Whitehill Farm Nursery

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GRASSES

Acorus Andropogon Alopecurus Briza Calamagrostis Carex Chasmanthium Cortaderia Deschampsia
Elymus Festuca Glyceria Hakonechloa Holcus Hystrix Imperata Koeleria Leymus
Luzula Melica Miscanthus Molinia Panicum Pennisetum Phalaris Schizachyrium Sesleria
Sorghastrum Spartina Spodiopogon Stipa Uncinia        

PANICUM VIRGATUM ‘HEAVY METAL’

Strictly upright glaucous blue stems and foliage which do not flop. Flowers from July to August onwards with a pinkish tone. 5ft x 2ft. Z5.

 PANICUM VIRGATUM ‘ROTSTRAHLBUSCH’.

Narrow upright leaves, green tinged purple, turning vivid red in Autumn. Flowers July onwards 3ft x 30”.Z5.

 PANICUM VIRGATUM ‘WARRIOR’.

Leaves upright to 4ft, green and purplish with some red autumn colour.  Purple flowers reaching 5ft all summer, lasting well into winter.  Z4

PENNISETUM ALOPECUROIDES ‘HAMELN’.

Densely tufted, evergreen grass with slender dark green leaves which turn golden in autumn.  Greenish white miniature bottle brush flowers.  2ft x 2ft. Z6. 

PENNISETUM ALOPECUROIDES ‘LITTLE  HONEY’.

A miniature form of the species only 12” in flower, having the same characteristics as ‘Hameln’ above on a smaller scale. Z6. 

PENNISETUM ALOPECUROIDES VIRIDESCENS.

Emerald green fairly broad erect foliage. Abundant greenish brown fluffy flowerheads. 2ft x 2ft. Z6. 

PENNISETUM MACROURUM.

Arching grey green foliage. Flowers tall narrow cylindrical, bristly, starting green fading to light tan sometimes purple from late summer. 6ft x 4ft. Z6. 

PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA ‘FEESEYS FORM’

Reed like, very upright striking green and white leaves, tinged pink when young.  Spreading. 3ft x 3ft. Z6.