S. tenuissima is a deciduous grass to 60 cm, forming a compact upright tuft of thread-like leaves, with narrow, arching, feathery flowering panicles in summer. Hardy.
Eventual size: 60 cm
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Evergreen soil covering plant that spreads through root shootsbut isn’t aggressive. Sword-shaped, deep black purple leaves. The leaf feels leathery due to the wax layer. Small, inconspicuous, lilac flowers in late spring, and small bells in summer.
Eventual size: 20 to 30 cm
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Grass-like perennial. Evergreen, ornamental grass. Upright, slender, green-bronze floliage is tipped with orange. Thrives in full sun or light shade, tolerates heat and even drought. Not too much humidity.
Eventual size: 40 to 60 cm
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D. cespitosa is an evergreen grass forming a neat tussock of narrow, leathery, dark green leaves to 60cm long, with feathery panicles of silvery-purple flowers on arching stems in summer. Moist but well-drained soil. Hardy.
Eventual size: 1.5 to 2 m
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H. sempervirens is a dense tufted evergreen grass with rather rigid blue-grey leaves to 23cm in length. Small, straw-coloured spikelets are borne in large open panicles on erect stems to 1.5 m in height. Hardy. Eventual size: 1 to 1.5 m
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