Grass & Grass-Like Plants
Carex comans Amazon Mist
€0Densely tufted, evergreen grass. Amazon mist is a cool blue-grey-green colour, with white on the undersides of the leaves, which gracefully curl back. This carex is gorgeous in containers. Plant in moist soils in sun or partial shade. Avoid extremes of wet or dry. Can reach a height of 40cm.
Carex hach. Evergold
€0Tufted evergreen. Yellow variegated foliage. Mid-late Spring bears brown flower-spikes. Height 30 cm. Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade.
Carex osh Everest
€0Forms mounds of arching dark green leaves with white margins. Height 45 cm. Great for a border edge or planters. Plant in moist but well draining soil in full sun to partial
Carex testacea
€0Densely tufted evergreen perennial grass. Bronze arching leaves. Brown flowerspikes in June-July. Height 60 cm. Plant in most soils in sun or partial shade.
Juncus effusus f Spiralis
€0Very decorative with its twisting stems! Can be used as a low groundcover to contrast with other foliage types. Also looks well in a container. Height 30 cm. Spread 30 cm.
Leymus arenarius
€0Pale blue-grey leaves. Height 150 cm. Flowers May-July. Sunny position. Fast growers.
Milium effusum Aureum
€0Bowles Golden Grass. Semi-evergreen golden grass, golden spikelets May-July. Height 30 cm. Light shade or moist soil.
Stipa arundinacea
€0Pheasants Tail Grass Orange-Brown foliage in Autumn. Height 100 cm Plant in full sun or part shade, in free-draining soil.
Stipa tenuissima Pony Tails
€0Evergreen perennial grass called Needle Grass forms clumps of very fine, soft grass which look like wispy pony tails. Height up to 60 cm.
