants awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit are marked AGM.
Plants marked PBR (Plant Breeder Rights) Propagation for resale prohibited.
Plants marked PPAF (Plant Patent Applied For).