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Cortaderia selloana |
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Pampas Grass |
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Evergreen Grass |
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108 x 60 (270 x 150) |
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Mid-Green foliage with very sharp cutting edges. |
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Clump-forming form. Further details from Wikipedia. Plant in middle or back of border for November interest. Growing advice from gardeners. Cortaderia selloana Rosea produces Pink flushed feathery plumes in late summer. "In the four years since the trial of Cortaderia (pampas grass) was planted at Wisley it has captured a lot of attention. Some of the plants are so huge, for one thing, but there’s more to it than that. One of the 10 plants which received an Award of Garden Merit (AGM) was Cortaderia selloana Silver Feather (‘Notcort’) and it shows the fine quality in both flowers and foliage that make this trial so interesting. I discussed this plant, and ‘Evita’, another outstanding AGM winner on my trials blog in November 2009. Firstly, Silver Feather develops into a manageable plant. Some of those in the trial are so enormous that they would completely overwhelm most gardens, but Silver Feather reaches no more than about 2m in height. It would make a splendid garden specimen. The foliage is good, too, its slender silver variegation creating an overall greyish effect. The panel assessing the trial also noted that although there was a little browning to the tips of the leaves in mid-summer, in general the leaves keep their quality very well. But Silver Feather is also outstanding in flower. As the panel noted in 2008, “plumes looking fantastic, clean, silky cream, erect, well held… pale stems an asset.” The plumes begin to emerge in early September, are at their peak in October and will often still be holding well in February the following year. One feature of the flowering that especially strikes me is the length of stem between the foliage and plume is quite short so that the base of each plume is held just in the top of the leaves. This makes for a compact yet elegant plant. Cortaderia selloana Silver Feather (‘Notcort’) was introduced by Notcutts Nurseries in the early 1990s. It arose in tissue culture as a variegated sport of a plant in the C. selloana Pumila Group." from Royal Horticultural Society.
This is available from Burncoose Nurseries in the UK with other cultivars available from Plant lust in America. |
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Cortaderia selloana / Pampas Grass |
Silver spikelets
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CT Flora turf soil-free turf production process has a number of advantages over wild flower seeding:-
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Enviromat is an extremely versatile, frost hardy, drought resistant, random mixture of flowering sedum plants. Use it as low maintenance groundcover or to create a living green roof. |
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GRASS GALLERY PAGES
Site Map of pages with content (o)
Introduction
INFLORESCENCE COLOUR
(o)Blue
Orange
(o)Other Colours
Pink
Red
(o)White
Yellow
LEAF COLOUR
Black
(o)Blue
Brown
Bronze
(o)Green
Grey
Purple
Red
Silver
(o)Variegated White
Variegated Yellow
White
Yellow
Autumn Colour
4 Season Colour
FORM
Mat-forming
Prostrate
Mound-forming
Spreading
(o)Clump-forming
(o)Upright
Arching
SEED COLOUR
Seed
BED PICTURES
Garden
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Cool Greenhouse (and Alpine House) Cultivation with artificial heating in the Winter |
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Conservatory Cultivation with heating throughout the year |
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Stovehouse Cultivation with heating throughout the year for Tropical Plants |
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Ground Cover 0-24 inches (0-60 cms) |
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Ground Cover 24-72 inches (60-180 cms) |
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Ground Cover Over 72 inches (180 cms) |
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STAGE 4D Plant Foliage |
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STAGE 1
Fragrant Plants adds the use of another of your 5 senses in your garden:- |
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STAGE 2 Fan-trained Shape From Rhododendrons, boxwood, azaleas, clematis, novelties, bay trees, hardy plants, evergreens : novelties bulbs, cannas novelties, palms, araucarias, ferns, vines, orchids, flowering shrubs, ornamental grasses and trees book, via Wikimedia Commons |
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Ramblers Scramblers & Twiners by Michael Jefferson-Brown (ISBN 0 - 7153 - 0942 - 0) describes how to choose, plant and nurture over 500 high-performance climbing plants and wall shrubs, so that more can be made of your garden if you think not just laterally on the ground but use the vertical support structures including the house as well. The Gardener's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Climbers & Wall Shrubs - A Guide to more than 2000 varieties including Roses, Clematis and Fruit Trees by Brian Davis. (ISBN 0-670-82929-3) provides the lists for 'Choosing the right Shrub or Climber' together with Average Height and Spread after 5 years, 10 years and 20 years. |
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STAGE 4D Trees and Shrubs suitable for Clay Soils (neutral to slightly acid) Trees and Shrubs suitable for Dry Acid Soils Trees and Shrubs suitable for Shallow Soil over Chalk Trees and Shrubs tolerant of both extreme Acidity and Alkalinity Trees and Shrubs suitable for Damp Sites Trees and Shrubs suitable for Industrial Areas Trees and Shrubs suitable for Cold Exposed Areas Trees and Shrubs suitable for Seaside Areas Shrubs suitable for Heavy Shade Shrubs and Climbers suitable for NORTH- and EAST-facing Walls Shrubs suitable for Ground Cover Trees and Shrubs of Upright or Fastigiate Habit Trees and Shrubs with Ornamental Bark or Twigs Trees and Shrubs with Bold Foliage Trees and Shrubs for Autumn Colour Trees and Shrubs with Red or Purple Foliage Trees and Shrubs with Golden or Yellow Foliage Trees and Shrubs with Grey or Silver Foliage Trees and Shrubs with Variegated Foliage Trees and Shrubs bearing Ornamental Fruit Trees and Shrubs with Fragrant or Scented Flowers Trees and Shrubs with Aromatic Foliage Flowering Trees and Shrubs for Every Month:- |
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