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Grasses and Grasslike Plants
 

This list covers a small selection of what is available at the nursery in grasses, bamboo and grass-like plants but not all. Most grasses and Bamboo are for sale at the Nursery Only and the selection if ever changing and huge so come in and see what we have.

 

 

Calamagrostis xacutiflora 'Karl Foerster'........... 1gal $15.00ea
Ht. 150-180cm. Z4. A nice grass with green blades and green bloom spikes which age to gold.

Carex morrowii `Ice Dance’................................ 1gal NA
Ht. 30-45cm.  Z5.  Very nice, well behaved sedge with weeping, shiny green foliage edged and striped with silver.

Carex oshimensis Evergold   Evergold Sedge  ............ NA
Ht.30cm. Z6. Lush clumper with arching variegated foliage.

Carex pendula maxima Drooping or weeping sedge....... $15.00ea
Tuft forming evergreen sedge with shiny mid green leaves and showy arching catkins.

 

Carex tenuiculmis ..................................................... $5.00ea
Ht. 30-40cm. This  New Zealand Native has a clumping or tussock habit and bronze red leaves.

 

Chusquea culeou Clumping Bamboo..................... 3gal 149.00ea
Ht.to 5m. Z7. When mature, this gorgeous clumping bamboo from Chile looks like giant clumps of feather dusters atop interesting yellow-green solid wood canes. Lovely upright habit with gently weeping or arching tops. This excellent bamboo makes a striking specimen or privacy screen when planted in multiples.

Elymus glaucus Wild Blue Rye................................. April onwards $10cm NA
Native. Ht.50-150cm. Z4.   This is a perennial bunch grass with small, narrow tufts of glaucus blue, erect stems which exceed 50 centimeter in height and may approach 150 cm.

Elymus mollis Dune Grass.................................May onwards 1gal NA
Native. Ht.50-150cm. Z4.   A large glaucus blue grass that grows often in the spray zone on small island and coastal beaches.

Eriophorum angustifolium  Cotton Grass.............. 10cm $6.00ea
Native.  Ht. 20-50cm.  Z4.  Narrow, grassy leaves arise from spreading rhizomes.  Flowers consist of clusters of 2 or more drooping spikelets.  In fruit; each seedlike achene is surrounded by several long, snowy white filaments forming a cottony head.

Fargesia denudata Bamboo......................................... $109.00ea
Ht.3-5m. Z6. Similar to F. murielae but has shorter branches and smaller leaves.

Fargesia murielae  Umbrella Bamboo................10 gallon $199.00ea
Ht.3-5m. Z6. A beautiful clumping bamboo with a soft cascading canopy of lush green leaves.  Very nice plants.

Festuca idahoensis Blue Bunch Grass............ 11cm pot NA
Native. Ht.20-30cm. Z4.  This wild form of the species with, finely textured, greyish blue-green foliagenot a silvery blue cultivar. A nice, hardy, drought tolerant, bunching grass.

Festuca idahoensis ssp. roemeri .................... 10cm pot $6.00ea
Native. Ht. 30-45cm.  Z5. This is a coastal form that tends to make nice tufts of blue green.

Hakonechloa macra................................... $15.00ea
Ht.25cm.  Z5  This lovely Japanese Forest grass has classic green foliage and a graceful habit.

Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola'................................... $15.00ea
Ht.25cm.  Z5  This compact Japanese Forest grass has yellow and green variegated foliage.

Hakonechloa macra ‘albostriata'................................ NA
Ht.25cm.  Z5  This compact Japanese Forest grass has white and green variegated foliage.

Hakonechloa macra `All Gold’.................................. $15.00ea
Ht. 25cm.  Z5. This compact Japanese Forest Grass has golden foliage with no variegation. Really brightens a shady spot.

Luzula nivea Snow Rush, Snowy Woodrush................... $15.00ea
Ht.40-60cm. Z6. Evergreen clump forming rush with white flower clusters in May-June.

Miscanthus sinensis purpurascens.............................. NA
Ht 90-120cm.  Z3. A particularly showy grass with reddish green foliage in spring and summer which turns a brilliant orange red in fall. Oatmeal coloured blooms are flushed with pink.

Ophiopogon planiscapus nigrescens Black Mondo Grass $15.00ea
Ht.20-35cm. Z5. A nice evergreen groundcover grass-like plant with black foliage.  Flowers are white followed by shiny black fruits.

Panicum virgatum `Haense Herns’...........................NA
Ht.120cm. Z4. A great accent grass with red flowers in summer/fall and gorgeous red-orange foliage in the fall.

Pennisetum alopecuroides Fountain grass.............. 1gal $15.00ea
Ht.80-100cm.  Z6.  Stems clumped. Slender upright flower panicles are yellow green to dark purple in late summer.

Pennisetum alopecuroides `Hameln’.......................... $15.00ea
Ht. 75cm.  Z5.  This is the dwarf form of the species and perfect for a spot where the species is too tall. It tends to bloom earlier, so is great for areas with a short growing season.

Phormium Various Selections at the Nursery.......................................... 5gal NA
Ht.50-250cm. Z8-9. Large bold spikes of sword like evergreen foliage

Typha latifolia Common Cattail................... 1gal$15.00ea
Native. Ht1-3M. Zone2. These are the cattails you see from here to Alaska in every marshy spot.

 

 

 


Phormium 'Pink Stripe'.......................................... $29.00ea
Ht. 150cm. Z8-9. Broad bronze foliage edged pink.

Phormium 'Rainbow Queen'.................................. $29.00ea
Ht. 120cm. Z8-9. Broad upright, variegated foliage drooping at the tips with rose red stripes on a bronzy background

Phormium 'Rainbow Sunrise'................................. $29.00ea
Ht. 80cm. Z8-9. Foliage is bronze with red and pink variations, tending to be more pink in the center.

Phormium tenax 'purpureum'................................ $15.00ea
Ht. 120cm. Z8-9. Broad stiff, purplish red leaves. Young plant.

Phormium tenax 'variegatum'................................ $29.00ea
Ht. 120cm. Z8-9. Broad stiff, olive green blades banded with creamy-yellow.

Phormium 'Wings of Gold'..................................... $29.00ea
Ht. 60cm. Z8-9. Foliage is olive green with cream-yellow margin.

Phyllostachys aureosulcata Golden Grooved Bamboo 2gal $20.00ea
Ht.3-5m.  Z6.  We are offering small clumps, 30-60cm in height, of this hardy bamboo.  Typical green stems with a yellow streak down the stem.   Will form a nice 2-4m. clump in a couple of years.

Scirpus americanus American bullrush............ 10cm $4.00ea
Native.  Ht.15-100cm.  Z4.  Used in basket making and reclamation.

Scirpus atrovirens Dark green bullrush............. 10cm $4.00ea
Native.  Ht.50cm.  Z4.  Grown mainly for the brown cluster of flowers. Dark green foliage in clumps; grow in moist soil in sun to light shade.

Scirpus microcarpus  Small floweredBullrush... 10cm $4.00ea
Native.  Ht.50-150cm.  Z4.   A tall bullrush used in swamps, fens and waterways as well as in reclamation.

Typha latifolia Common Cattail............... 1gal$15.00ea
Native. Ht1-3M. Zone2. These are the cattails you see from here to Alaska in every marshy spot.

 

 

 

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