Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus' (Slender Sweet Flag)

A moisture loving grass with a compact, tufted habit and semi-evergreen strap-like leaves with a creamy yellow edge. Height & Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Anemanthele lessoniana (Pheasant's Tail Grass)

A clump-forming, semi-evergreen to evergreen grass, with arching, mid-green leaves, flushed red or orange in autumn, and airy, arching panicles of reddish-brown flower spikelets in late summer.

Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam'

A grass with flat, arching variegated leaves, and light cream panicles that fade to pale-brown. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' (Japanese Sedge)

A mound-forming, evergreen perennial bearing long, linear, stiff, dark green leaves with creamy-white margins and insignificant, pale brown flowers in late spring. Height 60cm (2ft), Spread 75cm (2.5ft).

Carex oshimensis 'Everest' (Sedge)

A dense, tufted, evergreen, perennial grass forming a mound of narrow, arching, glossy, dark green leaves with white margins and lax stems bearing brown flower spikes in summer. Height & Spread 60cm (2ft).

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' (Sedge)

A clump-forming, evergreen, grass-like sedge bearing long, arching, linear, mid-green leaves, each with a central, pale yellow stripe. Brown flower spikelets bloom in summer. Height 30cm (1ft), Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Carex oshimensis 'Everillo' (Sedge)

A dense, tufted, evergreen perennial grass forming a mound of narrow, arching, glossy, bright yellow-green to golden-yellow leaves and lax stems bearing insignificant, brown flower spikes in summer.

Cortaderia selloana 'Pink Feather' (Pampas Grass)

A vigorous, clump-forming, evergreen perennial grass with sharp-edged, narrow, arching, mid-green leaves and erect stems bearing upright panicles of silky, pale pink flower spikelets from midsummer into autumn.

Cortaderia selloana 'White Feather' (Pampas Grass)

A vigorous, densely-tufted, clump-forming, evergreen perennial grass with sharp-edged, narrow, arching, mid-green leaves & erect stems bearing upright panicles of silky, creamy-white spikelets from midsummer into autumn.

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Bronze Veil' (Tufted Hairgrass)

A clump-forming, evergreen grass with stiff, leathery, linear, dark green leaves and open, arching panicles of light bronze spikelets in summer. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' (Blue Fescue)

A low-growing, evergreen grass which forms small, but very stiking blue mounds of tufted, ornamental grass with blue-green flowers in summer, which fade to pale-brown in autumn. Height & Spread 30cm (1ft).

Festuca glauca 'Intense Blue' (Blue Fescue)

A compact, dense, mound-forming, evergreen perennial grass with linear, blue-grey leaves and, in summer, erect stems bearing dense, narrow, blue-green flower spikelets maturing pale brown. Height & Spread 30cm (1ft).

Festuca glauca (Blue Fescue)

A densely tufted, evergreen, perennial grass with erect, narrowly linear, blue-green leaves and purple-flushed, blue green flowers in summer. Height & Spread 30cm (1ft).

Hakonechloa macra 'Nicolas'

A slow-growing, clump-forming, deciduous to semi-evergreen perennial grass with arching, mid-green leaves, flushed orange and red in autumn. Needle-like, pale green flowers spikelets bloom in late summer and early autumn.

Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron' (Cogon Grass)

A distinctive, clump-forming grass with deep red foliage, and narrow silvery flower panicles in late summer. Height & Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Luzula nivea (Snowy Woodrush)

A mound-forming, evergreen perennial grass with flat glossy leaves and panicles of white flowers in early summer. Height & Spread 60cm (2ft).

Luzula sylvatica 'Solar Flair' (Great Wood-Rush)

A compact, evergreen perennial forming a loose clump of arching, broadly linear, glossy, golden yellow to yellow-green leaves and open panicles of tiny, brown flowers in late spring and early summer.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Kleine Fontane' (Eulalia)

A compact, clump-forming, deciduous grass bearing narrow, arching, green leaves with white midribs and arching panicles of silvery-red flower heads in late summer. Height 1.2m (4ft), Spread 1m (3ft).

Miscanthus sinensis 'Kleine Silberspinne' (Eulalia)

A compact, narrowly upright, clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass with narrow, mid-green leaves and, from late summer into autumn, large panicles of white-flushed, red flower spikelets that fade to silver.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light' (Eulalia)

A deciduous perennial grass with narrow leaves edged white, and pink-flushed panicles of flowers in autumn. Height 1.5m (5ft), Spread 1m (3ft).

Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus' (Zebra Grass)

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. Height 1.5m (5ft), Spread 1m (3ft).

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' (Black Mondo)

An evergreen perennial with tufts of strap-like black leaves. Small purple flowers are followed by glossy, black berries. Height & Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah' (Switch Grass)

A narrowly upright, clump-forming, deciduous perennial grass with flat, linear, red-tipped, mid-green leaves in summer turning burgundy in autumn. Large, weeping panicles of tiny, red-pink flowers bloom in early autumn.

Panicum virgatum 'Warrior' (Switch Grass)

A narrowly upright, deciduous perennial grass with flat, linear, mid-green leaves turning yellow in autumn, and panicles of tiny, dark purple flowers spikelets in autumn. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Black Beauty'

An upright, clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass with linear, dark green leaves, turning yellow-brown in autumn, and, in summer, narrow, oblong panicles of purple-black flowers turning pale golden-brown with age.

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' (Chinese Fountain Grass)

A clump-forming perennial grass with arching linear leaves and panicles of bristly, purple-tinged flower spikes in late summer. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Pennisetum setaceum 'Sky Rocket' (Fountain Grass)

A clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass with upright to arching, green- and white-striped leaves and, in summer, narrow, soft, long-bristled panicles of silvery, pink flower spikelets, gradually fading to pale brown.

Pennisetum x advena 'Fireworks' (Fountain Grass)

A clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass bearing flat, linear, upright to arching maroon leaves with broad, reddish-pink margins and, in summer, narrow, soft, dark red flower spikelets, gradually fading to pale brown.

Pennisetum x advena 'Rubrum' (Red Fountain Grass)

A frost hardy, clump-forming, deciduous, perennial grass with long, upright to arching maroon to dark red leaves, flushed green in spring. Panicles of reddish-purple flower spikelets bloom from midsummer into autumn.

Phalaris arundinacea 'Pure Gold' (Reed Canary Grass)

An erect, spreading, semi-evergreen perennial grass with flat, linear, upright to arching, yellow-green leaves. Narrow panicles of green-yellow spikelets bloom in early and midsummer. Height & Spread 75cm (2.5ft).

Stipa gigantea (Golden Oats)

A tall, evergreen to semi-evergreen grass with arching, green leaves and large panicles of oat-like flowers that emerge purple and ripen to a golden colour in late summer. Height.2.5m (8ft), Spread 1.2m (4ft).