2012/13 Catalogue - Edulis Nursery

MISCANTHUS NEPALENSIS · Himalayan Fairy Grass · Poaceae
Our favorite clump-forming Miscanthus with tall golden plumes through the winter. Hardy with us. Graceful. Ht 2m. Himalayas, SE Asia.
MISCANTHUS SACCHARIFLORUS · Silver Banner Grass · Poaceae
Tall, upright grass with grey-green strap-like leaves with a silver strip. Excellent bamboo-like clump-former. Rarely flowers.
Non-running. 3m. N China & Korea.
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘CHINA’ · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae
One of the most elegant and popular cultivars of M. sinensis. Medium sized with red-brown plumes and excellent autumn colour. Ht 1.2m.
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘DAVID’ · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae
Broad-leaved upright cultivar with light pink plumes. Newer variety.
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘DIXIELAND’ · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae
Broad-leaved variegated variety. Shorter than M. s. Variegatus. Good in containers. Ht 90cm.
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘FERNER OSTEN’ AGM · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae
Narrow-leaved medium sized Miscanthus with arching leaves and good autumn colour. Feathery plumes open red and fade to silver. Ht 1.5m.
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘FLAMINGO’ AGM · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae
Narrow-leaved cultivar with graceful arching leaves and feathery pink-tinged flowers in late summer. Ht 1.5m. Has some ‘Gracillimus’ genes.
Introduced by Ernst Pagels.
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘GIRAFFE’ · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae
Tall, variegated cultivar, similar to M.‘Zebrinus’ but much taller. Ht 2.2m.
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘GOLIATH’ · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae
Tall, broad-leaved cultivar with silvery plumes in autumn. Ht 2.5m. Introduced by Ernest Pagels.
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘GROSSE FONTANE’ AGM · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae
Tall, elegant cultivar with silvery plumes held well above the leaves. Good autumn colour. Ht 2.3m.
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘KASKADE’ AGM · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae
Another tall open elegant form, with delightful pinky-silver flowers with a distinct ‘crimping’ as they open. Ht 2.1m Introduced by Ernst Pagels.
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘KLEINE FONTANE’ AGM · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae
One of the earliest into flower in July. Small delicate clumps with silvery plumes. Ht 70cm. Another of Ernst Pagel’s.
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘LITTLE KITTEN’ · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae
Delicate dwarf narrow-leaved cultivar with silvery plumes. Excellent for a container. Ht 50cm.
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘MORNING LIGHT’ AGM · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae
Graceful variegated cultivar with narrow arching silvery leaves with pink plumes late in the season. Excellent in a container. Cultivated in Japan
since the 19th century. Introduced to the West by Sylvester March and John Creech of the US National Arboretum, Washington DC in 1976.
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘STRICTUS’ AGM · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae
Robust, erect, broad-leaved ‘Zebrinus’ with variegated leaves and pinky-red flowers late in the season. Ht 2m.
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS VAR. CONDENSATUS ‘CABARET’ · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae
Wide strap-like leaves with creamy-white centres and green margins. Sturdy upright habit. Red flowers held within the foliage. Sun. Ht 2.2m.
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS VAR. CONDENSATUS ‘COSMOPOLITAN’ AGM · Chinese Silver Grass · Poaceae
Wide strap-like leaves with green centres and broad white margins. Red flowers held within the foliage. Late. Ht 2.2m.
Introduced to the US from Japan by John Creech & Sylvester March of the US National Arboretum.
MOLINIA CAERULEA SUBSP. ARUNDINACEA ‘KARL FOERSTER’ · Purple Moor Grass · Poaceae
Outstanding Molinia cultivar with tall golden brown flower spikes turning yellow in autumn. Sunny position. Ht 2.1m.
MOLINIA CAERULEA SUBSP. ARUNDINACEA ‘WINDSPIEL’ · Purple Moor Grass · Poaceae
Tall clump-forming perennial grass with airy honey coloured flowerheads in autumn. Sunny position. Ht 2.1m.
PANICUM VIRGATUM ‘PRAIRIE SKY’ · Switchgrass · Poaceae
Blue-green foliage through the summer with loose open flowerheads in autumn. Good autumn colour. Ht 70cm.
PENNISETUM MACROURUM · African Feather Grass · Poaceae
Tall clump-forming perennial with long graceful squirrel-tail flowerheads. Back of border. S Africa. Ht 1.8m.
PENNISETUM THUNBERGII ‘RED BUTTONS’ · Fountain Grass · Poaceae
Evergreen, clump-forming grass with reddish rabbit-tail flower heads. Ht 45cm. Hardy.
PENNISETUM VILLOSUM AGM · Feathertop Grass · Poaceae
Low-growing pennisetum with masses of squirrel-tail flowers in autumn. Excellent for path edging. Ht 30cm.
SESLERIA AUTUMNALIS · Autumn Moor Grass · Poaceae
Lime-green mounds of evergreen foliage, with silvery plumes in late summer. Sun or part-shade. Ht 35cm.
SESLERIA CAERULEA · Blue Moor Grass · Poaceae
Blue-green mounds of evergreen foliage, with delightful blue flowers in early spring. Sun. Ht 25cm. Europe.
STIPA GIGANTEA AGM · Giant Golden Oat Grass · Poaceae
Large clumps of narrow evergreen leaves with tall spikes of golden flowerheads through the summer.
Long lasting. Hardy. Sun. Ht 2m. S Europe.
STIPA TENUISSIMA ‘WIND WHISPERS’ · Mexican Feather Grass · Poaceae
Clumps of fine hairy-like leaves. Taller than the well known species and more elegant. Graceful. Hardy. Ht 90cm. Mexico.
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