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Acorus gramineus 'Golden Edge' - Japenese Rush

Acorus gramineus 'Golden Edge' - Japenese Rush

Perennial grass-like plant with golden yellow and green leaves. Ideal in water gardens and can tolerate drought. Evergreen. Hardy. Sun to semi-shade.

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Acorus gramineus 'Variegata' - Variegated Japanese Rush

Perennial grass-like plant with green and cream coloured leaves. Can tolerate drought for short periods. Evergreen. Hardy. Sun to semi-shade.

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Carex hachijoensis 'Evergold'

Tuft forming, ornamental grass, with yellow striped foliage. Evergreen. Sun to shade.

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Chlorophytum saundersiae - Anthricum or Weeping Anthericum

Chlorophytum saundersiae - Anthricum or Weeping Anthericum

Indigenous. Clump forming plant with grass-like green leaves and small star-shaped white flowers on weeping stalks in spring to autumn. Evergreen. Sun to shade. Semi-hardy.

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Elegia capensis - Broom Reed

Indigenous. Ornamental clump forming restio, with bright green, feathery foliage. Tolerates wind. Semi-hardy. Sun to shade.

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Elegia cuspidata - Restio

Indigenous. Unusual feathery reed. Foliage plant. Evergreen. Semi-hardy. Sun to semi-shade.

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Elegia tectorum - Thatching Reed

Elegia tectorum - Thatching Reed

Indigenous. Attractive upright, symmetrically tufted reed. Brown flowers in autumn. Good coastal specimen. Tolerates drought. Sun.

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Imperata cylindrica Rubra

Grass with bright red tips that turns green at the base and become translucent when older. H 40-70cm.

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Juncus effusus

Forms large clumps. Stems are smooth cylinders with light pith filling. Yellowish flowers. Bog plant. Evergreen. Hardy. Sun to shade.

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Juncus krausii - Matting Rush

Indigenous. Perennial, clump forming rush. Tough , round, spine tipped leaves with shiny black sheaths. Purplish brown flowers from October to February. Bog plant. Evergreen. Hardy. Sun to shade.

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Liriope muscari 'Variegata' - Variegated Lilyturf

Grass with vertical yellow stripes on green leaves. Flowers purple, on short stems. Evergreen. Hardy. Sun to Shade.

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Liriope muscari - Lilyturf

Tuft-forming grass with lilac flowers on long stems. Dark green leaves. Evergreen. Hardy. Sun to Shade.

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Ophiopogon jaburan

Slow growing, tuft-forming grass with dark green leaves. White flowers on short stems in summer, followed by deep blue berries. Evergreen. Hardy. Sun to semi-shade.

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Ophiopogon jaburan 'Vittatus'

Grass-like plant, with white striped leaves. White flowers in summer. Evergreen. Hardy. Sun to semi-shade.

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Ophiopogon japonicus 'Kyoto' - Dwarf Mondo Grass

Flat, dark green grass-like groundcover with arching leaves. Excellent for rockeries and mass planting. Evergreen. Hardy. Sun to Semi Shade.

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Ophiopogon japonicus - Dwarf Mondo Grass

Clump forming grass with dark green arching leaves. Used for mass planting ground cover. Evergreen. Sun to shade.

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Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' - Black Dragon

Ornamental grass-like plant with narrow, arching leaves, which appear green and mature to dark purple and eventually black. White flowers in summer. Sun to shade.

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Phormium cookianum 'Flamingo' - Flax

Tuft-forming plant with pastel coloured pink, yellow and orange leaves. Suitable for patio's and containers. Evergreen. Semi-shade to shade.

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Phormium cookianum 'Yellow Wave' - Yellow Striped Flax

Beautiful flax with mainly weeping yelow leaves with green edges. Evergreen. Semi-hardy. Sun to semi-shade.

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Phormium cookianum - Weeping Flax

Light green flax, with weeping leathery leaves. Ideal focus plant. Dense shrub with light green, white and pink foliage. Evergreen. Semi-hardy. Sun.

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Phormium tenax 'Apricot Queen' - Flax

Tuft-forming plant, with yellow and green leaves turning pinkish in winter. Semi-hardy. Sun to semi-shade.

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Phormium tenax 'Atropupureum' - Red New Zealand Flax

Plant with leathery purple-red leaves. Evergreen. Sun to shade.

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Phormium tenax 'Bronze Baby' - Bronze Flax

Small, grass-like perennial with narrow bronze weeping leaves. Evergreen. Semi-hardy. Sun to semi-shade.

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Phormium tenax 'Chocolate Baby' - Flax

Small, grass-like perennial with chocolate brown, narrow, strap-shaped leaves. Evergreen. Hardy. Sun to semi-shade.

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Phormium tenax 'Dusky Chief' - Flax

Medium sized, upright flax with attractive dark red leaves. Evergreen. Hardy. Sun to semi-shade.

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Phormium tenax 'Green Baby' (Flax)

Small grass-like perennial with weeping habit. Narrow bright green leaves with brown margins. Evergreen. Hardy. Sun to semi-shade.

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Phormium tenax 'lineata' - Variegated Flax

Firm, leathery yellow and green striped leaves. Ideal as focus plant. Evergreen. Semi-hardy. Sun.

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Phormium tenax 'Pink Stripe' - Flax

Medium sized, grass-like perennial flax, with broad green leaves with a pale pink edge. Evergreen. Hardy. Sun to semi-shade.

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Phormium tenax 'Rubra' - Small Red Leaved Flax

Grass-like flax, with reddish-brown leaves. Ideal as focus plant. Evergreen. Hardy. Sun.

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Phormium tenax 'Wings of Gold' - Flax

Small, upright growing flax with olive-green leaves showing creamy-yellow margins. Evergreen. Semi-hardy. Sun.

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Phormium tenax - New Zealand Flax

Flax with upright growing green leaves. Ideal focus plant. Tolerates sea spray and industrial pollution. Evergreen. Semi-hardy. Sun to shade.

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Thamnochortus insignis - Albertinia Dekriet

Indigenous. Attractive, tuft-forming restio with yellow to golden-brown inflorescence in summer. Drought tolerant. Sun.

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