Pheasant Tail Grass is perfect for creating a naturalistic look in mixed borders, prairie-style planting schemes and contemporary gardens. Its arching habit softens hard edges and complements both flowering perennials and shrubs. The foliage catches the light beautifully and responds to changes in temperature, developing richer bronze and amber tones during autumn and winter. Its airy structure also provides valuable shelter for wildlife and adds movement whenever there is the slightest breeze.
Anemanthele lessoniana offers an excellent ground cover option as established plants gradually form generous clumps that help suppress weeds while providing attractive year-round coverage. Its versatility makes it suitable for a wide range of planting schemes, whether used in large drifts or as a feature among other ornamental grasses and perennials.
Anemanthele is easy to grow and requires very little maintenance once established. It thrives in fertile, well-drained soil and performs best in full sun, although it will tolerate partial shade. Water regularly during its first growing season to help establish a strong root system. Remove any dead or damaged foliage in spring to keep plants looking their best and divide overcrowded clumps every few years if required.
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As a rough guide when planting Anemanthele lessoniana as ground cover, 3-4 plants per square metre will provide coverage with a little patience, whilst 5-7 plants per square metre will create a dense, flowing display much more quickly.
How to grow Anemanthele lessoniana
Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Foliage: Evergreen
Soil and site: Fertile, well-drained soils
Flowering time: July to September
Growth rate: Moderate to fast
Ultimate height and spread: Height to 100cm, spread to approximately 60cm
Hardiness: Hardy in most UK gardens, though some winter protection may be beneficial in colder areas
Remove dead or weather-damaged foliage in early spring. Divide mature clumps every few years if they become overcrowded. Apply a mulch of well-rotted compost or organic matter in spring to encourage healthy growth and maintain soil moisture.
Potted orders are usually despatched within 3-5 working days and delivery is 1-2 days after we despatch. Pleached tree and tall plant deliveries are booked in for delivery at the earliest possible convenient date.
Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our subsidised delivery charge and only order what you need.
Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.
Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 5-7 working days.
Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.
Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £300 | £9 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £300 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £24 |
Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £500 | £50 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £500 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £90 |
Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| Mainland England and Wales only | Under £1800 | Please call us |
| Mainland England and Wales only | Over £1800 | Free |
| All other areas | All orders | Not available |
Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.
For pleached tree orders we can often deliver smaller orders of £600 or more (£500 plus VAT) with a contribution towards delivery, so please do call our sales team on 01580 765 600 or take a look at our Delivery Information page.
Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants.
Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page.
