The ZZ plant is on the slower side of growth, and are perfect for beginners or as gifts. Jul 16, 2016 - Explore JoElla Thomas's board "Grasses for shade" on Pinterest. nikau palms (we planted the first ones, now they just seed down and we keep those which are not in the wrong places) Compact Chionochloa flavicans forms a tidy 1m clump with flower stems up to 1.5m. See more ideas about Garden landscaping, Plants, Garden inspiration. Best in part to full shade. parsonsia (native jasmine) First published in the Waikato Times and reprinted here with their permission. Best in part to full shade. Notes: Mounds of leathery foliage. hydrangeas – on the outer margins V150 - side slit container, volume 150cc. Reseeds very heavily. Choose a store for availability. renga renga lilies (arthropodium) Lift and limb the canopy trees. It persists poorly in dry areas. Notes: Dark green clump forming grass. clivias See more ideas about grass, shade grass, ornamental grasses. Best in part shade. widow-makers – collospermum which also just arrive of their own accord Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola', Hakone grass. Very few weeds grow in the shade, especially with the thick mulch that builds up over time. SKU: 327317 $ 39.99 each. I have cut chunks from it to grow new plants. Delightful in drifts or even in shaded garden containers. impatiens Ruby Grass has blue-green foliage that turns brown in the fall. hostas Shrubs Gillian Thrum / NZ Gardener 02:15 ... and mix into this combination some dainty snowdrops in the foreground and an edging of grass-like foliage such as Liriope 'Monroe White'. While many of the plants we grow are epiphytic or have epiphytic origins (in other words, they don’t have big root systems below ground but will often be happy settling in forks in the trees), it is still necessary to build up soil at ground level to allow many plants to get established. Notes: Upright clump forming grass. Notes: Numerous useful species offering interesting foliage coloration. In New Zealand, evergreens dominate and our shady areas remain shaded all year round. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Cordyline Red Fountain & other miscellaneous Jury-bred plants, Plants for dry shade – for Radio Live listeners and others, Flowering this week: Scadoxus multiflorus ssp. Grasses & flax for sale in New Zealand. Variegated river oats has arching foliage with appealing striping. Silky green flower panicles in spring. Buy and sell Grasses & flax on Trade Me. cordylines – both natives and some of the more tropical varieties. Shade … Rye Clover is its other name. All we have to do is tidy up bigger bits of falling debris and carry out a bit of general maintenance. ferns Lots of different ferns, both native and exotic. Gesneria or sinningia? Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! cyclamen on the margins but not into the deeper shade Rachael from Bunnings Greenlife Projects has some great ideas, which can help save on water bills and reduce your impact on the environment, while still creating a beautiful outdoors. vireya rhododendrons Some grasses do better in varying degrees of shade. (short list – we are not too keen on many triffids here). some of the small palms – Lytocaryum weddellianum (the wedding palm or feather palm) is one that is performing well in our shade in several places. Best in part to full shade in moist to wet soils. Ruby Grass (Rhynchelytrum nerviglumis) - If you like showy ornamental grasses, this one is a great addition for your landscape. Building up the planting areas beneath huge rimu trees, Natives pulmonaria Bulk cheapie fillers (and many gardeners need these to get some quick coverage) Notes: Excellent for shaded woodland sites. After talking to Tony Murrell on Radio Live this morning, here is the quick list of some of the plants we have found we can grow in our dry shade areas. evergreen azaleas If you find it hard to dig into the ground because of the existing roots, plants will find it equally hard to get their roots in. Come autumn, all the leaves will fall off. A blend of pasture rye grasses with 10% white clover. “Backbone” plants zygocactus See more ideas about Planting flowers, Ornamental grasses, Outdoor gardens. Just Grass Rye Clover is its other name. ferns francoa (the bridal veil plant) – both ramosa and sonchifolia haemanthus albifloss New Zealand native grasses and tussocks are an iconic part of our landscape, and are a very versatile, and no-fuss way to create a stunning native landscape. and did I mention ferns? Mass plant for effect, especially to fill out banks and dry spots. There is a rich variety of colored ornamental grasses including blue, purple and even black. We are completely frost free in our shade areas but even gardeners in colder parts of the country may be surprised what they can get away with in terms of more tender material beneath evergreen trees. Meri Kirihimete me te Hape Nū Ia! Our eight shade-loving plants 1. Taranaki Rhododendron and Garden Festival. Cool season grasses are suitable … There are many drought