Grasses, lawns & lawn alternatives
With such variety in size and colour if ever a group of plants were chosen for their aesthetic possibilities, these are they! Equally at home in urban gardens or rural spaces open to the countryside, grasses are hard to beat. Create a beautiful lawn or if you want to explore the alternative to traditional grass there are some great plants which are brilliant for wildlife and much better for the environment than plastic lawn. Ornamental grasses make superb space-fillers, adding texture and structural interest in your outdoor space.
All plants (413)
Acorus gramineus
Dwarf sweetflag, Grassy sweetflag
Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'
Dwarf sweetflag, Grassy sweetflag
Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus'
Dwarf sweetflag, Grassy sweetflag
Calamagrostis brachytricha
Korean feather reed grass
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
Feather reed grass
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam'
Feather reed grass
Carex 'Feather Falls'
Variegated Japanese sedge
Carex brunnea 'Jenneke'
Greater brown sedge
Carex buchananii
Leatherleaf sedge grass, Fox red sedge
Carex comans
New Zealand hairy sedge, Hair sedge, Green wig
Carex comans 'Frosted Curls'
Frosted curls hair sedge, New Zealand hairy sedge, Hair sedge, Green wig
Carex elata 'Aurea'
Bowles's golden sedge, Tufted sedge, Stiff sedge, European tussock sedge
Carex Milk Chocolate = 'Milchoc'
Milk chocolate hair sedge
Carex morrowii
Japanese Morrow's sedge, Kan suge
Carex morrowii 'Fishers Form'
Japanese sedge, Morrows sedge, Kan suge
Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
Evergold Japanese sedge, Japanese sedge grass, Oshima kan suge
Carex oshimensis 'Everillo'
Japanese sedge grass, Oshima kan suge
Carex testacea
Orange New Zealand sedge
Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire'
Orange New Zealand sedge
Carex trifida 'Rekohu Sunrise'
Golden variegated three cleft sedge, Sedge
Chasmanthium latifolium
Wood oats, Spangle grass, North american wild oats, Sea oats, Upland sea oats
Cortaderia selloana
Sellow's pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana
Sellow's pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila'
Sellow's pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Splendid Star'
Pampas grass, Sellow's Pampas grass
Festuca glauca
Blue fescue, Grey fescue, Blue sheep's fescue
Festuca glauca 'Golden Toupee'
Blue fescue, Grey fescue, Blue sheep's fescue
Festuca glauca Intense Blue = 'Casblue'
Blue fescue, Grey fescue, Blue sheep's fescue
Hakonechloa macra
Hakone grass, Urahagusa, Japanese reed grass
Hakonechloa macra 'Alboaurea'
Hakone grass, Urahagusa, Japanese reed grass
Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra'
Japanese blood grass, Chigaya, Fushige-chigaya, Red cogon
Koeleria glauca
Blue hair grass, Glaucous hair grass
Leymus arenarius
Sea lyme grass, Wild rye, European dune grass
Lythrum salicaria
Purple loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife
Milium effusum 'Aureum'
Millet, Bowles's golden grass, Wood millet, Woodrush
Miscanthus sinensis
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Ferner Osten'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Malepartus'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberfeder'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus'
Porcupine grass, Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Molinia caerulea 'Variegata'
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend
Pennisetum
Fountain grass
Pennisetum advena 'Rubrum'
Purple fountain grass
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Fountain grass, Swamp foxtail grass, Chinese pennisetum, Chikara shiba
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'
Fountain grass, Swamp foxtail grass, Chinese pennisetum, Chikara shiba
Pennisetum alopecuroides f. viridescens
Fountain grass, Swamp foxtail grass, Chinese pennisetum, Chikara shiba
Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Baron'
Ornamental millet, Pearl millet
Pennisetum x advena 'Fireworks'
Variegated Fountain grass