Alopecurus borealis ssp. glaucus

One of the best grey leafed grasses and it has good flowers too! Low patches of fine, powdery grey foliage and slender stems bearing foxy foxtails in spring. Drained soil in sun. 30cm. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Alopecurus pratensis ‘Aureovariegatus’

Clumps of bright yellow foliage with narrow green stripes produce tall stems with foxtail flowers in spring. Ordinary soil in full sun, not too dry.  60cm. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Alopecurus pratensis ‘No Overtaking’

Green foliage with bold white stripes down the centre of each leaf. Very pretty in flower, 40cm.Cut back after flowering. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Andropogon gerardii

Big Blue Stem. A variable grass from the tall grass prairie, this generally forms clumps of blue/grey foliage to 45cm and tall, purple or red, stems topped with rich purple flowers in autumn. Good, drained, moisture retentive soil in sun. 2m. Good autumn colour. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum ‘Variegatum’

Neat little clumps of boldly white variegated foliage to 25cm and upright flowers to about 50cm. Best in well drained soil in sun or part shade. Easy, very hardy and well-behaved. (9cmR)

£3.00

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Arundo donax ‘Golden Chain’

Spectacular yellow variegated foliage on this recent introduction. It is as hardy as the more familiar A. d. var. versicolor.. 3.5m. Good soil in a warm position. (1LSQ)

£4.50

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Arundo donax var versicolor

The spectacular creamy white variegated form of giant reed. Bold and tall this is ideal for placing with large herbaceous plants. Moist soil, warm position. (1LSQ)

£4.00

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Arundo formosana

Bamboo-like green growth to 3m, seems hardier than other species. New growth shoots up from the ground to full height and then leafs up, branching in the second year. Moist soil. (3LR)

£6.00

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Bothriochloa bhladii

Clump forming grass with greyish-green foliage. Pinkish red flowers atop 90cm reddish-purple stems. Good autumn colour. Prefers drier soil in the sun. (1LSQ)

£4.00

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Bouteloua curtipendula

A fascinating grass from North America, this makes tufts of greyish foliage and upright stems with lots of purplish spikelets with bright orange anthers in summer.  40cm. Easy in drained soil in sun. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Briza media ‘Limouzi’

A much improved selection of Perennial Quaking Grass with rich blue-green leaves and larger purpish flowers to 45cm. Best in morning sun where the light catches the dew on it. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Bromus inermis ‘Skinner’s Gold’

Brilliant golden yellow variegated foliage and golden flowers arching on stems to 60cm.  Average to good soil in sun.  Benefits from dividing and replanting every couple of years. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Buchloe dactyloides

A low, spreading greyish green leafed grass, often used in the hotter parts of the USA as a lawn substitute.  We like it cascading over the sides of a tall pot (or hanging basket?!) Smallish buff flowers in summer, 20cm.  Drained soil in full sun. (9cmSQ) 

£3.00

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Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Avalanche’

A new form from America with a stronger habit than ‘Overdam’ and a reversed variegation.  Creamy white stripes, tinged pink and the usual purplish pink flowers in summer. 1.2m?  Dense clumps of foliage provide upright columns of stems that last all winter, cut back in February. (9cmSQ)

£4.00

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Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Overdam’

White variegated leaves are tinged pink in the spring. Pinkish flowers in summer to 1.5m. Lovely buff flower stems glow in the garden overwinter. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Stricta’

Very similar to the better known ‘Karl Foerster’ but flowers two weeks earlier, narrow flowers. Dense clumps of foliage and tall, uprigfht stems topped with purple flushed green flowers in summer.  1.5m. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Calamagrostis epigejos ‘Hortorum’

= C. x acutiflora??  Very similar to 'Karl Foerster' but we can't tell them apart from 'Stricta' either! Upright columns of strong stems topped with purple flushed flowers in early summer.  Long lasting seedheads, still look good in winter. 1.5m.  Easy in average soil in sun. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Carex buchananii

Stiffly upright when young, becoming more arching with age. Narrow rich reddish brown leaves to 60cm. Does best in sun, average to moist soil (9cmSQ).

£3.00

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Carex caryophyllea ‘The Beatles’

Low growing mats of bright green leaves and short stems carrying heads of rich brown flowers in spring.  Good groundcover for good soil in sun or shade. 15cm. (9cmSQ)  Added June 2007.

£3.00

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Carex ‘China Blue’

Clumps of greyish stems topped with radially arranged grey-green leaves to 45cm. Clusters of flowers appear in the tops of the stems in summer.  Decent soil in sun or light shade.  (1.4LSR)

£4.50

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Carex comans coll. Dunedin, NZ

The genuine milk chocolate coloured, fine leafed “dead” sedge. Virtually identical to the commonly available C. comans bronze with neat wig-like clumps to 30cm. Any soil in sun. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Carex conica ‘Kiku-sakura’

Neat clumps of deep green leaves with a fine cream margin. Best in good soil in some shade, evergreen.  Similar to the better known C.c. 'Snowline'.  10cm. (9cmR) .

£3.00

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Carex dipsacea

One of the New Zealand species, this one with olive green foliage tinted orange and bronze towards the tips. The tints are especially noticeable in winter. Good soil in sun. 45cm.   (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Carex dolichostachya ‘Kaga-nishiki’

A pretty golden variegated sedge from Japan. Neat clumps of arching deep green foliage with generous yellow stripes and short stems bearing creamy flowers in spring.  Good soil in shade. 20cm. (9cmSR)

£3.00

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Carex ‘Evergold’

Listed under both C. hachijoensis and C. oshimensis this plant has a rich green foliage broadly centred creamy yellow. Clump forming to 20cm high and 40cm across. Not dry soil. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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