tolerant grasses and a variety of native grasses. ajuga Bloom: green, June-July, maturing to copper/brown. scuttellaria, Triffids (for those who have B I G space to fill The tuber in growth. Best suited... Feather Falls. The leaves are soft and somewhat hairy while the tubular red bells sit above the foliage and flower over a long season in late spring. Scadoxus multiflorus ssp katherinae, beneath a canopy of rimu, pine and nikau. Use as … Fruit salad plant (monstera delicosa) Very attractive seed heads in late summer/fall. Other grasses for shade are Carex 'Evergold', Carex morrowii and Carex solandri. A nice contrast to Scleranthus, the NZ Moss. It occurs in a range of colors and sizes, making a versatile design element in any space, from small urban yards to larger landscapes. Looks good planted with the other coloured grasses and flaxes. katherinae. Grown readily from Ruby Grass seeds, this spectacular ornamental grass is native to South Africa. New Zealand flax creates high drama in the garden with bold architectural structure and upright spiky foliage. 4 interest free payments of $ 25.00. The elegant drooping flower heads, lovely for picking, change from gorgeous shimmery green to silky cream in autumn. It’s the one where something green will do the job nicely – that’s why it’s called “just grass”. various plectranthus but they need to be kept under control Choose a store for availability. Reddish fall color. Bloom: Depends on species. Yellow to bronze fall color. While most ornamental grasses prefer and do best in full sun locations, there are a number of grasses and grass-like plants that will provide interest to shaded areas n the garden. Again, building up beds beneath the rimu trees, using ponga logs in this case that have already lasted decades, Gesneria cardinalis, or maybe Sinningia cardinalis. Soloman Seal – Polygonatum multiflorum vireya rhododendrons. Height: 2-3 feet. Katherinae flowers red in mid summer. hippeastrum – particularly aulicum but papilio is also looking promising It’s the one where something green will do the job nicely – that’s why it’s called “just grass”. Best in part shade. Tolerant also of moist to wet conditions. Flowers followed by black berries. hydrangeas – on the outer margins. The big trees suck up all the moisture and goodness from the ground and small plants find it very hard to compete. Swamp flax … Unlike most members of the family (and there are somewhere over 40 of them), cardinalis grows from a tuber which pushes itself above the ground. Width: 2-3 feet. If you know of anybody with either variety, the seed will germinate readily. Notes: Has bamboo like appearance. Most hail from South America and cardinalis is from Brazil. We have described it in the past as developing a football-like tuber, but with the passage of time, ours are getting closer to exercise ball in size. cordyline – particularly banksii. Northern Sea Oats - Chasmanthium latifolium. The traditional Tall Fescue was introduced to New Zealand some ten years ago. It prefers high shade and moist soil. Before planting, dig a hole twice the width and depth of the plant’s root ball. Bloom: green, June … dicentra (can’t keep D.spectabilis going here but D.eximia does very well bromeliads New Zealand wind grass (Stipa srundinacea), suited for USDA plant hardiness zones 8 through 10, produces narrow arching blades streaked with orange colors during the summer. Best in moist partial shade. Suits the berm or maybe the rental property where it knows it won’t get a lot of love. Cheery and bright! V310 - container, volume 310cc. Rich maroon red foliage and darker mahogany flowers begin to bloom from June through to July. LOMANDRA LIME TUFF - outstanding small grass, that is super lush green and great for where a smaller variety is needed, getting to 45cm x 45cm. ferns – many and varied There is not a lot that grows in deepest shade so you need to keep the canopy higher to allow light. Will grow in full shade. Kikuyu Grass. mondo grass and lirope Persistent perennial weeds like oxalis and invasive grasses will push their way through and, once entangled, can be impossible to remove without clearing the ground and starting all over again. scadoxus – puniceus and multiflorus ssp katherinae This is a plant for dry shade but needs to be frost free. Paris polyphylla A blend of pasture rye grasses with 10% white clover. Also for damp shady ground are Gunnera prorepens and Fuchsia procumbens , a groundcover with exquisite miniature fuchsia flowers. Dec 15, 2017 - Explore Julie Anderson's board "Grasses for shade" on Pinterest. The foliage of both is large and lush. Grasses and Strappy Plants. Aciphylla; Agapanthus; Anemanthele; Arthropodium - Renga Renga Lilly; Apodasmia - Reed; Astelia; Bamboo; Beschorneria; Blue Oat Grass; Carex; Chionochloa; Cordyline; Dianella; Dietes; Flax; Hakonechloa; Hamerocallis - Daylily; Imperata; Libertia; Liriope; Lomandra; Ophiopogon - Mondo Grass; Phormium; Rootrainers - Mass planting Grade; Uncinia; Juncus; Festuca; … Yates Sow Any Time Lawn Seed 1kg. 35F - side slit