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    HELICTOTRICHON
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
    HELICTOTRICHON HELICTOTRICHON

    HELICTOTRICHON

    Well-behaved, striking tufts like a much larger version of the little Blue fescue.

    Genus of about 50 species of tussock-forming deciduous and evergreen perennial grasses from rocky slopes, wasteland or field margins in temperate Europe, western Asia, and North America.

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    • Good to know
      Good for gravel plantings. Associates well with purple- or silver-leaved plants.
    • Place of origin
      Europe, Asia, North America.
    • Deciduous
    • Evergreen
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • Ornamental grasses
      Tussock-forming perennial grasses
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Grasses - Care Guide
    Helictotrichon sempervirens - Growing Guide
    Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection

    Varieties
    HELICTOTRICHON sempervirens
    Blue oat grass
    densely tufted grey blue leaves, spikelets straw coloured
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.50
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    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
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    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Tomatoes
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
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