Plant Catalogue
Grasses
ARUNDO donax £5.00
Giant reed growing up to 10ft high! Grey-green leaves. Needs a warm spot in moist soil.
ARUNDO donax var. versicolor 120cm-150cm £5.00
Variegated form of the giant reed.
BOTHRIOCHLOA bladhii 90cm £3.50
Clump-forming grass with grey-green foliage turning red in autumn. Pinkish-red flowers on reddish-purple stems. Dry soil in sun.
BOTHRIOCHLOA ischaemum 60cm £3.50
Clump forming with greyish leaves and feathery silver-pink flowers. Well-drained soil in sun. Quietly beautiful.
BRACHYELYTRUM japonicum 40cm £3.50
Unusual grass forms a low clump bearing strong stems with pointed herringbone seedheads. Shade or part shade.
BRIZA media 'Limouzi' 45cm £3.50
A much improved selection of perennial 'Quaking Grass' with blue-green leaves and larger purplish flowers. Sun or part-shade.
CALAMAGROSTIS brachytricha 90cm £3.50
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 x acutiflora 'Karl Frster' 150cm £3.50
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' 120cm £3.50
White-variegated leaves tinged pink in spring. Pink flowers.
CALOPSIS paniculata 150cm £4.00
A tall Restio finely branched stems and grass-like flowers in autumn. Great for cut foliage.
CAREX dipsacea 20cm-30cm £3.50
Narrow bronzey-olive green leaves black flowerheads. Any moist soil in sun.
CAREX elata 'Aurea' AGM 60cm £3.50
Bowles Golden Sedge'. Bright yellow leaves with narrow green margins. Black flowers. Good waterside plant. Deciduous.
CAREX flagellifera 'Auburn Cascade' 45cm £3.50
Orange-brown arching leaves from a tight clump.
CAREX lurida 45cm-60cm £3.50
Upright green leaves form a clump in a moist spot! Decorative seed heads.
CAREX pallescens 'Breckland Frost' 20cm £3.50
Stunning cream leaves have fine pale green stripes form a neat clump. Best in semi-shade. New from 'Plantsman's Preference'.
CAREX pendula 'Cool Jazz' 75cm £3.50
Subtle cream-variegated leaves resembling barcodes becomes stronger in autumn. Pendulous flowers in spring.
CAREX pendula 'Moonraker' 75cm £3.50
New evergreen 'Weeping Sedge'. Arching leaves emerge creamy-white turning yellow then by August to green. Catkins in late spring.
CAREX petriei 20cm £3.50
Small mound of short brown leaves with curly tips. Any soil in sun.
CAREX riparia 'Variegata' 60cm £3.50
A stunning plant with almost white leaves narrow green margins. Moist soil in sun or part shade. Deciduous.
CAREX secta var. tenuiculmis 30cm-45cm £3.50
Loose clump of brown leaves with orange highlights. Any soil in sun.
CAREX solandri 35cm £3.50
Olive-green foliage tinted bronze. Moist soil in sun.
CAREX testacea 30cm-45cm £3.50
Leaves are green-orange in summer turning bright rusty orange through winter. Sunny spot.
CAREX testacea 'Old Gold' 40cm £3.50
Arching narrow green leaves tinted bronze and orange turn golden yellow in winter.
CAREX trifida 'Chatham Blue' 45cm £3.50
Broad blue-grey foliage. Stiff erect flower stems with teddy bears for flowerheads.
CHASMANTHIUM latifolium 90cm £3.50
Spangle Grass'. Broad green leaves and flat spikelets which hang gracefully in open panicles. Happy in shade or good soil in sun.
CHIONOCHLOA conspicua 120cm £3.50
A dense tuft of fine arching leaves and loose open panicles of creamy-white flowers late summer.
CHIONOCHLOA flavescens 75cm £3.50
Blue-green dense clumps of foliage purple-green flower plumes from May-August. Should be more popular!
CHIONOCHLOA rubra 80cm £3.50
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 2.5m £4.00
Pampas grass with silvery loose arching flower plumes from July-October. Nothing like the 1960s monster!
CORTADERIA selloana 150cm £7.50
Pampas Grass. Makes a dramatic specimen plant with large white plumes. Evergreen.
DESCHAMPSIA cespitosa 'Bronzeschleier' 120cm £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.
DESCHAMPSIA cespitosa 'Northern Lights' 40cm £3.50
Graceful grass with tri-colour foliage in autumn and soft golden flowerheads from June-August.
DESCHAMPSIA flexuosa 'Tatra Gold' 15cm £3.50
Wavy Hair Grass'. Tufts of acid-green narrow leaves. Any soil in sun.
ELEGIA capensis 2m £4.00
A fast-growing Restio tall architectural stems golden flowerheads are followed by dark seed heads. Good for cutting.
ELYMUS magellanicus 60cm £3.50
A striking blue grass needs cutting back in spring.
