Calamagrostis brachytricha DIAMOND FEATHER GRASS Many-faceted seedheads catch the dew (or frost) Aug-Jan. Hardy, likes sun clump-forming 40"
	Chionochloa rubra Shimmering ever-bronze fountain. Catches the light. My favourite year round grass 3ft x 3ft glittering mound, needs room to move
	Ophiopogon planiscapus nigrescens BLACK LILY TURF Short shiny black grass-like leaves, black berries. Some will be green compact plants. Hardy perennial. 6"
	Oryzopsis miliacea Plain grass below, but finest airy seedheads beautiful all winter. Hardy, likes sun self sows. 40"
	Panicum virgatum ex 'Heiliger Hain' Purple flushed leaves become deeper purple in autumn. Airy plumes of tiny dark seeds. Not necessarily true to name, but nice. 36"
	Panicum virgatum ex 'Shenandoah' Red flushed leaves become deeper purple-red in autumn. Airy plumes of tiny dark seeds. Not necessarilytrue to name, but nice. 36"
	Stipa arundinacea PHEASANT GRASS Evergreen grass, shades of bronze and red all year but especially in winter. Sun & drainage. Self sows, 36"
	Stipa barbata! Most beautiful of grasses when in flower, 2ft long slender feathery silver pennants float on the breeze. Needs sun and drainage 36". Almost never available.
	Stipa tenuissima FEATHER GRASS graceful trembling silky soft grass with blond feathery seedheads which last all winter, hardy. Likes sun & drainage, self sows, 15"
	Stipa tenuissima 'Wind Whispers' Long silvery flowerheads flow horizontally above silky soft green grass, shimmering in the breeze. Hardy, likes sun & drainage 36"

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Prices depend on size, rarity, difficulty of propagation and availability. Many are only available at specific times of year.
As a general rule, plants in the following sizes fall within the price range shown, larger sizes occasionally available.

2 3/4” (7cm) diameter £2 - £3.50
4” (10cm) diameter £3 - £6
5” (13cm) diameter (= 1 litre) £4 - £8
6 1/2” diameter (= 2 litres) £5 - £12

Mail order is possible September through March. There is a £12 delivery charge for any number of plants (some plants can be sent as cuttings for less). If you make a list of what you want, we will tell you what is available at the moment and give prices. Of course we much prefer you to come collect them and choose what you want

Annuals not available for mail order and generally only available as young plants briefly in April or May. See Annual Plants. But they are available as seeds all year, see Seed List

Special Plants, Greenways Lane, Cold Ashton, Chippenham, Wilts UK SN14 8LA
Telephone: (01225) 891686. E-mail: derry@specialplants.net