7. Ferns, grasses, hostas and other foliage plants (windy urban)
Many plants are grown for their interesting foliage rather than for their flowers. For example, plants with variegated foliage or those with 'architectural' shapes such as ferns or large leaved plants such as hostas. Green hues add a calming influence over busy colours.
Plants (469)
Carex 'Ice Dance'
Morrow's ice dancer
Carex 'Silver Sceptre'
Silver sedge
Carex arenaria
Sand sedge, Sedge
Carex buchananii 'Red Rooster'
Leatherleaf sedge grass, Fox red sedge
Carex comans 'Taranaki'
Hair sedge
Carex comans - bronze-leaved
New Zealand hairy sedge, Hair sedge, Green wig
Carex conica 'Snowline'
Hime-Kan-Suge, Miniature sedge, Evergreen miniature sedge
Carex dipsacea
Teasel like sedge
Carex dipsacea 'Dark Horse'
Teasel-like sedge
Carex dolichostachya 'Kaga-nishiki'
Miyama kan suge
Carex flagellifera
Weeping brown New Zealand sedge
Carex grayi
Mace Gray's sedge, Morning star sedge
Carex montana
Mountain sedge
Carex morrowii 'Variegata'
Variegated Japanese sedge, Variegated Morrow's sedge
Carex muskingumensis
Palm leaf sedge, Palm sedge
Carex muskingumensis 'Oehme'
Palm branch sedge
Carex muskingumensis 'Silberstreif'
Palm branch sedge
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 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 trifida 'Chatham Blue'
Blue three cleft sedge
Caryopteris incana
Common bluebeard
Caryopteris incana 'Jason'
Common bluebeard
Chionochloa conspicua
Glory of the snow, Tussock grass, Plumed tussock grass, Hunangamoho grass
Chionochloa rubra
Red tussock grass, Red snow grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Aureolineata'
Sellow's pampas grass
Cystopteris fragilis
Brittle bladder fern, Brittle fern
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
Dryopteris affinis
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis 'Crispa Group'
Curled golden-scaled male fern, Wood fern, Buckler fern
Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata Angustata'
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern, King of the male fern, Crested golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata'
King of the male fern, Crested golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis 'Polydactyla Dadds'
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis 'Polydactyla Mapplebeck'
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis 'Revolvens'
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis subsp. borreri
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris crassirhizoma
Thick-stemmed wood fern
Dryopteris dilatata
Broad buckler fern, Florist's fern, Mountain wood fern, Broad wood fern
Dryopteris dilatata 'Crispa Whiteside'
Broad buckler fern, Florist's fern, Mountain wood fern, Broad wood fern