Grouped as: Grasses

Anemanthele lessoniana

Beautiful, arching grass with strands of glimmering ruby-red shining through the lime-green swards. Spectacular when waving in the breeze, like 'angels' hair' or grown as a specimen in the border or a container.

Annual Grasses Mixed

Wisps and crowns, plumes and spikes, pendulous and cloud like - they are all here in one embracing mixture. Invaluable if you never have enough material available for your arrangements. Ideal for bedding, border, everlasting flowers.

Packet should contain: Agrostis nebulosa, Agrostis pulchella, Briza maxima, Briza gracillis, Brome macrostachys, Brome uniloides, Festuca glauca, Panicum violaceum, Sorghum nigrum.

Carex flagillifera

An imposing grass suitable for both the border and containers. The cascading, metallic bronze swards will create a stunning effect. Try this grass in baskets for a unique effect.

Cyperus papyrus

Ancient Egyptians flattened and dried the stems of this decorative grass to make a form of paper. Best suited to houseplant culture, where plants need high humidity and moisture. Large clumps will throw up umbrella-like heads of grassy globes.

Festuca glauca

Densely tufted true azure-blue grass. Effective ground cover, invaluable border or rockery plant.

Grass - Ornamental : Colour Grass Collection

Attractive blend of four colourful ornamental grasses. Easy to grow and quick to establish in borders or containers, each adding a different colour and texture to your garden. Height 20-60cm (8-24 inches).

Grass - Ornamental : Hordeum jubatum

Splendid grass variety which was the talk of both our Open Weekend and our Press Day, so in response to popular demand, we have now added it to our catalogue! Ornamental Grass Hordeum jubatum produces bushy clumps of green, sword-like foliage are quickly topped by silvery-pink, feathery plumes which ‘glisten’ as they wave in a breeze. Superb as a feature plant in a container or added to borders.

Grass - Ornamental : Oryza sativa Black Madras

An easy-to-grow black grass which will bring a touch of Asia to your garden with its green-purple ornamental foliage. Oryza sativa Black Madras is stunning in borders or containers using a moisture-retaining soil. Looks fabulous all summer.

Grass - Ornamental : Perfect Partners

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Collection comprises one packet each of:

Millium effusum Aureum - an attractive form of millet grass with amazing golden yellow foliage that looks spectacular planted in lightly shaded borders or containers.

Ophiopogon p. Nigrescens - more commonly known as the 'Black Grass'. Rarely offered as seed, creating a spectacular feature plant in borders or containers.

Grass : Panicum virgatum

A clump-forming grass for borders. The dazzling, upright, steely blue swards are particularly striking against hot shades of orange. The foliage changes to soft yellow in autumn, often appearing alongside purple-green flower spikelets.

Kew : Grasses (Ornamental) Hare's Tail

Soft, fur-like, silky heads with grace and beauty.

Lagurus ovatus Hare's Tail

Soft, fur-like, silky heads with grace and beauty.

Leymus arenarius Blue Grass

A gorgeous perennial grass with attractive, dense clump forming, glaucus blue, broad, spiky foliage. Looks stunning in borders, as well as making a spectacular container plant for a sunny patio.

In the second year tall, blue changing to buff, flower spikes appear.

Height 60cm (24in) with a 150cm (60in) flower spike.

Ophiopogon planiscarpus Nigrescens - Ornamental Black Grass

More commonly known as the 'Black Grass'. Rarely offered as seed, creating a spectacular feature plant in borders or containers, as well as the perfect planting partner for Millium effusum Aureum. Produces approximately 60% truly black with the rest an attractive, darker green shade. Height: 15-30cm (6-12in).

Pennisetum glaucum Purple Majesty F1 - Ornamental Millet

This attractive Ornamental Millet makes the perfect planting partner to vibrant summer annuals, adding height and interest to borders, as well as making a perfect backdrop to your display. Purple Majesty also adds a touch of the tropics to containers on a sunny patio.

Young plants are first green, with the stems and mid-rib of foliage turning purple after 8 weeks. Leaves turn dark purple when planted outside in full sun.

Pennisetum macrourum Tail Feathers

Robust green foliage is enhanced by tall erect pinky-beige spikelets in late summer to autumn, gracefully moving in the slightest of breezes.

Height: 180cm (6ft).

Pennisetum villosum Cream Falls

One of the easiest and most visually stunning grasses to grow. Brilliant white, rabbit-tail spikes are produced in abundance from bushy, clump-forming deciduous plants. Eye-catching and early to flower in borders or large containers.

Quick to flower, often used as a Annual. Height 45-50cm (18-20in)

Cut back old foliage in spring as new growth appears in the centres of plants.

Sorghum nigrum

Greeny-gold to bronze 6in 'flower' heads. Good for drying and using as an everlasting.

Stipa tenuissima Angel Hair

A very attractive Mexican grass for the border producing soft, wispy pony-tails. Quick to produce dense clumped plants.

Height: 60-90cm (24-36in).