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Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 'cosmopolitan'

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maianthemum	molinia
malva	moltkia
malvastrum	monarda
mertensia	morina
miscanthus	muscarI

maianthemum

RACEMOSUM (syn. SMILACINA RACEMOSA)
False Solomon's Seal. A clump-forming perennial with broad, veined mid-green leaves. Plume-like creamy white flowers in spring followed by red berries. Shade. 90 cm

MALVA

MOSCHATA ALBA
Self-seeding plant. Scallop-shaped leaves with continuous white mallow flowers throughout summer.
45 cm

MALVASTRUM

LATERITIUM
Scallop-shaped green leaves with peachy-apricot flowers from July until September. It totally disappears underground in winter. Seems to flower best in poor soils. 30 cm

MERTENSIA

SIMPLICISSIMA
(syn. M. MARITIMA ssp. ASIATICA)
Almost succulent looking blue-grey foliage with trailing stems of pale blue borage-like flowers, all summer. It does need a well-drained, sunny position, away from slugs, or looks good trailing over the edge of a pot.
10 cm

MISCANTHUS

Wonderful, statuesque grasses showing of their best in late summer and autumn, but continuing to give a good display through the winter months if left unpruned. Make good clumps without becoming invasive. Ideal for those of us with good solid clay soils, though we are discovering that they also seem to do well in much drier soils.

SINENSIS var. CONDENSATUS ‘COSMOPOLITAN’
Broad creamy-white variegated foliage. A good vigorous form that can reach 2.4 metres when happy. 2.4 m

SINENSIS ‘FLAMINGO’
A good tall grass with pinky-red tinted flowers in late summer. 1.8 m

SINENSIS ‘gold bar’
A compact form of Miscanthus sinensis 'Srictus' with the added advantage of the golden bars across the leaves from the beginning of the season. 60 cm

SINENSIS ‘KLEINE FONTANE’
Green foliage, reddish pink flower panicles in autumn. 1.2 m

MISCANTHUS

SINENSIS ‘MORNING LIGHT’
Thin silver variegated foliage. Rarely flowers. 1.4 m

SINENSIS ‘SILVER FEATHER’
(syn. M. SIN.‘SILBERFEDER’)
A tall grass, reasonably slow to increase; non invasive. It has silvery white plumes of flowers approximately
2.2 metres tall. Makes a good focal point in a border. 2.2 m

SINENSIS ‘STRICTUS’
This tall grass is mainly grown for its attractive foliage, which emerges plain green in spring, then develops creamy yellow stripes across the leaves. Rarely flowers. 1.6 m

SINENSIS ‘UNDINE’
Fine foliage with a silver midrib. Silvery flowers in late summer, early autumn. 1.3 m

MOLINIA

CAERULEA ssp. ARUNDINACEA ‘TRANSPARENT’
A tall grass with a cloud of flowers, giving an airy, transparent feel, in late summer. 1.6 m

CAERULEA ssp. CAERULEA ‘VARIEGATA’
Creamy variegated grass – not invasive. Makes an attractive clump. 30 cm

MOLTKIA

X INTERMEDIA (syn. LITHODORA X INTERMEDIA)
Looks like an acid lover but is happy in lime soils. Lovely blue nodding flowers from spring to summer. Spreads well. 20 cm

MONARDA

‘SQUAW’
A mildew resistant bergamot with red flowers in late summer. Aromatic foliage. Prefers moisture-retentive soil. 70 cm

MORINA

LONGIFOLIA
Evergreen rosettes of spiny green foliage. Tall stems of unusual small, but long and thin, white tubular flowers with a pink flush in midsummer. 60 cm

MUSCARI

ARMENIACUM ‘VALERIE FINNIS’
Dense spikes of powder-blue grape hyacinth flowers, in March. Irresistible. 15 cm

NEGLECTUM (syn. M. RACEMOSUM)
Dense flower spikes of blackish-blue, with a white rim round the mouth of each individual flower, from March to April.10 cm

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