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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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Pennisetum setaceum ‘rubrum’

Fountain Grass

Rich burgundy red foliage and beautifully arching spikes of red feathery flowers during late summer. Extremely drought tolerant but unfortunately tender in winter and thus great for container, over winter in a frost free area.
Eventual size: 60 cm to 1 m
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Phalaris arundinacea ‘Picta’

Reed canary grass

Upright-stemmed long, narrow grasslike leaves, striped lengthwise with white and green. Herbaceous perennial. Moisture tolerant. Deciduous. Can be invasive.
Eventual size: 60 cm to 1 m
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Phyllostachys Aurea

The Golden Bamboo or Fishing Pole Bamboo, has dark green canes maturing to a golden yellow. Nice and bushy and excellent as a screen. Will reach a height of between 4 and 5 metres. Easy to distinguish from other bamboos by the crowded nodes at the base of the canes. Invasive, hardy. Eventual size: 4 to 5 m
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Phyllostachys Aureosulcata

A hardy bamboo that has a yellow strip on a dark green culm. This is one of the hardiest bamboos. Although one out of about 10 culms have abrupt zig-zags in the lower portion, it is rigidly upright, which makes it good to plant near a walk or driveway to create an evergreen screen for privacy.
Eventual size: 6 to 8 m
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Phyllostachys Aureosulcata ‘Aureocoulis’

The Golden crookstem bamboo (so called due to its occasional kinked new growth) is a wonderfully dainty bamboo with bright gold canes and airy foliage. The emerging canes are blushed pink in strong sunlight, making this a very attractive specimen . Invasive. Hardy.
Eventual size: 6 to 7 m
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Phyllostachys Bissetii

Striking bamboo, with glossy grey-green canes. A very strong growing species that retains its dark, fresh green colour throughout the worst winter. It produces masses of leaves, ideal for a tough hedge or as a specimen. Invasive, hardy.
Eventual size: 6 to 7 m
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Phyllostachys Humilis

Very hardy and attractive bamboo with culms that emerge reddish brown, turn dark green then aging to orange-yellow in sun. It is one of the shortest members of the genus but also quite active at the roots, which means it can quickly establish a dense medium height evergreen screen or hedge. Invasive.
Eventual size: 4 to 5 m
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Phyllostachys Nigra

Phyllostachys nigra or the Black Bamboo has to be the most popular and best known of all bamboos. The jet black canes reach around 4 or 6 metres in height and are covered in masses of lush green dainty leaves. The best situation for the black bamboo is in a good, rich soil that does not dry out too readily but also does not have a tendency to waterlog over the winter months.
Eventual size: 4 to 6 m
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Phyllostachys Vivax ‘Aureocoulis’

This majestic bamboo, with its towering spires of golden yellow culms painted with random green stripes, is truly a sight to behold. Like other large bamboos, Phyllostachys vivax ‘Aureocaulis’ will appreciate the sunniest location possible. Invasive.
Eventual size: 8 to 10 m
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Pleioblastus fortunei ‘Variegata’

Low, tufted bamboo forming a slow-spreading colony to 1.2m high, the slender, pale green canes bearing narrow leaves to 20cm long, striped with creamy-white Invasive, hardy. Sun or part shade, moist well-drained soil.
Eventual size: 80 cm – 1 m
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