Pennisetum Alopecuroides ‘Redhead’
Chinese Fountain Grass
Dark-red plumes, green glossy foliage, blooms mid summer to late fall. Moderately hardy, evergreen. Well-drained soil.
Eventual size: 1.2 m
Position:
Category | Ornamental grasses |
Tag | Fountain Grass |
Share |
RelatedProducts
Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’
Blue fescue
Elijah Blue’ forms small cushions of very fine, inrolled, intensely ice-blue leaves, becoming greener in winter. From late spring to summer it bears narrow, bristly blue-green flower plumes that turn golden-brown. Attract butterflies. Well-drained, Moist but well-drained soil.
Eventual size: 15 to 30 cm
Position:
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Purpurescens’
Eulalia
The tall stems topped with feathery plumes of rich copper red look magnificent above clumps of narrow, green, arching foliage. The stately flower spikes of Miscanthus ‘Purpurascens’ are most numerous following a long hot summer. This hardy perennial is easy to grow and needs very little maintenance. Hardy but not evergreen. Well-drained soil..
Eventual size: 1.2 to 1.5 m
Position:
Pennisetum messiacum ‘Red Bunny Tails’
Fountain Grass
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
Position:
Carex Foliosissima ‘Irish Green’
Sedge
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
Position:
Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Niger’
Black Snake Beard
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
Position: