Ornamental Grasses

Acorus graminus 'Variegatus' is a moisture loving grass with a compact, tufted habit and semi-evergreen strap-like leaves with a creamy yellow edge.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Slender Sweet Flag
• Type: Evergreen Grass
• Colour: Variegated, Cream, Green
• Height & Spread: H-0.5m x S-0.5m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Carex oshimensis 'Eversheen' is a dense, tufted, evergreen perennial grass forming a mound of long, arching, linear, glossy, bright yellow-green leaves with dark green margins and lax stems bearing insignificant, brown flower spikes in summer.

Characteristics:

• Type: Evergreen Grass
• Colour: Yellow-Green
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.3m x S-0.3m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Carex oshimensis 'Everest' is a dense, tufted, evergreen, perennial grass forming a mound of narrow, arching, glossy, dark green leaves with white margins and lax stems bearing brown flower spikes in summer.

Characteristics:

• Type: Evergreen Grass
• Colour: Dark Green, White
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.6m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowers: Summer
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre Square Pot

Carex testacea form a low, cascading mound of narrow, arching, olive-green leaves turning coppery-brown in summer and adding warm, orange tints in winter. Inconspicuous brown flower spikes are produced in early summer whose stems droop gracefully as they age.

Characteristics:

• Type: Evergreen Grass
• Colour: Coppery-Orange
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.7m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Frosy Hardy (Needs Winter Protection)
• Flowers: July to August
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire' is a tender, densely-tufted, evergreen perennial with narrowly-linear, arching, orange-flushed, olive green leaves turning orange red in autumn and cylindrical, red-flushed, brown flowers spikes in summer.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Orange New Zealand Sedge
• Type: Evergreen Grass
• Colour: Olive Green, Orange-Red
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.5m x S-0.5m
• Hardiness: Tender in Frost
• Flowers: Summer
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 1 Litre

'Charlie Boy' is a fabulous strikingly variegated cordyline with burgundy leaves edged in cerise pink. It has a strong stem which becomes more noticeable as the plant ages. That's because as the new growth is produced at the top of the stem, some of the lower leaves are shed.

Characteristics:

• Colour: Bright Pink & Deep Purple
• Max. Height & Spread: H 3m x S 1m
• Hardiness: Half-Hardy (Needs Winter Protection)
• Flowers: July to August
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Cordyline 'Torbay Dazzler' is a captivating evergreen grass that adds a touch of tropical beauty to gardens and landscapes. Its long, sword-like leaves are variegated with shades of cream, green, and pink, creating a dazzling display of colours. This plant is often used to add a focal point or create a bold contrast in garden designs.

Characteristics:

• Type: Evergreen Grass
• Colour: Variegated Green/White
• Max. Height & Spread: H-4m x S-1.5m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 3 Litre

The first ever dwarf pampas grass is now available at Arboretum. Tiny Pampa is the tiniest Cortaderia on the market. Blooms profusely, even at a young age. Including its beautiful flowers, the plant won't exceed 60cm.

Pampas grass can withstand dry and chilly periods with a lot of sun and wind. These are rewarding and useful plants to use in pots on the terrace or on the balcony. Even in extremely difficult places, this is no problem with this little star.

Characteristics:

• Type: Evergreen Grass
• Colour: Cream-White
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.6m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowers: Summer - Autumn
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 3 Litre

Fargesia rufa is a hardy bamboo which is moderately sized and is ideal for smaller gardens or large pots. It has slender, upright to arching canes, which are clothed in attractive green leaves throughout the year.

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Characteristics:

• Type: Evergreen Bamboo
• Colour: Green
• Supplied Height: 100-125cm
• Max. Height & Spread: H-3m x S-1.5m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 5 Litre

'Intense Blue' is a compact, dense, mound-forming, evergreen perennial grass with linear, blue-grey leaves and, in summer, erect stems bearing dense, narrow, blue-green flower spikelets maturing pale brown.

Characteristics:

• Type: Evergreen Grass
• Colour: Blue
• Height & Spread: H 0.3m x 0.2m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Flowers: June to July
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 5 Litre

'Intense Blue' is a compact, dense, mound-forming, evergreen perennial grass with linear, blue-grey leaves and, in summer, erect stems bearing dense, narrow, blue-green flower spikelets maturing pale brown.

Characteristics:

• Type: Evergreen Grass
• Colour: Blue
• Height & Spread: H-0.3m x S-0.2m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Flowers: June to July
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Phormium 'Pink Stripe' is a clump-forming, evergreen perennial bearing broad, linear, upright to pendulous, leathery, dark bronze-green leaves with wide, bright pink margins and, on occasion, panicles of tubular, burgundy flowers borne on erect, leafless stems in summer.

Characteristics:

• Type: Evergreen
• Colour: Green with Pink Edges
• Max. Height & Spread: H-2m x S-1.5m
• Hardiness: Frost Hardy (May Need Winter Protection)
• Flowers: July
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Phormium 'Yellow Wave' is a clump-forming, evergreen perennial with long, arching, leathery, strap-shaped, mid-green leaves, heavily striped with bright yellow.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Flax Lily
• Type: Evergreen Grass
• Colour: Yellow
• Max. Height & Spread: H-1.5m x S-1.5m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowers: Summer
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Phyllostachys nigra is an evergreen bamboo with unique glossy black canes and long, narrowly lance-shaped green leaves.

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Characteristics:

• Common Name: Black Bamboo, Whangee Cane
• Type: Evergreen Bamboo
• Colour: Black
• Supplied Height: 150-200cm
• Height & Spread: H-4m x S-4m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 10 Litre

Stipa Tenuissima 'Pony Tails' is a deciduous grass to 60cm, forming a compact upright tuft of thread-like leaves, with narrow, arching, feathery flowering panicles in summer.

Characteristics:

• Type: Tufted Deciduous Grass
• Colour: Light Brown
• Max. Height & Spread: H 1m x S 1m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowers: Summer
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Stipa Tenuissima 'Pony Tails' is a deciduous grass to 60cm, forming a compact upright tuft of thread-like leaves, with narrow, arching, feathery flowering panicles in summer.

Characteristics:

• Type: Tufted Deciduous Grass
• Colour: Light Brown
• Max. Height & Spread: H 1m x S 1m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowers: Summer
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 1 Litre