Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea ‘Fontäne’

Fantastic arching, purple flowers to 1.8m. Greyish foliage turns yellow in the autumn (1.4LSR).

£4.00

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Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea ‘Karl Foerster’

One of the taller forms with airy, reddish purple tinged flowers to 2.2m in late summer.  Bright yellow autumn stems. (9cmSQ) 

£3.00

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Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea ‘Windspiel’

Tall and robust. Broad green leaves and brown flowers to 2m from mid-summer. Deciduous but provides good autumn/winter stem and foliage colour - bright amber yellow. Best in good soil in sun, will grow in quite wet soil. (1.4LSR)

£4.00

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Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea ‘Dauerstrahl’

Slightly purplish flowers to 60cm. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea ‘Edith Dudszus’

Reddish stained stems with dense, dark heads to 60cm.  (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea ‘Heidebraut’

Flowers less erect than others, purplish brown.  Autumn foliage is soft yellow to 1.2m. (9cmSQ)

£2.50

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Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea ‘Moorhexe’

Good standby with dark flowers to 50cm. (9cmSQ)

£2.50

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Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea ‘Strahlenquelle’

Tallish arching stems with dark flowers. 1.2m. (9cmSQ)

£2.50

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Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea ‘Variegata’

Reliable creamy leaves striped green. Purplish flowers to 60cm. (9cmSQ)

£2.50

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Muhlenbergia japonica ‘Cream Delight’

Clumps of wonderfully uncontrollable long stems with cream striped leaves and panicles of open flowers in late summer.  Open position in sun or light shade. 60cm high, 90cm across. (1LR) 

£4.00

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Nasella trichotoma

A clump forming grass with very fine foliage and cobweb like, silken flowers from early summer.  Well drained sunny positions. 50cm. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Panicum bulbosum

Clumps of grey-green leaves from swollen bases. Grey flowers with reddish marks on stems to 80cm. Well drained soil in full sun. Deciduous. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Panicum virgatum ‘Cloud Nine’

Grey foliage and strong grey stems and flowers to 1.5m. Good upright perennial producing its airy flowers in late summer/autumn. Good/average soil in sun. (1LSR)

£5.00

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Panicum virgatum ‘Dallas Blues’

New introduction from the USA. Broad blue-grey foliage and pinkish flowers to 1.8m+. (1LSR)

£5.00

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Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’

Leaden grey foliage tinted purple/red. Very strict growth to 60cm. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Panicum virgatum ‘Kupferhirse’

A new form, this makes an upright column of leaden green leaves and good sprays of coppery grey flowers from late summer.  Orange-yellow autumn foliage. 1.2m.  Average to good soil in full sun. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’

Another new introduction from the USA. Robust grey plants with blackish grey flowers to 1.7m.  (1LSQ)

£5.00

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Panicum virgatum ‘Prairie Sky’

Bright blue-grey foliage and reddish flowers to 1.2m. Choice. (9cmSQ)

£3.50

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Panicum virgatum ‘Rehbraun’

A slightly unusual form in that this has greyish green foliage with bright rusty red autumn colour on the upright clumps to 1m.  Sprays of reddish flowers from late summer. Decent soil in full sun. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Panicum virgatum ‘Rotstrahlbusch’

A bushy plant turning red early on to 1m.  Good sprays of reddish flowers from July/August. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Panicum virgatum ‘Rubrum’

The classic form of this valuable autumn foliage family of clump forming, hardy grasses.  Upright columns of green foliage stains blood red in the autumn and produces sprays of thin red flowers on the top. 1m. Good soil in sun. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’

Upright growth stained blood red, thin flowers to 1m.  (9cmSQ)

£3.50

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Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’

Dense tussocks of deciduous green foliage with attractive arching tips produce lots of greenish white fluffy caterpillar-like flowers in late summer-autumn. Average soil in sun. Up to 80cm, but normally 45-50cm. (9cmSQ) 

£3.00

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Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Moudrey’

Tussocks of broad green leaves followed by attractive orange-red autumn foliage. Will produce charcoal-grey bottlebrush flowers in autumn in a good year. 50cm.  Good soil in sun. (9cmSQ)

£4.00

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Pennisetum alopecuroides f. viridescens

Largish tussocks of broad green leaves can produce lots of dark, charcoal-grey caterpillar-like flowers in late autumn. Needs a good season to flower well, but the autumn foliage is always good, lots of orange, pink and red. 60cm.  (2LR)

£5.00

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Pennisetum flaccidum

A tall grower to 1.5m. Narrow grey-green leaves and many pencil-like purple flowers, over a very long season, which turn buff. An outstanding, spreading plant useful for contained areas. (1LSR)

£3.00

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Phaenosperma globosa

Wide green leaves backed grey form a fountain of growth from which spring strong stems bearing unusual flowers. Looks like ball bearings on a delicate frame. 1.5m. Excellent. Sun or shade, average soil.   (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Phalaris arundinacea var. picta ‘Luteopicta’

Yellowish variegation in spring turning creamy later on. Cut back in midsummer and you get lush white foliage with thin green stripes. Broader foliage than the type. Less spreading (60cm in 2 years). (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Phalaris arundinacea var. picta ‘Streamlined’

Much finer variegation than the common form. This has fine white stripes often tinted pink. 1m.   (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Phragmites australis ‘Variegatus’

Variegated Common Reed. A most attractive plant for any damp site, considerably slower growing than the green form. Lovely purple flowerheads and yellow striped leaves to 2m. (1LED)

£4.50

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Phragmites karka

A rare species of Reed with much taller growth than the usual P. australis.  Invasive growth in damp to wet ground, but looks lovely in a large container. Sheltered position in sun. Usually no more than 3m, but it can do much more than that!  (2LSR)

£5.00

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Phragmites karka ‘Candy Stripe’

This very rare form has leaves finely striped creamy white and the new shoots emerge bright pink. Good moist to wet soil in a warm place or grow it in a cool glasshouse or conservatory.  2m. (2LR)

£6.50

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Phragmites sp. ex Szechwan, China

A gift from Roger Grounds this is much smaller than P. australis but seems a bit faster growing. Glaucous foliage to 1.2m topped with thin sprays of flowers. Average to moist soil in sun. (1LSQ)

£4.00

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 Pleioblastus viridistriatus

(syn. P. auricomus) AGM A lovely variegated bamboo, a bit slow to start but then it increases quite well. Strong yellow variegated foliage to 1m. Best treated as deciduous and given a good shearing in March. (1.4L pots)

£6.50

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Poa chaixii

Tidy clumps of bright green, relatively broad leaves and wiry stems supporting panicles of purple tinged flowers in summer.  60cm. Average soil in sun or light shade. (9cmSQ)

£3.00

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Poa x jemtlandica

Neat clumps of grey foliage to 5cm. Masses of arching stems early in the year bearing purplish heads that develop into baby plantlets. Drained, moisture retentive soil in sun! (9cmR)

£2.50

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