Grasses, Restios & Allies

All plants are $6 unless otherwise marked.
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Grasses and Allies

Description
Price
A
Acorus wogon

White pig tail flowers yellow  and green 20cm variegated clumps

Anamanthele lessoniana

Gossamer grass 80cm clumps arching stems of feathery heads with reddish hue, shade

Aristea major

Large evergreen iris like leaves ,arching sprays sky blue flowers 1.5m sun

Astelia Chathamica

Silver sword like foliage to 1m or more. Large bunches of orange berries if pollinated. Best in semi shade in hot climates, good coastal. NZ native.Landscape grades

Astelia grandis

Stiff green leaves orange berries, 1m clumps will take dark shade

Astelia trinervia

Known as kauri grass is a great ground plant for semi shade in native plantings. Its green robust tufted leaves are most attractive once mature


$8.00
C
Carex dipsacea

Erect green-orange leaves clumps to 60cm

Carex 'Hine Konsugi Varigata'

Silver green foliage forming a low mat 15cm, best in semi shade

Carex hachioensis 'Evergold'

Bright creamy yellow green striped leaves, evergreen clumps 30cm sun or shade

Carex secta

80cm tall green clumps for swamps, good for wild life cover. NZ native

Carex solandrii

Pale yellow green leaves 30cm clumps, will grow in dry and shade NZ native

Chionochloa flavicans

60-80cm arching sprays creamy green flower-plumes good for floral work. Miniature toetoe NZ native


D
Dietes bicolor

Lemon and maroon iris flowers on 1m stems .Iris like leaves sun or shade

Dietes grandiflora

Large white with purple eye iris like flower 1m. Shade and sun, dry soil, very tough

Dietes iridiodes

White with purple iris flowers 50cm clumps, very tough

Dietes robinsoniana

Many large white with orange band iris flowers on 2m spike. Broad stiff grey green sword leaves, 1.5m clumps. Sun or shade good drainage. Lord Howe Island so good coastal, slow to flower. Choice


L
Libertia formosa

Green iris like clumps, sprays white flowers 60cm or more tall, good in shade

Libertia grandiflora 'Gentle Annie'

30-40cm grassy clumps, masses of white flowers like butterflies. Very dainty, shade and damp. From the Gentle Annie hills. A new selection

Liriope Muscari 'Samantha'

A soft pink flowering plant great for semi shade or open light not full sun

Liriope Muscari 'Munroe White'

A pure white flowering form best in semi shade for best results

Luzula sylvestris

Broad grassy leaves to 40cmGraceful spikes brown nutlets to100cm. Dry shade


M
Miscanthus 'Silver Light'

Soft silvery leaves Bronze plumes to 1m

Miscanthus sinesis 'Variagata'

White and green leaves, bronze plumes to 1m

Miscanthus sinesis 'Zebra Grass'

Green with yellow band1.5m clumps Likes wet


O
Ophiopogon 'Black Dragon'

Darkest leaf, blue fruits

Ophiopogon - green

Good grass substitute

Ophiopogon 'Nana'

Small fine green leaves 5cm high

Ophiopogon japonicus var. gramineus

Fine leaves 30cm tall clumps, pale flowers best in shade

Orthrosanthus multiflorus

Masses of sky blue butterfly flowers on a 60cm stem Iris foliage clump


Restios
Price
B
Baloskion tetraphyllum

Australian restio - a green reed with fluffy brown seed heads 1.5m tall clumps will tolerate some shade and moist feet very graceful and a good cut foliage


$8.00
C
Calopsis paniculata

Large tufted plumes bronze flower heads 2m clumps very good bog or water edge plant. Bucket sized plants

$8.00
Cannomois virgata - Giant restio

This large plant of 3m has a fantastic form if you have the room

$8.00
Chondropetalum tectorum

A fine reed like rush with dark black joints and arching over once mature 1.2m by 1.5m high

$8.00
Chondropetalum elephantipes

Similar to C. tectorum except much more upright and taller 2m


$8.00
E
Elegia capensis

2m tall green restio graceful by water in a sunny or semi shade position very ornamental, good florist

$8.00
Elegia cuspidata

Fine reed 60cm with dark brown bracts and seed heads

$8.00
Elegia Grandis

Blue grey 80cm branching reeds Papery bracts


$8.00
I
Ischyrolepis sieberi

A small dark green plant with brown seed heads 70cm suitable for dry sunny conditions very wiry in appearance

$8.00
Ischyrolepis subverticillata

A dark green fluffy foliage with dark black seed heads on the tips most attractive 1.2m fairly erect will handle moist soils


$8.00
R
Restio festuciformis

A small bright green grass like restio with silvery seed heads 40cm makes a great substitute for carex

$8.00
Rhodocoma arida

Fine grey green reeds drooping spikes 1m

$8.00
Rhodocoma fruticosa

Fine grey green reeds drooping spikes 1m

$8.00
Rhodocoma capensis

A great plant as a wind break 1.5m by 1.5m silvery brown in color

$8.00
Rhodocoma gigantea

1.8m fluffy green foliage at BASE 2m whip like flower stems over stem with drooping tassels


$8.00
S
Sporadanthus ferrugineus

Large N.Z native restio grows 2.5m found in wetlands that have not been drained great for peaty or moist soils a fantastic native


$8.00
T
Thamnochortus cinereus

A fluffy silver foliage to 1m with very silver drooping seed heads needs full sun and windy sites to perform best

$8.00
Thamnochortus fraternus

A small green rush with bronze seed tassels 70cm

$8.00
Thamnochortus ridgidus

A smaller version of T.cinereus growing to 70cm

$8.00
Thamnochortus spicigerus

1.2m tall rush like stems dark blue green in color