Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'
Chinese silver grass
- Position: full sun
- Soil: fertile, moist, well drained or sandy
- Rate of growth: slow to average
- Flowering period: August to September
- Hardiness: fully hardy
A statuesque grass that will extend the season of interest in a mixed border, this has fine, arching leaves with a distinctive white stripe down the centre. It does not flower as reliably as other Miscanthus sinensis cultivars, but when it does, it produces striking, silky brown flowers that hang like tassels in late summer and last well into autumn. - Garden care: Cut down to the ground in late winter, before the new foliage appears.
Phlomis fruticosa
Jerusalem sage
Evergreen grey-green foliage and whorls of yellow flowers
£8.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Verbena bonariensis
verbena
Lilac-purple flowers
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Kolkwitzia amabilis 'Pink Cloud'
beauty bush
Graceful, arching shrub with pink flowers
£9.99
3 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
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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A graceful rounded plume on this tall grass that flowers late -allowing it to persist as a silver fountain for longer
Val Bourne - Garden Writer