Grasses – Wykeham Gardens

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Carex ‘Amazon Mist’

This robust ornamental grass forms a rounded clump of slender, silvery-green foliage with a gently curl. Tough and reliable, this low maintenance perennial will spill over the edge of containers and borders, softening planting schemes with its evergreen leaves. Perfect for adding year round colour, texture and interest to the garden, thriving in almost any site or soil.

Prefers full sun and a free draining soil

H 40cm S 60cm

Carex ‘Everest’

Stylish foliage with distinctive green and white variegation, forms a low slowly spreading evergreen clump. An attractive addition to a patio pot, it can also be used to great effect towards the front of the border contrasting well with other grasses and perennials.

We also stock ‘Evergold’ & ‘Eversheen’.

Prefers full sun and a free draining soil.

H 30cm S 30cm

Deschampsia ‘Bronzeschleier’

This tufted hair grass has an abundance of thin wiry leaves with bronzed flowering panicles at the top each summer. It is compact, low maintenance and easy to care for and makes an excellent addition to a mixed border with late flowering perennials.

Prefers full sun / part shade and free draining soil.

H 80cm S 50cm

Festuca ‘Sunrise’

A wonderfully eye-catching evergreen perennial grass with fine, blue-green leaves and tips igniting to coppery-red in autumn. Flame-tinted stems erupt with feathery flowers of fiery tones in summer. Looks great with later summer flowering perennials.

We also stock ‘Elijah Blue’.

Prefers full sun and a free draining soil.

H .60cm S 30cm

Hakonechloa ‘Sunflare’

Emerging each spring a fresh chartreuse-yellow, the foliage soon develops contrasting deep crimson tips, and as the season progresses the colours become richer – particularly when grown in full sun. In smaller gardens, it is a great grass for a pot, but if there is room, try planting it in generous drifts – or use it to line the edges of a path for a jaw-dropping display.

We also stock ‘Aureola’.

Prefers full sun / part shade and free draining soil.

H 45cm S 45cm

Imperata ‘Red Baron’

Blood-red spikes that fade to bright green at the base and become translucent with age make this grass a spectacular addition to the perennial border and it shines like a jewel from mid summer. It is particularly effective planted with other grasses, or shown off in a container.

Prefers full sun and a free draining soil.

H 40cm S 30cm

Miscanthus ‘Aligator’

A new introduction, Miscanthus ‘Alligator’ is one of the tallest ornamental grasses available, with stunning variegated green and yellow leaves which look like alligator skin markings. Tall silver-purple flower plumes in late summer makes it a superb addition to a mixed or perennial border. A dramatic presence and useful as screening in summer.

We also stock ‘Strictus’, ‘Zebrina’ and ‘Little Zebra’.

Prefers full sun or part shade in a free draining soil.

H 1.8m S 60cm

Molinia ‘Transparent’

The late summer flowers of this deciduous grass have a light, open habit, which creates a gossamer haze above the foliage. Therefore, it’s ideal for weaving through a mixed or herbaceous border, where the purple, feathery spikelets will create gentle movement as they catch every breeze. It will flourish on most soils as long as they are not too dry, and its interest lasts well into winter.

Prefers semi-shade or full sun in a moist but free draining soil.

H 1.8m S 80cm

Panicum ‘Squaw’

A neat clump-forming grass with a narrow upright habit bearing narrow leaves the tips of which turn reddish purple in the autumn. Airy flower spikes are held above the foliage from mid-summer. It goes well in a mixed border with late flowering perennials.

We also stock ‘Oxblood Autumn’ & ‘Heavy Metal’.

Prefers full sun and a free draining soil.

H 1.2m S 80cm

Pennisetum ‘Red Head’

Smoky, dark red, bottlebrush flowers that resemble foxtails, emerge in mid to to late summer, turning brown in autumn and often lasting through winter. This is a clump-forming perennial grass with gracefully arching narrow green leaves. Deep green in summer, the foliage turns gold in autumn and buff in winter. Great in a mixed border with late flowering perennials.

Prefers full sun and a free draining soil.

H 90cm S 60cm

Stipa ‘Ponytails’

Wonderful, wispy, pale yellow-green leaves topped with fluffy plumes of silver-green flowers, maturing to blonde-buff. This versatile semi-evergreen grass is ideal for a sunny gravel garden, large container or mixed border. It’s perfect for introducing movement into a planting scheme since the fluffy flower heads and foliage billow in the slightest breeze.

Prefers full sun and a free draining soil.

H 50cm S 30cm