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Dactylis glomerata Variegata

Dactylis glomerata ‘Variegata’

Variegated Cocksfoot. A bold plant with downy leaves variegated bright white. 25cm. (1L pots)

£3.50

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Deschampsia cespitosa Goldtau

Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’

Neat clumps of mid-green leaves and upright stems bearing shining heads of golden flowers in early summer. The heads are held throughout summer, autumn and into winter.  60cm. (9cm pots)

£3.00

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Deschampsia cespitosa Goldschleier

Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldschleier’

Clumps of deep green foliage send up arching stems topped with bright golden panicles in early summer.  Good seedheads until mid-winter. Semi-evergreen, average soil in sun or shade.  75cm. (2L pots)

£4.50

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Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Schottland’

Evergreen clumps of long narrow leaves produce arching stems with bronzey-buff open panicles on early summer. Seed heads are held until winter.  90cm. Good soil in shade for best effect. (9cm pots)

£3.00

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Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Tardiflora’

A later flowering selection by Karl Foerster.  Flowing silvery brown flowers to 75cm from typical clumps of evergreen foliage. Average soil in shade or better soil in sun. (9cm pots)

£3.50

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Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Tauträger’

Tall, arching stems topped with compact heads of silvery flowers, followed by bright butter yellow seedheads. Average to good soil in part shade or shade.  1.2m. (9cm pots)

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Deschampsia cespitosa var. vivipara

A very green plant, young plants in place of flowers on slender arching stems to 90cm.  Semi evergreen grass for sun or shade in average to good soil. (9cm pots)

£3.00

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Elymus villosus

Elymus villosus

Upright growth to 1.5m topped with bristly flowers of rich green, turning strawy later. Foliage turns butter yellow in autumn. Super planted in large swathes in a sunny position. (9cm pots)

£3.00

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Elymus villosus var. arkansanus

Elymus villosus var. arkansanus

Bright shiny green leaves on rich mahogany stems. Bristly bottle-brush-like flowers open green, tinged red, and turn strawy for the winter. 1.5m. Fantastic autumn foliage colour. (9cm pots)

£3.00

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Festuca glauca ‘Blaufuchs’

Neat clumps of blue-grey foliage to 15cm, thin strawy flowers to 25cm.  Best in full sun in well drained soil.  (9cm pots)

£3.00

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Festuca glauca Elijah Blue

Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’

One of the best blue-grey leaved Fescues making neat hummocks of bright foliage and few flowers. Trim in mid-summer to give good winter effect. Drained soil in full sun.  20cm. (9cm pots)

£3.00

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Festuca glauca Seeigel

Festuca glauca ‘Seeigel’

Cute little clumps of very fine leaves, mostly green but a little grey tint.  Great for a fresher look to the grey forms.  Drained soil in full sun. 20cm. (9cm pots)

£3.00

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Festuca glauca ‘Uchte’

An uncommon Continental form, steely grey foliage and tawny flowers to 30cm. Drained soil in full sun. (9cm pots)

£3.00

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Festuca glauca ‘Zwergenkönig’

A very dwarf form with intense blue foliage to only 10cm. Well drained soil in full sun. (9cm pots)

£3.00

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Festuca ‘Hogar’

Clumps of blue-green foliage and lots of tall slender stems topped with greyish flower heads in spring. Drained soil in sun. 60cm.  (9cm pots)

£3.00

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Festuca longifolia

Festuca longifolia

Bright greyish blue foliage and straw coloured, arching stems bearing the flowers. Drained soil in sun. 25cm. Not as easy as F. glauca, one for the collector perhaps. (9cm pots)

£3.00

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Festuca mairei

Festuca mairei

Atlas Fescue. Foliage similar to Stipa gigantea but with thread-like flowers to 1m. Average soil in sun (9cm pots).

£3.00

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Festuca ovina Sohrewald

Festuca ovina ‘Sohrewald’

A richer bluey-grey than most. Otherwise it is a typical hedgehog-like clump to about 20cm. Drained soil in sun. (9cm pots)

£3.00

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Festuca paniculata

Festuca paniculata

Clumps of upright, relatively broad leaves bright green with grey backs to 40cm. Long, arching stems bear heads of purple-brown flowers mid spring to early summer.  Drained soil in sun. 60cm. (9cm pots)

£3.00

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Festuca valesiaca var. glaucantha

Festuca valesiaca var. glaucantha

Another of the grey, hedgehog, types.  This one makes neat clumps of softer-looking fine grey leaves to 15cm.  Slender flowers to 35cm turn a lovely buff as they go to seed.  Well drained soil in sun. (9cm pots)

£3.00

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Festuca valesiaca ‘Silbersee’

Fine, sea grey foliage and lovely arching heads of fine flowers in early summer to 30cm.  Best in drained soil in full sun.  Good in a container. (9cm pots)

£3.00

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Festuca violacea

Neat tufts of very fine blue-green foliage and pretty tan flowers to 30cm.  Drained soil in full sun.   (9cm pots)

£3.00

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Hakonechloa macra ‘Albovariegata’

Light green foliage with fine stripes of creamy white. Gracefully arching stems make a fine clump for good soil in shade.  30cm. (9cm pots)

£3.50

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Hakonechloa macra ‘Allgold’

A recent introduction with golden yellow leaves in neat clumps to 25cm high and 40cm across.  For reasonable soil in shade.  Hardy. (9cm pots)

£4.00

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Hakonechloa macra Aureola

Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’

Dense clumps of arching stems each bearing a handful of yellow leaves striped green. A very graceful container plant. Best in part shade. Pinkish in autumn before dying down. 30cm. (9cm pots)

£3.50

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Hierochloe odorata

Holy or Vanilla Grass - so called because of the sweet scent from crushed or cut foliage and roots - good for strewing on the floor!  Creeping tussocks of fresh green leaves and warm brownish flowers to 60cm.  Average soil in sun. (9cm pots)

£3.00

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Holcus mollis Albovariegatus

Holcus mollis ‘Albovariegatus’

Very pretty mats of cream and pink variegated foliage, very soft to the touch. Dainty flowers in summer.  Average to dry soil in sun or part shade. 30cm.   (9cm pots)

£2.50

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Holcus mollis ‘White Fog’

Another white variegated form of this native grass. This form has more white on the leaf than the usual ‘Albovariegatus’, otherwise it is the same.  30cm. (1L pots) 

£3.50

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Hystrix patula

Decorative perennial grass from N. America.  Upright stems topped with bristly bottle brush like flower spikes to 1.2m.  Greyish stems and good autumn foliage if the weather helps!  Average soil in sun or part shade. (1L pots)

£3.50

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Imperata cylindrica Rubra

Imperata cylindrica ‘Rubra’

Japanese Blood Grass.  An attractive grass with green leaves tipped with red in spring, by autumn the whole leaf is red. Fully deciduous. Sun. Requires good soil, not dry, but drained in winter.  40cm. (9cm pots)

£4.00

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Juncus effusus ‘Gold Strike’

A recent selection of the native Soft Rush this form has mid green leaves with yellow stripes, often tinged pink on new growth. Good soil in sun, can be grown as a marginal.  60cm. (1L pots)

£4.00

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Koeleria vallesiana Mountain Breeze

Koeleria vallesiana ‘Mountain Breeze’

A new form with fine greyish green leaves and stocky stems topped with golden green flowers to 25cm. Drained soil in sun, not acid. (9cm pots)

£3.00

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