ERAGROSTIS curvula 'Totnes Burgundy' 90cm £3.50
Wine red-flushed leaves grey flowers from July-October.
ERAGROSTIS elliottii 70cm £3.50
Blue Love Grass. Blue-green nodding flower clumps from June-August. Sun.
ERAGROSTIS trichodes 90cm £3.50
Clump of shiny green foliage then in September reddish airy flowerheads. Sun.
EUSTACHYS distochophylla 75cm £3.50
Pink-flushed broad leaves to 25cm 'rastafarian' flowerheads to 75cm.
FESTUCA coxii 20cm £3.50
Rarely offered form with neat tufts of blue leaves. Dead foliage blows away making it neater!
FESTUCA glauca 'Blaufuchs' AGM 20cm £3.50
Blue Fox'. A good short blue grass. Any soil in sun. The best blue of this group.
FESTUCA glauca 'Elijah Blue' 30cm £3.50
Neat clumps of grey-blue foliage buff flowers in summer. Well-drained soil in sun.
HAKONECHLOA macra 25cm £3.50
Rounded arching mounds of bright green leaves flushed red in autumn. Evergreen.
HAKONECHLOA macra 'Aureola' AGM 30cm £3.50
Bright yellow green-striped floppy leaves slow-spreading best in light shade and good soil.
HAKONECHLOA macra 'Aureolinbata' 30cm £3.50
Cream-variegated broad lax leaves.
HELICTOTRICHON sempervirens var. pendulum 100cm £3.50
Long arching stems with pendulous flowers in early summer. Blue-grey spikey leaves form a clump. Very graceful plant.
IMPERATA cylindrica 'Rubra' 45cm £3.50
Syn. 'Red Baron'. Blood-red leaves a gently spreading clump needs protection from extreme cold. Good soil in sun.
ISCHYROLEPIS subverticillata 150cm £4.00
An architectural Restio with dark green feathery arching stems. Good for cutting.
JUNCUS ensifolius 42.278m £3.50
Iris-like leaves black flowers. Edge of border or in shallow water.
JUNCUS patens 'Carman's Gray' 50cm £3.50
Steely-grey evergreen upright grass.
LOMANDRA confertifolia 'Wingarra' 30cm £3.50
Compact blue foliage plant. Tolerates most conditions.
LUZULA nivea 45cm £3.50
Green leaves with silver hairy margins. Clusters of tiny grey-white flowerheads. Will tolerate sun or dry shade when established.
LUZULA sylvatica 'Marginata' 45cm £3.50
Dense clumps of broad glossy green leaves with a narrow cream margin. Chestnut-brown spikelets. Likes dry shade.
MELICA ciliata ssp. taurica 40cm £3.50
Greyish foliage clump and many creamy-white flower spikes. Well-drained soil in sun.
MELICA uniflora f. albida 30cm £3.50
A quiet grass with soft green foliage and delicate rice-like white flowers. Lovely in dappled sunlight.
MELINIS nerviglumis 100cm £3.50
Dense plumes of ruby-pink flowers above a thick clump of grey-green foliage flushed red in autumn.
MISCANTHUS 'Purpurascens' 120cm-150cm £5.00
Red-tinted leaves over summer. Wonderful autumn colour much admired in our stockbed.
MISCANTHUS 'Transmorrisonensis' 100cm £5.00
Narrow dark green leaves stunning pale pink flowers. Always admired in our display garden.
MISCANTHUS nepalensis 150cm £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 'Nanus Variegatus' 90cm-120cm £5.00
Shorter-growing miscanthus with yellow-striped green leaves.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'China' 180cm £5.00
One of my favourites with dark green foliage and stunning red flower plumes.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'David' 150cm £5.00
Metallic-red flowers and brilliant orange red and yellow autumn foliage.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Flamingo' AGM 150cm £5.00
Delicate tall grass with pale purple-pink flowers in late summer.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Ghana' AGM 200cm £5.00
Slender red-brown flower plumes on dark stems. Good autumn foliage.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Hercules' 215cm-240cm £5.00
Broad leaves with a white midrib. Strong thick stems flowers above foliage from September-October.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Kaskade' AGM 200cm £5.00
Forms an elegant upright clump with long thin leaves and pinkish-white flowers from October-November.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Kirk Alexander' 150cm £5.00
Reputedly the best of the zebra grasses.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Morning Light' AGM 120cm £5.00
Narrow white-variegated leaves pinkish flower plumes fade to brown from August-November.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Poseidon' 200cm £5.00
Very broad leaves and chunky pink flowers. Stunning autumn colour.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Punktchen' 150cm £5.00
Broad foliage with horizontal cream stripes buff flowers. New on the scene!
