• Ornamental grasses, sedges, reeds and other grass-like plants with strap-shaped foliage. Not NZ native.

• Bamboo plants, defined as plants with grass-like leaves and long-lived stems, usually hollow. Not NZ native.

	Anigozanthus ‘Bush Moon’ kangaroo paw cultivar from Australia.
	Arundinaria viridistriata, synonym: Pleioblastus auricoma – golden pygmy bamboo, dwarf greenstripe / golden-striped dwarf bamboo.
	Carex conica ‘Snowline’ • CLOSER FOLIAGE synonym ‘Marginata’ – variegated sedge from Japan.
	Carex glauca blue sedge from Europe, Africa.
	Carex morrowii ‘Evergold’ • FOLIAGE CLOSE-UP IMAGE evergreen bright sedge grass from Japan.
	Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’ Gold and green ornamental grass from Japan.
	Dianella tasmanica Tasman flax lily from Tasmania, Australia.
	Dierama igneum Fairy wand flower or angel’s fishing rod, from grasslands of South Africa. Smaller stature than D. pulcherrimum (below).
	Dierama pulcherrimum Fairy wand flower or Angel’s fishing rod ornamental grass.
	Elegia capensis • FOUNTAIN RUSH DRIED FLOWER HEAD Broom reed or fountain rush from South Africa.
	Elegia cuspidata African thatching rush from South Africa.
	Elegia grandispicata • AFRICAN RUSH DRIED SEEDS African thatching rush from South Africa
	Festuca ovina var glauca Sheep’s fescue or blue fescue from northern temperate zones.
	Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ • GOLDEN HAKONE GRASS AS AN EDGING PLANT Gold-striped hakone grass or Japanese forest grass.
	Helictotrichon sempervirens • PICTURE OF ORNAMENTAL OAT GRASS LEAVES Ornamental blue oat grass from SE Europe.
	Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’ • JAPANESE BLOOD GRASS GROUP PLANTING • JAPANESE BLOOD GRASS LEAVES • LIGHT SHINING THROUGH LEAVES Japanese blood grass or Japanese cogon grass. Synonym: Imperata cylindrica ‘Rubra’
	Milium effusum ‘Aureum’ • PICTURE OF ORNAMENTAL GRASS UNDER TREES Golden millet grass. This type of ornamental grass looks great growing in shade under trees.
	Ophiopogon planiscarpus Mondo grass. Ornamental grass from Japan often used as ground cover.
	Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ • BLACK MONDO GRASS BERRIES • BLACK DRAGON MONDO GRASS • PICTURE OF ORNAMENTAL MONDO GRASS Black mondo grass. This striking black grass is also known as Ophiopogon ‘Black Dragon’ , ‘Ebony Knight’ or ‘Arabicus’.
	Phalaris arundinacea ‘Variegatum’ • RIBBON GRASS LEAVES Ribbon grass or reed canary grass. Similar to the cultivar ‘Picta’.
	Pleioblastus pygmaeus Dwarf fern bamboo or pygmy bamboo. Synonym Arundinaria pygmaeus.
	Rhodocoma gigantea A soft reed grass from South Africa.
	Thamnochortus cinereus A thatching reed grass from South Africa.
	Yucca filamentosa Needle palm or Adam’s needle from eastern USA.
	Yucca gloriosa Palm lily, Candle Yucca or Roman candle from USA.