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GRASSES
Elevated from competing
with the normal perennial flower border, grasses are now used
in sweeps of the same, or allied sorts; as underplanting,
or perhaps groups or even individuals in gravel areas.
Many flower, the effect, like spun gold. Altogether they provide
a wonderful elegance.
(AGM)
denotes plants that have received an Award of Garden Merit.
Those marked ** are especially fine if you can't decide.
To
find the plant you are interested in more quickly, click on
the letter above which is the first letter of the name of
the plant.
ACORUS gramineus
'Ogon'
Golden variegated rush, good for the border or in a damper area.
Sun or part shade.
gramineus 'Variegatus' Silver and cream variegation,
robust clumping form.
CAREX conica
'Snowline'
Small tufted "rush" creamy white and dark green variegation
excellent for mixed plantings, rockery or border. Sun or part
shade
elata 'Aurea' (AGM) (Bowles' Golden) Golden yellow leaves,
a bold show especially in winter Sun, 18"
flagellifera Very fine bronze grass striking all year
round 18" high 'Frosted curls' 16" The top of the
foliage produces an interesting effect that seems to curl back.
Glaucous grey green.
'Frosted
curls' 16" The top of the foliage produces an interesting
effect that seems to curl back. Glaucous grey green.
hachijoensis 'Evergold' Bold golden striped variegation,
clump forming perennial attains around 12" height and
larger width.
**Moonraker' Bolder upright foliage variegated gold
and green in Spring, good soil 2'
morrowii 'Variegata' This medium sized form makes tufts
of dark green edged yellow very elegant and useful hardy perennial.
Sun or part shade 8"
onithopoda 'Variegata' Small clump forming variety,
cream and dark green variegation, useful edging to borders
and rockery filler. 6"
CORTADERIA selloana 'Albolineata'
An extremely elegant "pampas grass" fine silver
and cream variegation makes this an attractive foliage perennial,
usual creamy plumes of flower. Sun. 3'6"
HAKONECHLOA macra
'Aureola' (AGM)
Very attractive gold variegated foliage. Grass like, perennial
with autumn colour, likes a good soil 12"
HELICTOTRICHON sempervirens
(AGM)
One of the best of the blue grasses, elegant stems reaching
2'6" in height. Easily divided. Good soil in sun.
IMPERATA cylindrica
'Rubra' syn:'Red Baron'
"Japanese Blood Grass" so called because of the red
colouration of the foliage tips. Good soil, Sun. 16"
LUZULA sylvatica
'Aurea'
Golden yellow foliage at its best in winter, small flowers in
spring. Clump forming good for ground cover. Sun 15"
MILLIUM effusum
'Aureum'
Graceful golden grass. Reaching around 16" a delightful
change of form in the mixed border.
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Morning
Light'
Slender grey foliage. Very graceful reaches 3' Sun.
sinensis 'Zebrinus' Tall growing form with the yellow
and cream markings like stripes across the foliage. 4' Good
soil Sun.
MOLINA caerulea 'Variegata'
(AGM)
Gorgeous foliage, creamy variegation with pastel greens makes
this a favourite. Sun 18"
OPHIOPOGON planiscapus
'Nigrescens' (AGM)
Small black grass, for the rockery or the front of any border.
Clump forming the small flowers are followed by unusual turquoise
berries.
PENNISETUM alopecuroides
f. viridescens
A flowering grass of great charm, a melange of green! Providing
height and form and movement to the border 2'6", average
to good soils. Sun
PLEIOBLASTUS variegatus (AGM)
Dense clump of virtually evergreen variegated bamboo foliage.
Only attains 2'6" Good in sun or part shade.
STIPA arundinacea
Another excellent grass with "dripping" heads of flower
on 3' stems in late summer, great Autumn colour to the foliage
also.
gigantea (AGM) Something of a garden accessory these
days and deservedly so! The "flower seed heads" lasting
so long and looking like dripping gold in late summer. Reaching
almost 5' in height.
UNCINIA uncinata
rubra
Ornamental grasses are wonderful additions to the garden this
is an easy one to try, reddish bronze leaves. 10"
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