Schizachyrium scoparium
A beautiful plant with grey green foliage turning through to blue then purple becoming foxy red in the autumn
Saccharum ravennae
Attractive narrow foliage which turns brown in the autumn with tinges of purple and orange. Beautiful silvery white flowerheads
Poa colensoi
Attractive good blue foliage looks good all year. Delicate open flowerheads throughout the summer
Poa chaixii
Attractive robust shiny foliage contrasts well with other plants. Purplish flowerheads throughout the summer
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta ‘Tricolor’ (v)
Attractive creamy-white, flushed purple, striped foliage contrasts well with other plants, can be invasive. Tall flower stems
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta ‘Picta’
A pretty grass with mid-green and white striped leaves, occasionally striped yellow. Panicles of pale green flushed purple flowers in early summer.
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta ‘Luteopicta’
Attractive cream striped foliage contrasts well with other plants, can be invasive. Very tall flower spikes
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta ‘Feesey’
A pretty grass with light green and white striped leaves, pink flushed at the stem bases. Panicles of green flushed purple flowers in early summer. Less invasive than the species.
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta ‘Aureovariegata’
Attractive yellow striped foliage contrasts well with other plants, can be invasive. Very tall flower spikes
Phalaris arundinacea
Attractive architectural shaped foliage contrasts well with other plants can be invasive. Very tall flower spikes
Pennisetum villosum
A loosely tufted perennial grass with narrow mid-green leaves. Attractive plume-like, feathery pale green or white flowers becoming purple from late summer to early autumn.
Pennisetum orientale
A mound-forming perennial grass with narrow dark green leaves. Attractive bristly, pink flowers like bottle brushes in mid to late summer.