‘Yakushima Dwarf’ is a compact deciduous grass to 1 m tall, forming a clump of narrow leaves, with feathery pale brown flowerheads in mid autumn. Hardy but not evergreen.
Eventual size: 1 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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Sedge ‘Irish Green’ is semi-evergreen and produces medium green leaves. The plant produces numerous brown flowers from May to June. Moist but well-drained soil.
Eventual size: 20 to 30 cm
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Compact deciduous perennial with narrow leaves with fine white stripes down the center,coloring to reddish orange in autumn. Brownred plumes coloring to white from late summer to autumn. All well-drained soils.
Eventual size: 0.9 to 1.8 m
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Densely tufted evergreen perennial, grown for its clumps of narrow, reddish or copper-colored leaves. Provide a moist but not too wet soil. Newly planted clumps may be slow to establish.
Eventual size: 50 to 80 cm
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Compact perennial grass with arching bluegreen linear leaves and pink to redbrown flower plumes in late summer. All soils. Reasonably hardy.
Eventual size: 70 cm
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