NZ native grasses feature heavily through our plant nursery and are a popular addition to most gardens. Similarly, we have a vast range of ornamental grasses that are also extremely popular. Browse our amazing range to find the best grasses for your garden or landscaping project.
Anemanthele lessoniana, commonly known as Gossamer Grass, is a NZ native grown for its colourful foliage. Slender blades emerge green then develop...
Apodasmia similis, commonly known as Jointed Wire Rush or OiOi, is a reed like grass that features fine, grey-green leaves which have distinctive...
Baumea articulata, commonly known as the Jointed Twig Rush, this is an attractive, NZ native grass grown for its aesthetics and ability to handle and...
Carex buchananii, commonly known as Leatherleaf Sedge, Buchanans Sedge, or Brown Carex, features fine, brown leaves that are held with a graceful...
Carex comans Bronze features slender, hair-like, bronze-brown foliage. It typically grows to 40 cm tall and the same wide. Carex comans Bronze is...
Carex comans Red is a NZ native, ornamental grass that features slender, hair-like foliage which is a bronze-red colour. It grows as a clump and will...
Carex Frosted Curls is an ornamental grass that features slender, hair-like, iridescent foliage that shimmers in light breezes. It typically grows to...
Carex comans Green is a NZ native, ornamental grass featuring slender and arching, lime green foliage. It grows as a tidy clump to about 40 cm tall...
Carex dipsacea is a NZ native grass that forms a dense mound of arching, lime green foliage. It typically grows to 70 cm tall and the same wide...
Carex dissita, commonly known as Purei or Forest Sedge, features arching, mid-green leaves that radiate from a central clump. It typically grows to...
Carex secta, commonly known as Pukio or Swamp Sedge, is a NZ native grass commonly found in swampy areas. It features slender foliage which is dark...
Carex solandri is a NZ native, ornamental grass that features attractive, dark green foliage. The foliage emerges upright and develops a gentle and...
Carex testacea, commonly known as Orange Sedge or Orange Carex, is a tussock-like grass that bears rich, orange-bronze leaves as it grows to 50 cm...
Carex virgata, commonly known as Pukio or Swamp Sedge, is a fast growing, NZ native grass, often found in swampy areas. It features handsome, bright...
Chionochloa flavicans, commonly known as Miniature Toetoe, is a popular NZ native grass. It has flowing, green foliage, and white flower plumes in...
Chionochloa rigida is a large Snow Tussock grass with slender, tawny-green foliage and graceful flower panicles in summer. It grows to 1 m tall and...
Chionochloa rubra, commonly known as Red Tussock, is a tussock grass that produces red leaves with a graceful arch. It grows to 1 m tall and wide in...
Festuca coxii, commonly known as Blue Fescue, is a hardy NZ native, ornamental grass that features fine, blue foliage. The leaves are complemented...
Juncus maritimus, commonly known as Sea Rush, is a species of rush that prevails in coastal areas. It has long and rigid leaves that are lime-green...
Lomandra Tanika is a popular and reliable ornamental grass with deep-green foliage. It grows as a tidy clump to 70 cm tall and 65 cm wide in full sun...
Ophiopogon japonicus, commonly known as Mondo Grass, is a striking ornamental grass. It grows as a clump and produces a dense tuft of grass-like...
Ophiopogon Kyoto is a Dwarf Mondo Grass and grows as a small clump with fine, dark green foliage. Flower spikes appear in summer bearing tiny, white...
Ophiopogon japonicus Nana is a variety of the commonly known, Dwarf Mondo Grass, and is grown for its fine, dark green foliage. Flower spikes are...
Ophiopogon Silver Mist is a variety of the commonly known, Dwarf Mondo Grass, and features fine, grass-like foliage that is variegated dark green and...
New Zealand's native grasses offer both beauty and ecological benefits to a garden. They can transform your garden into a haven for local wildlife and create a landscape in sync with NZ’s nature. The Plant Company’s range of native grasses includes Carex, Sedges, Tussocks, Juncus, Uncinia, Chionochoa, Cortaderia, Libertia, Poa, Macherina, and more! You will find we easily have the largest range in NZ. Many of these fabulous plants have been grown from eco-sourced seed and raised in our large nursery. We also buy in plants from NZ’s leading plant nurseries. Our eye for quality means only the best plants go to our customers.
Exotic grasses also feature strongly in our plant nursery, and again, we have a vast range of these. Some of these ornamental grasses include Lomandra, Miscanthus, Acorus, Imperata, Hakonechloa, Sisyrinchium, to name just a few. These are either propagated at our nursery or brought in from nurseries that can meet our quality expectations.
The Plant Company has hundreds of varieties of ornamental grasses available right now. There is no question that we have the largest range available in NZ and we know that our quality is first class because that’s what our customers tell us. We further know this because we grow and propagate grasses ourselves as well as source from the best plant nurseries in NZ. Some of the more popular ornamental grasses we have include Lomandra Lime Tuff, Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster', Miscanthus sinensis, Liriope muscari, Mondo Grasses, Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron', and more! These are just a small taste of what we have. There is a whole suite of NZ native grasses not even listed here, that are available too! Be sure to check out our full range of grasses and prepare to be impressed!
It is important when planting grasses to not let them dry out. While most are hardy to drought, this tolerance only occurs after they are fully established. Therefore, after you have carefully planted your grasses into well prepared soil and firmed them in gently to remove air pockets, be sure to water them well!
Often, native grasses are planted in wind prone areas, so the watering is even more vital here. The Plant Company recommends that grasses should only be planted in exposed positions from late autumn until early spring so they can establish while there is plenty of moisture in the soil and temperatures are not too hot. Finally, be sure not to place any fertiliser in the hole at planting as this can burn the roots. Rather spread garden fertiliser on the soil surface after planting and during spring. With these simple measures your native or ornamental grasses should thrive.
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