New Magnolia ‘Genie’ First Australian Release. Magnolia ‘Genie’ won the best new shrub award at the world’s biggest horticultural trade fair in Essen, Germany two years ago. Much smaller growing than others of its type growing to 3 metres tall by 1.5 metres wide in ten years. more... about Magnolia ‘Genie’
Marrubium ‘Scallop Shell’ is one of the best evergreen ground covers for hot dry spots where it will make a dense mat of scalloped soft grey leaves, the texture of velvet. The leaves ascend the summer flower stems which carry whorls of hazy purple-pink hooded flowers. more... about Marrubium supinum ‘Scallop Shell’
A dwarf Miscanthus with bronze feathery flower heads which are produced well clear of the leaves during summer and autumn. It is best when grown in drifts rather than as individual specimens. Sun 60cm x 50cm. more... about Miscanthus oligostachyus ‘Eileen Quinn’
This superb variegated grass was first cultivated fifty years ago in Japan. It is almost evergreen with us, although it needs cutting to the ground in mid winter to keep it looking clean, and makes 2 metres tall foliage fountains. more... about Miscanthus sinensis subsp. condensatus ‘Cosmopolitan’
Piet Oudolf and Michael King in their useful book ‘Gardening with Grasses’ describe this cultivar as follows “.....one of the best varieties. A pink flowering, free hanging form, possessing lightness and elegance. more... about Miscanthus sinensis ‘Flamingo’
A new selection of variegated Miscanthus much smaller growing than M. ‘Zebrinus’ and unlike the latter is neat and tidy. It has a rigidly upright growth habit and its dark green leaves are heavily banded with gold. It impressed visitors to our garden last summer and autumn. more... about Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gold Bar’
The late autumn flower stems reach 200cm and carry rich purple-pink heads. This is the true ‘Gracillimus’ not a seed introduction. This makes a 100cm tall clump of slender elegant foliage developing an interesting swirl during the season. more... about Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’
This is one of our own seedlings which we selected about fifteen years ago. Less fountain like, more vertical in growth than most feather grasses, it has an excellent separation between flowers and foliage. 200cm or a little more tall and 120cm wide. Sun. more... about Miscanthus sinensis ‘Hiawatha’
This introduction from the great German nurseryman Ernst Pagels is one of the most beautiful of all the small growing Miscanthus making 50cm tall, arching, narrow leaved foliage clumps. more... about Miscanthus sinensis ‘Kleine Fontaine’
This looked superb in the garden last year. Miscanthus sinensis ‘Variegata’ is a fine clump forming variegated grass with startling arching copper flowers. The foliage mounds grow to 100cm by much the same across becoming grander as the years pass. more... about Miscanthus sinensis ‘Variegata’
