This hardy species of evergreen bamboo tends to clump rather than run, and is well suited to the home garden. Slow-growing to form a dense clump of erect, dark purple-green culms. Height 15 feet;spread 5 feet.
Evergreen perennial grass with gray-blue leaves. In early summer, straw-coloured spikelets are borne on stiff, upright stems. Height 4-1/2 feet; spread 2 feet. Suits an herbaceous border or gravel plantings. Drought-tolerant once established.
This tufted annual grass has arching linear pale green leaves and bears ovoid spike-like panicles of softly hairy pale green spikelets that age to buff colour throughout summer. Height 20 inches; spread 12 inches. Suits a mixed or herbaceous border.
Perennial ornamental grass with mid-green leaves with purple bases. Bears purple spikelts on yellow-tinted stems from spring to autumn. To 5 feet high.
A beautiful perennial grass that can take a while to establish and therefore is a good indication of undisturbed prairie in the wild. The leaves form gently rounded hummocks of silver green in the spring and summer with delicate sprays of seed above. The golden colour of the leaves in fall can...
This evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial grass gets the designation 'Giant' not for its leaves, which form a tidy hummock 30-60cm around (1-2 feet), but for the seed heads, which can reach 2-2.5m (6-8 feet) in height. Although this height may seem imposing, this grass is has a delicate, almost...
This deciduous perennial grass has narrow linear green leaves and bears many softly feathery greenish-white panicles that age to buff. Height 24 inches; spread 12 inches.
