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PHORMIUM colensoi 'Cream Delight', New Zealand Flax PHORMIUM colensoi 'Cream Delight'
New Zealand Flax

Perennial: Evergreen. Native to New Zealand. Good for pool sides, containers and borders. Tolerant of heat, deer, drought, coast winds, salt spray and poor soil. Vigorous. Foliage: drooping, soft yellow with rich green margins. Height: to 3-4 feet. Exposure: part shade. Water: can vary. USDA Z8. (syn. P. cookianum 'Cream Delight')

PHORMIUM tenax 'Bronze Baby', New Zealand Flax, New Zealand Hemp, Flax Lily PHORMIUM tenax 'Bronze Baby'
New Zealand Flax, New Zealand Hemp, Flax Lily

Perennial: Evergreen. Native to New Zealand. Good for pool sides, windbreak, pots and borders. Tolerant of heat, deer, drought, coast winds, salt spray and poor soil. Vigorous. Foliage: upright, arching red-brown with some orange in fall. Height: 3-4 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: can vary. USDA Z8.

Photo unavailable PHORMIUM tenax 'Jack Spratt'
New Zealand Flax, New Zealand Hemp, Flax Lily

Perennial: Evergreen. Native to New Zealand. Good for pool sides, containers and borders. Tolerant of heat, deer, drought, coastal winds, salt spray and poor soil. Foliage color: drooping, reddish-brown with bright green base. Height: 1.5-2 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: can vary. Sunset Zones 7-14. USDA Z8.

Photo unavailable PHORMIUM tenax 'Tiny Tiger' (syn. 'Nana Aurea')
New Zealand Flax, New Zealand Hemp, Flax Lily

Perennial: Evergreen. Native to New Zealand. Good for pool sides, containers and borders. Tolerant of heat, deer, drought, coast winds, salt spray and poor soil. Good grower. Foliage: upright and chunky gray-green with cream margins. Height: to 12 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: can vary. USDA Z8.

Photo unavailable POA cita
Silver Tussock

Perennial Grass: Upright long-lived clumper. Tolerates drought, wind & coastal conditions. Has very narrow shiny pale grn lvs, that age to green-brown. Arching flower stems rise just above the folg. having a loose open arrangement of bronze flower heads. Rake out old lvs annually to keep clumps attractive & fresh. Great accent or ground cover plant. Blm time: summer. Size: 2-3' x 1-2'. Exp. sun/pt shade. Water: dry. USDA Z8.

Photo unavailable POA cita
Silver Tussock

Perennial Grass: Upright long-lived clumper. Tolerates drought, wind & coastal conditions. Has very narrow shiny pale grn lvs, that age to green-brown. Arching flower stems rise just above the folg. having a loose open arrangement of bronze flower heads. Rake out old lvs annually to keep clumps attractive & fresh. Great accent or ground cover plant. Blm time: summer. Size: 2-3' x 1-2'. Exp. sun/pt shade. Water: dry. USDA Z8.

SESLERIA 'Brushstrokes', Moor Grass SESLERIA 'Brushstrokes'
Moor Grass

Perennial Grass: Evergreen. Drought, deer & bog tolerant. From John Greenlee & part of the Greenlee Meadow Collection. Border, rock garden & ground cover plant. Wide 1/4 inch foliage has wide silvered backs, giving a semi-silver cast to the clumps. Taller & larger creamy white flowers can vary by site but can get 24-30 in tall. Blooms spring-summer. Attracts butterflies. Habit is vigorous, dense & weed proof. Exposure: sun/pt shade. Water: mod. USDA Z4. PPAF

SESLERIA 'Campo De Azul', Blue Moor Grass SESLERIA 'Campo De Azul'
Blue Moor Grass

Perennial Grass: Evergreen. Drought, deer & bog tolerant. Very blue-green upright, stiff foliage forms a large expanding clump. Excellent massed, plant on 2' centers. Border, rock garden & ground cover plant. Blooms spring-summer w/blackish purple panicles aging to tan/silver-white. Attracts butterflies. Habit is vigorous, dense & weed-proof, 18-24" x 18-24”, flowers to 36”. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5

SESLERIA 'Campo De Azul', Blue Moor Grass SESLERIA 'Campo De Azul'
Blue Moor Grass

Perennial Grass: Evergreen. Drought, deer & bog tolerant. Very blue-green upright, stiff foliage forms a large expanding clump. Excellent massed, plant on 2' centers. Border, rock garden & ground cover plant. Blooms spring-summer w/blackish purple panicles aging to tan/silver-white. Attracts butterflies. Habit is vigorous, dense & weed-proof, 18-24" x 18-24”, flowers to 36”. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5

SESLERIA 'Greenlee Hybrid', Greenlee Moor Grass SESLERIA 'Greenlee Hybrid'
Greenlee Moor Grass

Perennial Grass Evergreen Presumed to be a hybrid between Sesleria caerulia & Sesleria autumnalis. Blue-tinged green blades bear a likeness to Sesleria caerulia but are longer, while the blooms resemble those of Sesleria autumnalis, except for being thicker & more elongated & turning a purplish brown hue when mature. Blm time: spring/summer. Sun/part shade. Water moderate Ht 1ft Width 1-2 ft USDA Z4-10.

