Deciduous Grasses

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

Pennisetum advena 'Fireworks' is a tender, clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass bearing flat, linear, upright to arching maroon leaves with broad, reddish-pink margins and, in summer, narrow, soft, long-bristled panicles of dark red flower spikelets, gradually fading to pale brown.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Fountain Grass
• Type: Deciduous Grass
• Colour: Dark Red to Pale Brown
• Max. Height & Spread: H-1.2m x S-0.9m
• Hardiness: Tender in Frost
• Flowers: Summer and Autumn
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam' is a clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass with upright to arching, flat, linear, mid-green leaves with creamy-white margins and, in summer, stiff, erect stems bearing narrow panicles of purple flowers turning pale brown in winter.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Feather Reed Grass
• Type: Deciduous Grass
• Colour: Cream, Brown
• Max. Height & Spread: H-1.5m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowers: Summer
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Stipa arundinacea (Pheasants Tail) is an deciduous grass with glowing shades of copper, gold and bronze in the Autumn. It has a soft arching habit, so plant it among shrubs for textural contrast, or in a mixed border. Height 90cm. Will thrive in sun or shade, in dry soil.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Pheasants Tail
• Type: Deciduous Grass
• Colour: Copper, Gold & Bronze
• Max. Height & Spread: H-1m x S-1m
• Hardiness: Frost Hardy (Needs Winter Protection)
• Flowers: June to September
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio' is a clump-forming deciduous grass with long, narrow, grey-green, arching leaves that turn yellow and orange in the autumn. The head of this grass plant turns pink-tinged in summer, before returning creamy-white in the autumn.

Characteristics:

• Type: Deciduous Grass
• Colour: Grey, Green, Orange/Yellow in Autumn
• Max. Height & Spread: H-1.5m x S-1m
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 2 Litre Pot

Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron' is a distinctive, clump-forming grass with deep red foliage, and narrow silvery flower panicles in late summer.

Characteristics:

• Type: Deciduous Grass
• Colour: Red
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.5m x S-0.5m
• Hardiness: Hardy but Tender in Frost
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 3 Litre

Pennisetum adv. 'Skyrocket' is a clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass, often grown as an annual, with flat, linear, upright to arching, green and white striped leaves and in summer, soft, long-bristled panicles of silvery, pink flower spikelets, gradually fading to pale brown.

Characteristics:

• Type: Deciduous Grass
• Colour: Pink/Silvery-Grey
• Max. Height & Spread: H-1m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 3 Litre

Miscanthus sinensis 'Kleine Silberspinne' is a compact, narrowly upright, clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass with narrow, erect to arching, mid-green leaves and, from late summer into autumn, large panicles of white-flushed, red flower spikelets that fade to silver.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Japanese Silver Grass
• Type: Deciduous Grass
• Colour: White, Red
• Max. Height & Spread: H-1.2m x S-1.2m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowers: Late Summer into Autumn
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 6 Litre

Miscanthus sinensis 'Ferner Osten' is a clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass with arching, linear, mid-green leaves turning orange in autumn, and, in early autumn, feathery panicles of pink-flushed, deep red flowers fading to pink and silver.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Japanese Silver Grass
• Type: Deciduous Grass
• Colour: Mid-Green, Pink-Flushed, Deep Red, Silver
• Max. Height & Spread: H-1.5m x S-1m
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Flowers: Summer, Spring and Autumn
• Position: Full Sun
• Pot Size: 3 Litre