japanese grasses for shade
Japanese grasses for shade are a stunning solution for New Zealand gardens where sunlight may be limited but style is in high demand. These graceful, easy-care grasses add texture, movement, and year-round colour to shaded spots, creating serene, woodland-inspired spaces. Whether you're revitalising a dark corner, edging pathways, or enhancing underplanting beneath trees, Japanese grasses for shade deliver elegance and resilience in equal measure.
Imperata Red Baron
Imperata 'Red Baron', commonly known as Japanese Blood Grass, features leaves that are green at the base and become red further up the blade. Through summer and autumn, the red colouring intensifies such that the foliage appears to be glowing. It grows as a clump to about 45 cm tall and the same wide. Japanese Blood Grass is commonly used in borders or mixed plantings, included in rock gardens, maintained in a container, or mass planted for an impressive display. This plant is popular with landscape designers and experienced gardeners due to its sheer beauty.
From $20.63
Lomandra confertifolia Seascape
Lomandra confertifolia 'Seascape' is a hardy, evergreen ornamental grass featuring slender, blue-grey foliage with a graceful, weeping habit. Forming tidy clumps approximately 50 cm tall and wide, it thrives in full sun to partial shade and is highly tolerant of drought, frost, wind, and coastal conditions. This low-maintenance plant is ideal for mass plantings, borders, containers, and around outdoor living areas, adding year-round texture and colour to gardens.
From $19.25
