Sculptural Plants

Grasses & bamboo make ideal additions to many different planting schemes, including the exotic, cottage, and display garden. They range in size, shape, colour, and growth rates and can create a magnificent sculptural effect in the garden with little effort,. Relatively work free, they are perfect for the low maintenenance garden, and can add colourful shade to a patio or balcony.

	BAMBOOS - all sizes include the pot.
	*Giant Flute Reed - Arundo donax* The monster that is Arundo donax is a must for the Jungle Garden, growing 15ft in one season, then dyi ng down completely over winter! It is a bamboo-like grass that can create a summer screen of green very quickly. Often mistaken for a bamboo, Arundo donax has long, sword-like leaves and green stems and grows in clumps making it ideal for pots and containers where it will give a spectacular summer patio display. It is often sold as a pond plant, but Arundo donax does very well in a shady moist area - and can grow in full sun. It makes a superb screening plant and will remain evergreen in sheltered locations. 10Litre pot, 6ft specimens (root in winter)
	*Gold* *Giant Flute Reed - Arundo donax 'Golden'* The dramatic golden striped giant reed grows to 8-9ft in this country and makes a superb screening plant or use on the patio in a large pot. This bamboo-like reed falls back completely to it's roots over winter and then grows rapidly every Spring to reach these amazing heights in the garden. It is water-loving and will do well in a moist, half shade postion in the garden. (Picture shows some of the actual specimens available) 10Litre pot, 5-6ft specimens (sent as root in winter)
	*Arrow Bamboo (Large Leaf) - Bambusa metake* The large leaved Bambusa metake is one of my favourite bamboos, with it's lush olive green s tems, and large, deep green leaves that keep their colour over winter, giving a lush, green backdrop to any border or screen. These large leaved Arrow Bamboos are perfect for the small garden, with an average height in the UK climate of 7-8ft. They make an excellent bamboo screen because of their dense foliage, and can withstand temperatures as low as -24C. 10Litre pot, 6ft specimens, multi-caned - (more in Spring 2010)
	*Black - Phyllostachys nigra* One of the most sought after Bamboos for instant screening, is the spectacular BLACK bamboo, Phyllostachys nigra. Young stems ripen with age turning jet black. Evergreen through the winter, this non-invasive bamboo will provide a centrepiece for any garden, or use as a screen for instant privacy in a small garden. The dramatic black bamboo will enchant any garden design, from small London patio planted in a tall, straight, steel pot to a country estate planted in drifts to frame a sub tropical garden, to a classic English cottage garden. 10Litre pot, 6-6.5ft (inc. pot) (more in Spring 2010)
	*Green Hedging - Phyllostachys bissetti* Phyllostachys bissetii is an often hard to find bamboo, and a much underused one. In our opinion at Silk Tree Nurseries, this is the BEST bamboo for screening. It is vigorous, but not classed as invasive, it is very hardy (down to -24C!), but it's best feature is that it grows many culms (canes) that are densely packed to create a barrier, that is difficult to penetrate (so ideal for security) and thick with foliage so that you cannot see through it. This is a medium sized bamboo growing to 6-8metres, but can be pruned to any height. 10Litre pot, 5-6ft specimens (more in Spring 2010)
(click on picture)	GOLDEN / YELLOW BAMBOO Phyllostachys aureosulcata aureocaulis / spectabillis The stunning Golden Crookstem Bamboo is a medium height bamboo, which has very distinctive red and gold / green striped golden culms in spring, with very yellow canes maturing throughout the season. This is a very hardy bamboo, and our UK grown specimens have been through -10C , having been grown outside all weathers. 10Litre pot, 6ft specimens £29.99 (B)
	GRASSES - all sizes include the pot.

	JAPANESE GRASSES Miscanthus SELECTION - Large growing Japanese Grasses. THREE 2ltr size plants shipped in pots, upright - £14.99 (A) SIX 2ltr size plants shipped in pots, upright - £24.99 (B)
	Opipogon nigrescens BLACK GRASSE A very distinctive grass for all sorts of uses in the exotix or jungle garden, and also to line pathways. Black foliage and small black berries. Low growing, spreading habit (but not invasive). 2ltr size plants - £6.99 (A)