Great Grasses, Asters and Unusual Plants with Tim Fuller of Plantsman's Preference

This week on Talking Dirty get ready for an awe-inspiring array of grasses. Tim Fuller - National Collection holder of Molinia and owner of Plantsman's Preference Nursery - shares some of his favourites varieties, not only of Molinia, but Pennisetum, Elymus and Panicum with Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis.

And that's not all - from awesome Asters to zingy variegation and some of his signature choice plants, this is a riot of seasonal treasures for your garden.

PLANT LIST

Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Transparent'

Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Tears of Joy'

Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Les Ponts de Cé'

Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea 'Moorflamme'

Panicum virgatum 'Cheyenne Sky'

Panicum virgatum 'Diwali'

Miscanthus sinensis 'Kaskade'

Miscanthus sinensis 'Flamingo'

Cortaderia selloana 'Patagonia'

Cortaderia selloana 'Sunningdale Silver'

Cortaderia selloana 'Icalma'

Pennisetum orientale 'Shogun'

Pennisetum alopecuroides

Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails'

Pennisetum orientale 'Tall Tails'

Lantana camara

Rosa 'Zéphirine Drouhin'

Tripsacum dactyloides

Elymus canadensis 'Icy Blue'

Symphyotrichum × amethystinum 'Freiburg'

Symphyotrichum 'Little Carlow'

Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers'

Symphyotrichum turbinellum 'El Fin'

Symphyotrichum 'Speyerer Herbstwoge'

Symphyotrichum laeve 'Les Moutiers'

Symphyotrichum 'Vasterival'

Salvia atrocyanea

Glycyrrhiza uralensis

Persicaria 'Indian Summer' 

Begonia grandis 'Sapporo'

Begonia grandis ssp. sinensis 'Snowpop'

Begonia grandis 'Bells and Whistles'

Zingiber mioga 'Dancing Crane'

Pilea matsudai 'Taiwan Silver'

Alstroemeria brasiliensis 'Cally Star'

Alstroemeria psittacina

Alstroemeria psittacina 'Royal Star'

Hesperantha coccinea 'Major' 

Hesperantha huttonii

Hesperantha falcata

Hedera helix 'Pink 'n' Curly' 

Gladiolus 'Thunder'

Gladiolus 'Ruby'