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.
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Carex oshimensis
Japanese sedge grass, Ohima kan suge
Carex oshimensis 'Everlime'
Japanese sedge grass, Ohima kan suge
Carex oshimensis 'Everoro'
Japanese sedge grass, Oshima kan suge
Carex pendula
Weeping sedge, Great drooping sedge, Pendulous sedge
Carex pendula 'Moonraker'
Variegated weeping sedge
Carex phyllocephala 'Sparkler'
Japanese Palm sedge, Fuiri Tenjiku suge
Carex plantaginea
Plantain leaf sedge, Broad leafed sedge, Evergreen broadleaf sedge
Carex riparia 'Variegata'
Variegated greater pond sedge, Greater Pond sedge
Carex secta
Divided sedge
Carex siderosticha 'Variegata'
Deciduous broad leaved sedge, Creeping broadleaf sedge, Tagane so
Carex tenuiculmis
Slender culmed sedge
Carex testacea
Orange New Zealand sedge
Carex testacea Limeshine = 'Wilshine'
Orange New Zealand sedge
Carex trifida
Three cleft sedge
Carex trifida 'Chatham Blue'
Blue three cleft sedge
Centaurea cyanus
Cornflower, Blue-bottle, Batchelor's buttons
Centaurea nigra
Comon knapweed, Black knapweed, Hard heads, Lesser knapweed
Centaurea scabiosa
Greater knapweed
Chionochloa conspicua
Glory of the snow, Tussock grass, Plumed tussock grass, Hunangamoho grass
Chionochloa flavicans 'Taupo Lights'
Tussock grass
Chionochloa rubra
Red tussock grass, Red snow grass
Cortaderia fulvida (Buchanan) Zotov
Pampas grass, Tussock grass, Kakaho
Cortaderia richardii
Plumed tussock, Toe toe grass, Richard's pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Aureolineata'
Sellow's pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Evita'
Pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Rendatleri'
Sellow's pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Silver Fountain'
Pampas grass, Sellow's Pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Sunningdale Silver'
Sellow's pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana Tiny Pampa = 'Day1'
Dwarf pampas grass
Corynephorus canescens
Grey hair grass
Cymbopogon citratus
Lemon grass
Cyperus longus
Sweet rush, Galingale
Dactylis glomerata 'Variegata'
Variegated cocksfoot
Daucus carota
Wild carrot, Queen Anne's lace, Bird's nest
Deschampsia cespitosa
Tussock grass, Hair grass, Tufted hair grass
Deschampsia cespitosa
Tussock grass, Hair grass, Tufted hair grass
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Bronzeschleier'
Tussock grass, Hair grass, Tufted hair grass
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldschleier'
Tussock grass, Hair grass, Tufted hair grass
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldtau'
Tussock grass, Hair grass, Tufted hair grass
Deschampsia flexuosa
Wavy hair grass, Crinkled hair grass, Common hair grass
Digitalis purpurea
Common purple foxglove, Fairy thimbles, Dead men's bells, Lady's glove, Witches' gloves
Digitalis purpurea
Common purple foxglove, Fairy thimbles, Dead men's bells, Lady's glove, Witches' gloves
Dipsacus fullonum
Teasel, Common teasel
Echium vulgare
Common viper's bugloss
Eleocharis acicularis
Needle spike rush, Slender spike rush, Needle rush hair grass, Spike rush
Elymus magellanicus
Wild rye, Lyme grass, Wheatgrass, Magellan wheatgrass, Blue wheatgrass
Eragrostis curvula
Weeping love grass, African love grass
Eragrostis curvula 'Totnes Burgundy'
Weeping love grass, African love grass