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  • Imperata
  • Miscanthus

    (Silvergrass, Eulalia grass)
    Poaceae

    • x giganteus   CAG01211
      Height2.5mWidth1.5mFlowering SeasonSummerWaterMLightFull Sun
      Miscanthus x giganteus
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      A Winter dormant, clumping, perennial grass and perhaps the most dynamic and useful plant you can have in your garden. Emerging in August the cane like stems, bearing 2cm wide, gracefully arching, grassy leaves, reach by late January 2m or more, to then be topped by feathery plumes on 60cm long stalks.

      One of my favourite plants. In spring each year I am amazed at how each day the lush growth gains height, in summer I love it's towering presence and the rustle of the leaves in the wind, in autumn for it's change of coat as a backdrop for just about everything and in winter for it's unadorned verticality and lack thereof when I finally reduce it to nothing.

      Cut down in late autumn or leave the naked, straw coloured, stems for winter interest, to be cut down as the new growth emerges.

      Unlike most Miscanthus, in our climate M. x giganteus does go completely winter dormant.

      The cut stems are an excellent long lasting mulch and make great light duty garden stakes, as we use in the nursery.
      In other parts of the world it is used for many purposes, from making biodegradable pots to fuelling power plants.

    • sinensis ‘Hiawatha’   CAG02194
      Height1.6mWidth80cmFlowering SeasonSu - WiWaterMLightSun
      Miscanthus sinensis ‘Hiawatha’
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      A choice form selected at Lambley Nursery that is less imposing than many cultivars, with fine gracefully arching foliage of around waste height, ideal for visually wading through, and with the typical fawn plumes reaching only around 1.6m. Good autumn-winter effect even in warm regions where others don't.

      Easily grown in any sunny soil with adequate moisture at least until flowering.

      Tends to not go totally deciduous here so crop close to the ground by late winter to allow for renewed spring growth and garden dynamism.
      For permanent plantings that improve with age.

    • sinensis ‘Zebrinus’   CAG00485
      Height2mWidth1mFlowering SeasonAutumnWaterM - HLightSun - L. Sh.
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      A large winter dormant grass. The dark green leaves are unusually marked with broad horizontal cream-gold bands. In autumn the highly ornamental seed heads are produced which upon drying curl into a loose spiral. Keenly sought after. Cut back in winter. Will not seed or run.

  • Pennisetum
  • Poa
    • poiformis East coast   CAG01968

      (Blue tussock grass)
      Height75cmWidth50cmFlowering SeasonSp - SuWaterLLightFull Sun
      Poa poiformis East coast
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      Found all along the south east coast and Tasmania. A stiffish, semi-erect, tussock forming grass with fine blue-green foliage. Very naturalistic and also makes an excellent counterpoint to hard surfaces. Dense, slender, tawny panicles add a little height and further interest in spring and are preferably left all summer long for extra naturalism.

      Remove spent flowerheads and leaves as you see fit, cutting back entirely may leave unsightly stubble highly visible unless foreground plants are used to disguise it. Better to replace tired plants with self sown seedlings.

      For any poor, sunny, well drained, preferably sandy soil. Volunteer seedlings are easily removed.

    • poiformis West coast   CAG02515

      (Coast tussock grass)
      Height75cmWidth50cmFlowering SeasonSp - SuWaterLLightFull Sun
      Poa poiformis West coast
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      Native to sand dunes and plains along the coastal strip from Geraldton to Esperance this very fine leaved, bright green, semi-erect, tussock forming grass lends a naturalistic air to any garden and makes an excellent counterpoint to hard surfaces. Dense, slender, tawny panicles add a little height and further interest in spring and are preferably left all summer long for extra naturalism.

      Remove spent flowerheads and leaves as you see fit, cutting back entirely may leave unsightly stubble highly visible unless foreground plants are used to disguise it. Better to replace tired plants with self sown seedlings.

      For any poor, sunny, well drained, preferably sandy soil. Volunteer seedlings are easily removed.

  • Schizachyrium
    • scoparium   CAG01692

      (Little Bluestem)
      Height50cmWidth30cmFlowering SeasonAutumnWaterL - MLightSun
      Schizachyrium scoparium
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      An exceptional grass from the American tall grass prairies where it is one of the main forage plants.
      The tight clumps of glaucous blue leaves are tolerant of heat and drought and will grow in both acid and alkaline soils, so long as the drainage is good and there is plenty of sun. Additional height is gained from late summer from the non-descript flower stems. Winter dormant, the leaves turn varying shades of orange, red and purple during autumn and hold their shape throughout winter.

      Cut down to ground level in late winter.

  • Sorghastrum
  • Stipa
    • gigantea   CAG01393

      (Golden oats, Giant feather grass)
      Height2mWidth1mFlowering SeasonSp - SuWaterLLightFull Sun
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      Among the best of all grasses in the mediterranean climate and undoubtedly one of the showiest of flower anywhere and deservedly popular because of it.

      Sturdy, stiffly angled stems are topped with open panicles of golden-straw coloured, oat-like spikelets to float well above the loose, knee-high, clump of narrow, blue-green, nondescript foliage, which tends to disappear among low plants. For ethereal height and dreaminess, glowing when back lit by early morning or late afternoon sun and often seen used to stunning effect by savvy gardeners.

      Indestructible in any lean, well drained, sunny soil, summer irrigation is superfluous. A cool season grass from Spain, Portugal and Morocco that needs a couple of years to settle in and flower well, and then becoming more impressive with time. Remove spent flowers when their long season of interest is over, don't cut back, its not that kind of grass, better to divide and replant in the cool of autumn if it ever becomes too untidy but this is typically a symptom of over watering and/or inadequate exposure.

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