Botanical Name
Common Name
Bushgrass
Plant Type
The beautiful plumes of this hardy grass, Calamagrostis epigejos, makes it a good choice for mass planting. It has creeping rhizomes and prefers a damp spot.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Foxtail buffalo grass
Plant Type
A tufted perennial grass with a bristly false spike, straw- or purple-coloured
Botanical Name
Common Name
Rhodes grass, Rhodesian blue grass
Plant Type
Chloris gayana is a leafy short-lived perennial grass that grows in wet areas and flowers during summer. It can be used to stabilise embankments or disturbed soil.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Sickle grass
Plant Type
Ctenium concinnum, a densely, tufted grass bears most of its leaves near the base. Initially the inflorescence is straight with all the seeds on one side, but the seed matures it produces the very distinct curl that makes it so attractive.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Finger grass
Plant Type
Digitaria eriantha is a hardy, evergreen tall grass. The brown, digitate inflorescences are the trade mark of this specie.
Botanical Name
Common Name
One-finger grass
Plant Type
Digitaria monodactyla is a nice, compact small grass that is very suitable for rehabilitation or where smaller grasses are required. It is very hardy and requires little maintenance.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Broad-leaved blue stem
Plant Type
Diheteropogon amplectens has blue-coloured stems that make this grass very conspicuous and an asset to any garden. Size is very variable. It can tolerate almost any kind of soil.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Wire grass
Plant Type
Elionorus muticus has a single terminal flowering spike that curls back upon ripening. This makes a wonderful display when planted en masse.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Bottlebrush grass
Plant Type
Enneapogon scoparius prefers to grow in the shade under trees. It is also associated with dolomitic soils. Its small stature makes it ideal for landscaping.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Heart -seed love grass
Plant Type
Eragrostis capensis is a hardy, densely tufted, perennial grass with blue-green, slender leaves of which the bases are usually purple. A beautiful addition to a grassland garden.