Grasses

Photo:
Purple Fountain Grass, David MacTavish,
Hutchinson Farm, Burlington, ON, July
20 2011
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Grown at Hutchinson Farm since
2010. Available May 2020, in 6½" pots.
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- Description
We grow a wide assortment of ornamental grasses,
please see descriptions below
- Garden Performance
Grasses may be grown as a background or
centrepiece in your garden, by themselves,or in
combination with other plants. Most cultivars are
not suited to small containers. Most will not
survive our winters.
Once established, grasses can
be ignored, and are drought tolerant.
Grass
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Description
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Height
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Pot
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Fireworks
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Annual, upright, sun to part
sun.
Beautiful red blades, slightly shorter than
Purple Fountain grass.
Sorry, not available 2020
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18 - 30"
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6"
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King Tut
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Annual, upright, sun to part
sun.
A tall thriller for your garden or large
pots. Very impressive. Can tolerate wet
feet.
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4-6 feet |
6" |
Live Wire
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Annual, mounded, sun or shade
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6 -10"
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4.5" |
Prince Tut
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Smaller than King Tut, bigger
than Baby Tut
Sorry, not available 2020
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18 - 30"
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6"
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Purple Fountain Grass
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Annual, upright, sun to part
sun.
This favourite ornamental grass features
waves of gracefully nodding soft purple
plumes that arch up and out from
burgundy-tinted foliage in true fountain
grass form.
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24 - 36"
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6" |
Vertigo
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Annual, upright, sun to part
sun.
A very tall purple grass.
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30 - 60"
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6" |
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