Grasses

Amigold is a dense tussock forming grass with bright golden green foliage that produces arching bronze flower stems in early summer. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained position

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to about 50cm tall
• Here at Polhill we recommend that you use a good quality compost mixed with your garden soil when planting in the ground. If going into containers then a good multipurpose compost or John Innes compost is recommended

This is a very tall, and striking clump-forming grass with dark-green and yellow stripes marking the leaves. The flowers are bronze-pink plumes, turning silvery white in autumn. Best grown in a sunny position in a moist yet well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 150cm x 100cm
• When planting this perennial in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

Phalaris Picata is a bamboo like ornamental grass. Upright broad stems of dark green leaves with a striped cream centre which gets a hint of pink in the summer months when the flowers appear as a pinkish-white head.