"Golden Sedge" is an elegant, bone hardy, dwarf ornamental grass, with leaves that become rich yellow edged in green. The overwhelmingly noticeable point of interest is the fact that the spherical green seeds, which are held in most att... (Click for more details)

The New Zealand mountains are the home of this attractive specimen plant which flaunts strong, pleated, grey-green leaves above which arise bull-rush-like (reed-mace to be precise) brown seed heads. (Click for more details)

Dense, erect tussocks of copper-bronze make this one of the most sought after and grown architectural plants. When grown as a solitary specimen it makes a stunning effect with contrasting flowers or silver foliage plants. (Click for more details)

A gorgeous new grass from the beaches of the Chatham Islands of New Zealand. Strong stems hold broad, metallic blue-green blades with silvery undersides and large terminal brown seed heads. Makes a stunning specimen plant in gravel or an open spot. (Click for more details)

A delightful tufted plant producing an evergreen clump of whippy, bronzed reddish leaves. One of the desirable, often expensive grasses - but easily grown from seed. (Click for more details)

Solid tussocks of almost metallic bronze, sprout long thin whip-like stems carrying terminal clusters of seeds. An impressive specimen given enough space, whether in the ground or in a container. (Click for more details)

From New Zealand comes another lovely specimen. Forms a compact and amusing yellow "haystack" (perhaps "weeping willow" would be more accurate), from which protrude whip-like stems studded with brown seedheads. (Click for more details)

A very ornamental grass carrying large, spiked, star-like seed heads, which bear a distinct resemblance to the old spiked maces. Superb for cutting or flower arrangements. (Click for more details)

Exceptionally large, dramatic, knobbly spikes of seeds, even larger than those on the popular Carex grayi. This rare, bone hardy plant from damp North American woods has probably the most ornamental head of any small grass. (Click for more details)

A delectable new grass from Japan. Superb spring foliage emerges in shades of pink and bronze, darkening later. Unlike any pictures we have been able to research, but this new grass is absolutely superb whatever its true identity. (Click for more details)

"Palm Sedge". A solid clump forming specimen carrying heads of multi-tufted russet brown seedheads. A good solid perennial from the woodlands of north-central North America. (Click for more details)

The largest of the common sedges, making an enormous pampas grass-sized clump of broad almost lily-like leaves, beneath stout arching stems which hold long drooping spikes of russet coloured flowers. (Click for more details)

A valuable new introduction. In early spring bright clumps of waxy cream-coloured blades erupt from the bare soil. In summer they age to green as the arching stems of pendulous seeds arise. One of the very few variegated/coloured grasses coming tr... (Click for more details)

"Small-fruited yellow sedge". A delightful dwarf grass with hard spiky stars clustered atop short, triangular, cross-sectioned stems. Ideal for a trough, rock-garden or edge of border. (Click for more details)

This is a delightful specimen which grows orange-red stems in stout clumps with wavy, whip-like seed heads. It makes an especially striking specimen in gravel or along a border's edge where the whippy stems can produce attractive patterns. The s... (Click for more details)

One seedling from a batch of wild collected seed of Carex trifida from New Zealand was totally different. It is only about two feet tall with a mass of four foot long whips with terminal seedheads radiating in all directions. An amazing sight. (Click for more details)

"Mutton Bird Sedge". A rare and impressive sedge, large in all its parts, found in Chile, the Chatham Islands (New Zealand) and on the Antarctic Islands. Chubby, bullrush-like spikes cluster at the end of strong stems with broad glauco... (Click for more details)