Miscanthus sinensis (can't tell which cultivar, perhaps 'Silberspinne'), carex testacea, I think, which prefers it well irrigated in summer and uncinia rubra, which will hate winter wet.
Some are so easy, it's a doddle, but many require a fairly open site, with good air flow and good drainage. Miscanthus are generally bomb proof. Have a look at anemanthele lessoniana, (but be aware its flowering stems are long, so allow it space),, molinia caerulea 'Variegata', pennisetum 'Little Bunny' or 'Hameln', and panicum virgatum 'Squaw'.
You're so right. It's a real performer, and even copes with dry shade. I forgot to mention it, too. I used it with ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' (and now choisya 'White Dazzler') in a generally shady border in one garden a few years ago and it still looks good, which is a mark of its versatility and tough character. That's in a very chalky garden where a nearby border is labelled 'the border of death'!
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Miscanthus sinensis (can't tell which cultivar, perhaps 'Silberspinne'), carex testacea, I think, which prefers it well irrigated in summer and uncinia rubra, which will hate winter wet.
H-C
Thanks hortum. Now I know the type to look for. I have also discovered the ones that don't work
Some are so easy, it's a doddle, but many require a fairly open site, with good air flow and good drainage. Miscanthus are generally bomb proof. Have a look at anemanthele lessoniana, (but be aware its flowering stems are long, so allow it space),, molinia caerulea 'Variegata', pennisetum 'Little Bunny' or 'Hameln', and panicum virgatum 'Squaw'.
H-C
You're so right. It's a real performer, and even copes with dry shade. I forgot to mention it, too. I used it with ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' (and now choisya 'White Dazzler') in a generally shady border in one garden a few years ago and it still looks good, which is a mark of its versatility and tough character. That's in a very chalky garden where a nearby border is labelled 'the border of death'!
H-C
I don't normally go in for notebooks and stuff but I will definitely make a note of all suggestions. Thanks.
I've been avoiding pennisetums, much as I like them, as I thought they weren't hardy and a bit too expensive for one season.
I think the uncina might be better kept in a pot then . Am I right?