container, volume 285cc The Zamioculcas zamifolia is one of the easiest plants to grow. Whatever, this is a comparatively rare plant which comes from the same family as both African violets and gloxinias – the family having the near unpronounceable name of Gesneriaceae. Bloom: insignificant green, July-August. This variety is now a rhizomatous tall fescue. Full sun to partial shade. farfugium and ligularia of various species In dry shade conditions, they last a long time. As with the other grasses I have listed, this one is super drought tolerant, and holds itself very happily to all the weather elements. helleborus – particularly x sternii and also foetidus (better than the more common orientalis in full shade) Aggressive spreader. You are more likely to find bulbs of katherinae for sale rather than the rarer puniceus. Just Grass. Uncinia Rubra, otherwise known as Red Hook Sedge, is a brilliant and popular evergreen perennial grass originating from New Zealand. Lawn Grasses for NZ New Zealand has both warm and cool regions. Golden lilyturf is a stellar performer in both full shade and partial shade locations. trilliums Scadoxus ssp. katherinae is very happy in dry shade. Crinum moorei – even better is the variegated form of C. moorei Some are clump forming some spread readily. Some have attractive bloom June-August. Carex Eversheen. This means that it stays greener in dry summer periods & tolerates higher temperatures. We raise beds by using mostly found items like old tree trunks, ponga logs, rounds of sawn timber – anything that looks natural (NEVER tanalised timber!) cordylines – both natives and some of the more tropical varieties some of the small palms – Lytocaryum weddellianum (the wedding palm or feather palm) is one that is performing well in our shade in several places. Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra' or Japanese blood grass is a colorful red, yellow, … arisaemas Similar to Couch Grass, Kikuyu is another type of hardwearing grass that’s perfect for the family of pets and children to play on outdoors. Timothy. It’s cheap but tough. Notes: Colorful, fragrant foliage. They thrive in dark environments and require very little water to survive. Cool Season Grass. astelias – bush species including A. fragrans dracophyllum latifolia Bloom: Yellow/green, April-May, maturing to chestnut brown. Bloom: silky green, May-June, maturing to yellow/gold/bronze. Shade can range from partial shade (some sun during the day) to full shade (shady most of the day). In New Zealand it is mainly sown in dry areas for its summer growth and good clover content. Jan 16, 2014 - Explore Barrett Brown's board "Shade grass" on Pinterest. Shade can also refer to dappled shade (light penetrating shady tree branches), and light or heavy shade (under varying tree canopies). Slow growing. Choose a … We have always known it as a gesneria but it appears that Sinningia cardinalis is equally valid as a name. Lawns are most commonly of cool season grasses but in warm regions, particularly coastal areas, warm season grasses can be used for lawns. Perfectly suited for shade but can handle some sun in... Everillo. This particular patch of scadoxus is looking very fine this week and stands around 140cm tall which is fairly remarkable given that it is growing in quite hard condtions. tree ferns or pongas which just arrive these days The Eversheen variety is a colourful year-round Carex. Despite their names, swamp flax (harakeke or Phormium tenax) and mountain flax (wharariki or Phormium cookianum) both grow in mountainous and coastal areas throughout New Zealand. Notes: Elegant arching clumps of lime green foliage. But then, scadoxus like dry shade and that is one thing we have in abundance in our garden. A hardy and popular grass due to the silvery green colour of its foliage. It’s typically found around coastal areas of New Zealand and tends to be robust while handling all kinds of extreme weather. The Everillo features lime green progressing to bright golden yellow foliage. Useful and low maintenance makes them great to sort out large scale plantings such as farm driveways, bunds, commercial landscaping and mass plantings to comple veltheimias These are very large bulbs, hailing yet again from the bulb wonderland of Zimbabwe and South Africa. Choice treasures and bulbs and high interest plants Shade Tolerant Ornamental Grasses and Grass-Like Plants, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. If you want bluebell or snowdrop woods in the English style, remember they are mostly beneath deciduous trees. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Pink flower plumes in late summer early fall. The best time to plant in dry shade is in autumn and winter so plants are established before the dry summer months. Hakonechloa and Carex are low growing grasses that serve as beautiful accent plants toward the front of a shady bed or border. Natural grass is an attractive landscaping feature, but there are plenty of affordable, low-maintenance alternatives. 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