Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
switch grass
- Position: full sun
- Soil: moderately fertile, well-drained soil
- Rate of Growth: average
- Flowering period: August and September
- Flowers:purple-green
- Other features: striking autumn colour
- Hardiness: fully hardy
This deciduous ornamental fountain-like grass is renowned for its steely coloured blue-grey to blue-purple leaves, which form stiff, upright clumps that turn yellow in autumn. The late summer and early autumn, pink flowers add an airy elegance. One of our recommended plants, it's perfect for providing vertical interest in a sunny, well-drained new perennial border. - Garden care: Lift and divide congested colonies between mid-spring and summer
Echinacea purpurea
coneflower
Long lasting, rosy purple flowers.
£7.99
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
Allium sphaerocephalon
round-headed leek / round-headed garlic
Small, wine-coloured flowers on tall stems
£8.99
2 litre pot
available to order from spring 2014
Eryngium yuccifolium
button eryngo
Distinctive strap-shaped foliage
£8.99
2 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
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