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Miscanthus sinensis Red Cloud
€12.00
Chinese Silver Grass Red Cloud A new, more compact, early-flowering cultivar of Chinese silver grass, bred in Holland, Miscanthus sinensis Red Cloud is a deciduous, clump-forming, warm-season, perennial grass, with an arching habit and glorious red plumes in late summer. The narrow leaves are a fresh green, with a slender white stripe along the ...
Molinia caerulea Moorhexe
€8.00
Purple Moor Grass Moorhexe An attractive cultivar of the native purple moor grass, Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea Moorhexe is a clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass of average vigour and a compact, upright, narrow, rather soft habit. The upright, slightly arching leaves are grey-green, turning rich russet in autumn. From late July to Sept...
Molinia caerulea Variegata
€8.00
Variegated Purple Moor Grass A variegated cultivar of the native purple moor grass, and one of the very best, Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea Variegata is a clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass with a compact, upright, rather soft habit. The upright, arching leaves are deep green with striking cream-striped variegation, turning a rich, pal...
Panicum virgatum Prairie Sky
€4.00
Switch Grass Prairie Sky Switch grass was an important component of the tall-grass prairies, and Panicum virgatum Prairie Sky is an excellent cultivar for garden use. It’s a deciduous, perennial grass with a dense, quite upright, clump-forming, non-invasive habit. The narrow lance-shaped leaves are blue-green, turning orange-yellow, fading to ta...
Phormium Apricot Queen
Phormium Apricot Queen
€8.00
New Zealand Flax Apricot Queen A compact form of New Zealand flax with wonderful colouring, Phormium Apricot Queen is an evergreen perennial forming a medium-sized clump of long, arching leaves, a striking structural plant for even small gardens. The long, sword-shaped leaves are creamy yellow tinted with apricot and striped longitudinally in b...
Phormium Evening Glow
Phormium Evening Glow
€10.00
New Zealand Flax Evening Glow A beautiful red cultivar of New Zealand Flax. Phormium Evening Glow produces long, upright leaves that are gently arching. The coloured leaves range from a glorious mix of reds, and pinks, to bronze and purple tones on each leaf. Flowers are rarely produced on this variety, but the leaf colour makes up for that. New...
Phormium Jester
Phormium Jester
€17.00
New Zealand Flax Jester This is a great flax. Phormium ‘Jester’ is a new variety bearing long coloured leaves with a broad, dark pink stripe and limey-green margins down each leaf- a true stunner. They make ideal specimens for seaside and low maintenance gardens, providing extra all year colour. Jester also makes an excellent container plant.Sit...
Phormium Margaret Jones
Phormium Margaret Jones
€20.00
New Zealand Flax Margaret Jones A smaller, hybrid New Zealand flax with a rich, variegated colour, Phormium Margaret Jones is a medium-sized, fast-growing, evergreen perennial with a clump-forming, upright habit. The beautiful, glossy, strap-shaped leaves are longitudinally striped, rust-red in the centre and a subtle bronze along the sides, an...
Phormium Pink Stripe
Phormium Pink Stripe
€20.00
Phormium Pink Stripe A wonderfully architectural plant of year-round interest, Phormium Pink Stripe is a large, clump-forming, evergreen perennial; it’s a ‘monocot’, like grass, with a similar, fountain-like habit. The broad, sword-like leaves are bluish-green, with bright pink edges. Occasionally, tall, upright stems with tubular, wine-red flow...
Phormium Tricolor
Phormium Tricolor
€20.00
Mountain Flax Tricolor A big mountain flax with striking colouring, Phormium cookianum subsp hookeri Tricolor is a large, evergreen perennial with long, narrow leaves, a wonderful structural plant for the larger garden, and particularly good by the sea. The long, sword-shaped leaves are striped longitudinally in creamy-yellow and deep green wi...
Phormium Yellow Wave
Phormium Yellow Wave
€10.00
New Zealand Flax Yellow Wave Originating in New Zealand, phormiums do very well in milder, coastal parts of Ireland, and will even naturalise. Phormium Yellow Wave is an evergreen perennial which forms a huge clump of long arching leaves. The long, sword-shaped leaves, up to a metre long, are green with a broad yellow stripe, like a splash of su...
Stipa tenuissima Pony Tails
€4.00
Stipa tenuissima Pony Tails A slightly more compact version of the species, Stipa tenuissima Pony Tails is a small, clump-forming, deciduous grass whose leaves and flowers ripple in the slightest breeze. Very fine foliage and fluffy flowers emerge jade-green gradually turning straw-coloured in autumn, the long awns flowing in the breeze like the...
Thamnochortus insignis - Cape Thatching Reed
€22.00
GCape Thatching Reed Used for thatching in its native Cape Province in South Africa, Thamnochortus insignis is a cool-season, evergreen, perennial restio with an upright, very arching, clump-forming habit. Not fully hardy, it’s for mild areas only, but is very good where an architectural specimen is needed. The leaves are very long, very narrow ...
Uncinia rubra
Uncinia rubra
€4.00
Uncinia rubra - Red Hook Sedge The red sedge is admired for its rich, reddish mahogany-coloured foliage. Uncinia rubra is an evergreen clump forming grass that makes a neat tussocky mound of stiff glossy leaves. The dark brown to black flower heads produced in summer are insignificant. Seeds are hooked giving it the common name of Red Hook Sedge...