Deschampsia cespitosa 'Pixie Fountain'
tufted hair grass
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: reliably moist, neutral to acid soil
- Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
- Flowering period: June to August
- Flower colour: silvery but turning to biscuit shades
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Forming dense evergreen clumps of slender foliage, this low-growing grass produces sprays of flowerspikes, which emerge above the foliage in early summer. They emerge with a delightful silvery sheen before maturing to gold. A wonderful partner to summer flowering perennials, its whispy habit, which catches the breeze easily, helps create movement in the border. - Garden care: Remove the faded flower-heads in late winter before new growth appears. In warm areas the plant has a tendency to self-seed freely. Where this is the case remove unwanted seedlings as part of routine border maintenance.
Helenium 'Chelsey'
sneezeweed
Crimson and yellow daisy-like flowers
£8.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Knautia macedonica
Macedonian scabious
Crimson, pincushion-like flowers
£4.99
9cm pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Achillea millefolium 'Lilac Beauty'
yarrow
An unusual lilac, yarrow
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'
black-eyed susan
Large golden-yellow flowerheads
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Prairie
Indulge a passion for ornamental grasses by creating a prairie- or meadow-style garden. They can be richly planted with native wildflowers or a selection of complementary perennials and self-seeding annuals to create a naturalistic planting effect. Prairie gardens often...
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