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Panicum virgatum ‘Warrior’
Switch Grass
‘Warrior’ is a deciduous perennial grass forming a clump of flat, linear leaves turning yellow in autumn, and large purple flowering panicles. Moderately fertile, well-drained soil. Hardy but not evergreen.
Eventual size: 1 to 1.4 m
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Pennisetum Alopecuroides
Chinese Fountain Grass
P. alopecuroides is grass forming a dense clump of narrow leaves to 60cm long, turning pale brown in winter, with tall stems bearing softly hairy, oblong, green to purple inflorescences in late summer and early autumn. Moderately hardy, evergreen. Well-drained soil.
Eventual size: 50 cm to 1 m
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Pennisetum Alopecuroides ‘Hameln’
Chinese Fountain Grass
‘Hameln’ is a clump-forming perennial grass with arching linear leaves and cylindrical panicles of bristly, purple-tinged spikelets in late summer. Well drained soil. Hardy but not evergreen.
Eventual size: 60 to 90 cm
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Pennisetum Alopecuroides ‘Little bunny’
Chinese Fountain Grass
A truly miniature fountain grass reaching only 40 cm. Forms a compact mound of green leaves which in mid-summer produces long-lasting soft tufted flowers above the foliage that resemble ‘little bunnies’ tails. Hardy but not evergreen.
Eventual size: 30 to 40 cm
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Pennisetum Alopecuroides ‘Viridescens’
Chinese Fountain Grass
This clump forming, dense evergreen grass forms glossy, green leaves which turn brown during autumn. In late summer and early autumn it produces purple/black flower spikes.
Well drained soil. Hardy but not evergreen.
Eventual size: 75 cm
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Pennisetum Alopecuroides ‘Weserbergland’
Chinese Fountain Grass
Forms a dense mounding clump of deep green foliage. Soft pinkish-white bottlebrush-like flower spikes. Upright and arching, flower spikes rise above the foliage on slender stalks. Foliage turns a rich orange-bronze in the fall. Bloom Time: summer to early fall. Moist but well-drained soil. Hardy but not evergreen.
Eventual size: 70 cm
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Pennisetum messiacum ‘Red Bunny Tails’
Fountain Grass
Compact perennial grass with arching bluegreen linear leaves and pink to redbrown flower plumes in late summer. All soils. Reasonably hardy.
Eventual size: 70 cm
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Sesleria Caerulea
Blue Moor-grass
S. caerulea is a compact, tufted evergreen grass with bluntly pointed, linear leaves, blue-green on the upper side, dark glossy green beneath; small, egg-shaped purplish flower heads open in spring, soon fading to pale buff. Chalk soil. Hardy, evergreen.
Eventual size: 30 to 50 cm
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Stipa Capillata
Feather Grass
Forming a dense, glossy green clump of foliage they bloom in summer with beautiful upright plumes. The hair-like awns are at first clear green, and as they mature they turn a beautiful silvery-white. The plants are easy to grow in moderately fertile, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Hardy.
Eventual size: 70 cm
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