SESLERIA 'Greenlee Hybrid', Greenlee Moor Grass SESLERIA 'Greenlee Hybrid'
Greenlee Moor Grass

Perennial Grass Evergreen Presumed to be a hybrid between Sesleria caerulia & Sesleria autumnalis. Blue-tinged green blades bear a likeness to Sesleria caerulia but are longer, while the blooms resemble those of Sesleria autumnalis, except for being thicker & more elongated & turning a purplish brown hue when mature. Blm time: spring/summer. Sun/part shade. Water moderate Ht 1ft Width 1-2 ft USDA Z4-10.

SESLERIA autumnalis, Autumn Moor Grass SESLERIA autumnalis
Autumn Moor Grass

Perennial Grass: Semi-evergreen. Drought, deer and bog tolerant. Has lime-green foliage with tan floweiring racemes in late summer and fall. Good border, rock garden and ground cover plant. Tolerates root competition from woody plants. Non invasive. Height: 20". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z4-10.

SESLERIA autumnalis, Autumn Moor Grass SESLERIA autumnalis
Autumn Moor Grass

Perennial Grass: Semi-evergreen. Drought, deer and bog tolerant. Has lime-green foliage with tan floweiring racemes in late summer and fall. Good border, rock garden and ground cover plant. Tolerates root competition from woody plants. Non invasive. Height: 20". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z4-10.

SESLERIA autumnalis, Autumn Moor Grass SESLERIA autumnalis
Autumn Moor Grass

Perennial Grass: Semi-evergreen. Drought, deer and bog tolerant. Has lime-green foliage with tan floweiring racemes in late summer and fall. Good border, rock garden and ground cover plant. Tolerates root competition from woody plants. Non invasive. Height: 20". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z4-10.

SESLERIA caerulea, Blue Moor Grass SESLERIA caerulea
Blue Moor Grass

Perennial Grass: Evergreen. Drought, deer & bog tolerant. 2-toned foliage-dark green on top & silver blue underneath. Border, rock garden & ground cover plant. Blooms spring-summer w/blackish purple panicles aging to tan. Attracts butterflies. Habit is vigorous, dense & weed-proof, 6-12" x 6-12", flowers to 20". Sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z4-10.

STIPA ichu, Peruvian Feather Grass STIPA ichu
Peruvian Feather Grass

Perennial: Deer resistant. Good for erosion control. Silky green plumes move w/the slightest breeze. In fall the folg. matures to an attractive golden tan. Heat resistant. Prefers rocky soils but can handle clay. Use as a vertical accent in a mixed border, rock garden, or among shrubs on a hillside. Similar to Mexican Feather Grass but doesn't reseed as much in low water conditions. Blms: ivory. Size: 2-3' x 1-2'. Exp.: full sun/pt. shade.

STIPA ichu, Peruvian Feather Grass STIPA ichu
Peruvian Feather Grass

Perennial: Deer resistant. Good for erosion control. Silky green plumes move w/the slightest breeze. In fall the folg. matures to an attractive golden tan. Heat resistant. Prefers rocky soils but can handle clay. Use as a vertical accent in a mixed border, rock garden, or among shrubs on a hillside. Similar to Mexican Feather Grass but doesn't reseed as much in low water conditions. Blms: ivory. Size: 2-3' x 1-2'. Exp.: full sun/pt. shade.

UNCINIA rubra 'Belinda's Find', Hook Sedge UNCINIA rubra 'Belinda's Find'
Hook Sedge

Grass-like Herb: Evergreen. Excellent woodland plant. A tuft-forming New Zealand perennial with sharply pointed bronze foliage with rich cherry red leaf margins. A nice border or pot plant. Dark brown blooms in summer. Height: 8". Spread: 10". Exposure: sun in cool climates/part shade to shade elsewhere. Water: mod/moist. Can grow in a pot standing in a saucer of water. USDA Z8-11. PP#21972.

Photo unavailable UNCINIA uncinata rubra
Red Hook Sedge

Grass-like Herb: Evergreen. A tuft-forming New Zealand perennial w/sharply pointed greenish red to rich reddish brown foliage (darkest in the cool season). A nice border or pot plant. Dark brown to black blooms in summer. 12"-15" x 14". Sun in cool climates/Part shade elsewhere. Water: mod/moist. Can grow in a pot standing in a saucer of water. USDA Z8-11. (syn. UNCINIA rubra 'Firedance')

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