Garden Terrace Nursery Plant Guide

Grasses

Botanical Name: Acorus Gramineus ‘Variegatus’
Common Name: Acorus
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Grass
Flower Colour :
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Autumn
Light : Semi-shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Autumn colour
Height (m) : 1 - 4
Spread (m) : 1 - 2

Botanical Name: Arundinaria Viridistriata
Common Name: Bamboo
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Bamboo
Flower Colour :
Foliage Colour : Green, yellow or variegated
Best Season : All year
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Vary from hardy to frost tender depending on variety
Attributes :
Height (m) : Varies
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Carex Buchananii
Common Name: Leatherleaf Sedge
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Grass
Flower Colour :
Foliage Colour : Reddish brown
Best Season : All year
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : Up to .75
Spread (m) : .45

Botanical Name: Carex Morrowii 'Variegata'
Common Name: Carex / Sedge
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Semi evergreen
Plant Type : Grass
Flower Colour :
Foliage Colour : Variegated green and white
Best Season : All year
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : .30
Spread (m) : .45

Botanical Name: Carex Oshimensis 'Evergold'
Common Name: Carex / Sedge
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Grass
Flower Colour :
Foliage Colour : Striped golden yellow and green
Best Season : All year
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : Up to .75
Spread (m) : .45

Botanical Name: Chondropetalum Tectorum
Common Name: Cape Thatching Grass
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Indigenous
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Grass
Flower Colour :
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : All seasons
Light : Sun to semi-shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Wind resistant
Height (m) : 2.5
Spread (m) : 1.5

Botanical Name: Cymbopogon Citratus
Common Name: Lemon Grass
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial Grass
Flower Colour :
Foliage Colour : Blue green
Best Season : Summer to autumn
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Frost-tender
Attributes :
Height (m) : 1.5
Spread (m) : 0.90

Botanical Name: Cyperus Alternifolius
Common Name: Umbrella Grass
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial water plant
Flower Colour :
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : All year
Light : Semi shade
Hardiness : Semi hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : .30
Spread (m) : 1.2

Botanical Name: Festuca Ovina 'Glauca'
Common Name: Blue Fescue \ Grey Fescue
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Grass
Flower Colour : Blue green
Foliage Colour : Blue green
Best Season : All seasons
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.30
Spread (m) : 0.25

Botanical Name: Elegia Capensis
Common Name: Broom Reed
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Botanical Name: Festuca Ovina
Common Name: Fescue
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Grass
Flower Colour :
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : All seasons
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.30
Spread (m) : 0.25

Botanical Name: Iris Pseudacorus
Common Name: Yellow Flag Iris
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Yellow
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Mid to late summer
Light : Sun to semi shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Can be grown in water
Height (m) : .90 - 1.5
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Liriope Muscari
Common Name: Turf Lily
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial Grass
Flower Colour : Purple
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer to Autumn
Light : Semi-shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.30
Spread (m) : 0.45

Botanical Name: Liriope Muscari 'Silver Ribbon'
Common Name: Turf Lily
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial Grass
Flower Colour : Purple
Foliage Colour : Green and pale yellow stripes
Best Season : Summer to Autumn
Light : Semi-shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 0.30
Spread (m) : 0.45

Botanical Name: Liriope Muscari 'Variegata'
Common Name: Turf Lily
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial Grass
Flower Colour : Purple
Foliage Colour : Variegated
Best Season : Summer to Autumn
Light : Sun to semi-shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes : Cut Flower
Height (m) : 0.30
Spread (m) : 0.45

Botanical Name: Liriope Spicata
Common Name: Creeping Lily Turf
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Grass-like groundcover
Flower Colour : Pale mauve to purple
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : Summer autumn
Light : Sun to semi shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : .45
Spread (m) : .40

Botanical Name: Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'
Common Name: Variegatus
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Grass
Flower Colour : Cream
Foliage Colour : Variegated
Best Season : Spring to autumn
Light : Sun to light shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 1
Spread (m) :

Botanical Name: Miscanthus Sinensis 'Zebrinus'
Common Name: Zebra Grass
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial grass
Flower Colour : Hairy, reddish spikelets
Foliage Colour : Green leaves with transverse yellow ring markings
Best Season : All year
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Semi-hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 1
Spread (m) : 0.5

Botanical Name: Ophiopogon Jaburan
Common Name: Mondo Grass
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial grass
Flower Colour : White to lilac
Foliage Colour : Green
Best Season : All seasons
Light : Sun to semi shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : .30 - .60
Spread (m) : .30

Botanical Name: Ophiopogon Japonicus 'Kyoto Dwarf'
Common Name: Dwarf Mondo Grass
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Botanical Name: Ophiopogon Planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Common Name: Black Mondo Grass
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial grass
Flower Colour : White to lilac
Foliage Colour : Dark green to black
Best Season : All seasons
Light : Sun to semi shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : .20
Spread (m) : .30

Botanical Name: Pennisetum Setaceum 'Rubrum'
Common Name: Fountain Grass (Red)
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Use : Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial
Flower Colour : Pink
Foliage Colour : Purple-red
Best Season : Summer
Light : Sun
Hardiness : Semi-hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : 1.0
Spread (m) : 0.5