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Rotsilber' 180cm £5.00
Narrow leaves with a white midrib. Shiny red flowers close to the foliage in October.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Samurai' 140cm £5.00
Silvery-brown plumes leaves and stems are also tinged with brown.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Strictus' AGM 180cm £5.00
Zebra grass with a more upright habit than 'Zebrinus' forming a tighter clump.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Tiger Cub' 150cm £5.00
Shorter than 'Strictus' with good horizontal yellow banding. Pink flowers from late October.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Variegatus' 180cm £5.00
Creamy-white striped foliage and pinkish-silver flowers. Bright and brassy!
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Zebrinus' AGM 180cm £5.00
Zebra grass-yellow horizontal bands across the leaves.
MISCANTHUS x giganteus 240cm £5.00
Very tall architectural grass previously known as M. floridulus. Slow to spread. Green leaves with a white midrib. If you want impact this is your plant!
MISCANTHUS x giganteus 'Gilt Edge' 240cm £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' 45cm £4.00
Short pale brown panicles on green upright stems. Shorter foliage. Deciduous.
MOLINIA caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Karl Frster' £4.00
Upright grass turns pale gold in autumn. Leaves to 80cm flowerheads to 150cm.
MOLINIA caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Skyracer' 2m £4.00
Very tall branching stems good autumn colour.
MOLINIA caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Zuneigung' 150cm £4.00
Slightly more delicate than 'Windspiel'.
MOLINIA caerulea ssp. caerulea 'Carmarthen' 45cm-60cm £4.00
Cream-striped leaves. Great improvement on M. 'Variegata'. Deciduous. Sunny spot.
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' 100cm £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' 100cm £4.00
Tall stems with purplish flowers turning a pale straw colour standing up well through winter.
MOLINIA caeruleum ssp. arundinacea 'Transparent' 150cm £4.00
Strong-growing clump forming. Has graceful arching tall stems with light airy flowers and seeds.
MOLINIA caeruleum ssp. arundinacea 'Windspiel' 180cm £4.00
A more robust form with open flower heads playing in the wind.
PANICUM virgatum 'Blue Tower' 200cm £4.00
Tall grey-blue leaves delicate flower plumes to 75cm.
PANICUM virgatum 'Cloud Nine' 150cm £4.00
Grey-green foliage stems and flowers.
PANICUM virgatum 'H?nse Herms' 120cm £4.00
Sparse panicles of tiny flowers give a hazy effect.
PANICUM virgatum 'Heavy Metal' 100cm £4.00
Pale blue-grey foliage turns yellow in autumn. Pale flowerheads.
PANICUM virgatum 'Northwind' 170cm £4.00
Robust plant with greyish leaves and blackish flowers.
PANICUM virgatum 'Prairie Sky' 120cm £4.00
Bright grey foliage and reddish airy flowerheads.
PANICUM virgatum 'Rotstrahlbusch' 100cm £4.00
Green leaves turn to yellow and red in autumn.
PANICUM virgatum 'Rubrum' 120cm £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 75cm £4.00
Brown bottlebrush flowers in late summer. Good in sun or part-shade.
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 '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 macrourum 60cm £4.00
Fountain Grass'. An evergreen clump of leaves and long flower racemes on upright stems.
PENNISETUM orientale AGM 45cm £4.00
Dense clumps of fine narrow leaves and soft grey-pink bottlebrush flowers.
PENNISETUM orientale 'Karley Rose' PBR 45cm £4.00
Leaves are tinged with pink bottlebrush flowers.
PENNISETUM orientale 'Shogun' 100cm £4.00
Taller than usual with pinkish flowers.
PENNISETUM orientale 'Tall Tails' 150cm £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 130cm £4.00
Broad dark green arching leaves large open seed heads. Clump-forming needs space to be appreciated.
POA colensoi 20cm £3.50
Narrow rolled leaves of a good blue delicate flowerheads. Looks good all year.
POA labillardierei 100cm £3.50
Bright grey-blue foliage airy flowerheads in summer. Well-drained soil in sun.
STIPA arundinacea 60cm £3.50
Arching evergreen leaves turn orange-brown in late summer. Drooping flowerheads hold clouds of tiny flowers.
STIPA barbata 60cm £4.00
Long beautiful white wispy flowerheads from June-July. Very tactile!
STIPA calamagrostis 90cm £3.50
Forms a mound of green foliage arching plumes of silvery white flowers maturing to buff.
STIPA gigantea AGM 2m £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' 220cm £5.00
Huge clump of narrow foliage and spikes of golden airy flower heads until winter.
STIPA gigantea 'Pixie' 120cm £5.00
A new dwarf form of the 'Oat Grass'.
STIPA pulcherrima 75cm £3.50
Golden Feather Grass'. Long seed heads in summer up to 2ft long resemble ostrich feathers wave with the slightest breeze.
STIPA tenuissima 60cm £3.50
Upright clump of very narrow bright green leaves and beautiful soft feathery plumes above.
UNCINIA rubra 15cm £3.50
Rich reddish-brown leaves through the year. May need protection in colder areas. Moist soil in sun.
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).