LAUBWERK PLANT KIT 20 – TEMPERATE ORNAMENTAL GRASSES

The following 10 temperate flowering ornamental species and cultivars are included in the Plant Kit 20. Each species or cultivar comes in 3 variations in one seasonal aspect (in full bloom), for a total of 30 models per Kit. Note that Kit 20 is a pre-release, with currently only one season and therefore offered at a reduced price.

 

 

BLUE GRAMA

Bouteloua gracilis

 

A deciduous tufted grass with linear leaves and slender stems. Each stem bears a few horizontally growing, one-sided, comb-like flower spikes of reddish-brown color, which bloom from summer to late summer. From afar, the inflorescence looks similar to a mosquito swarm, hence the common name. Deer resistant and attracts butterflies. Native to the Great Plains in the southwest U.S., western Canada and northern Mexico, mosquito grass makes for a great addition to nature gardens and prairie plantings.

 

 

COMMON QUAKING GRASS

Briza media

 

A tufted medium-sized, semi-evergreen grass that bears blue-green narrow leaves. From late spring to summer it features slender upright stems adorned delicate, heart-shaped, nodding, purple-tinted green flowers, which fade to buff, hang from wiry branches. Native to Europe, common quaking grass is a great addition to nature gardens or rockery and heathland inspired plantings. The pretty spike flowers are commonly used in dried flower binding.

 

 

FEATHER REED GRASS 'KARL FOERSTER'

Calamagrostis × acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’

 

A clump-forming, perennial grass with an upright habit with narrow-vertical growing bright green leaves. Feathery plumes of summer-blooming pink to purple tinged flowers on narrow upright stalks, which flutter and sway in the breeze. They bleach straw colour, standing firm throughout winter. The cultivar was named in honor of the late great nurseryman, Karl Foerster (1874-1970), responsible for introducing this grass in horticulture. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit and it has been the first ornamental grass receiving the Perennial Plant of the Year Award (2001) award.

 

 

JAPANESE SEDGE 'EVERGOLD'

Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’

 

A very distinctive ornamental grass-like perennial with an arching, upright habit. Slender bright gold foliage with fine dark green margins that shimmers in slight breezes. Plants are evergreen in mild winters. Inconspicious brownish flower spikes appear on triangular stems in spring. This popular variegated cultivar has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.

 

 

DWARF PAMPAS GRASS

Cortaderia selloana ‘Pumila’

 

A dwarf, tufted, cold hardy pampas grass selection with dense mounds of evergreen, sharp-edged, narrow, mid-green leaves, moving freely in the light wind. From late summer to fall showy, silky, silvery-yellow plumes of flowers are produced on tall erect stems. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.

 

 

TUFTED HAIR GRASS 'GOLDSCHLEIER'

Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldschleier’

 

A tuft-forming evergreen grass with dark, bluish-green leaves. It produces golden-yellow flowers with a silvery sheen from late spring to summer that are followed by long-lasting plumes giving good fall display. Flower panicles turn yellowish brown after bloom as the seed ripens and may remain attractive through much of the winter. One of the few ornamental grasses that grows well in shade.

 

 

BLUE FESCUE 'ELIJAH BLUE'

Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’

 

A dwarf evergreen, rhizomatous, ornamental grass forming small cushions of very fine, inrolled, intensely ice-blue leaves, becoming greener in winter. From late spring to summer it bears narrow, bristly blue-green flower plumes that turn golden-brown. One of the best and most colorful of all blue fescue varieties. Easy to grow plant, ideal for rock gardens, sunny borders, in pots and for adding color to winter containers. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.

 

 

COGON GRASS 'RED BARON'

Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’

 

A very decorative and distinctive ornamental grass with a stiff upright growth and loose tussock habit. It produces upright, fresh green blades whose upper half turns a fiery red in summer and deepens to burgundy until late fall before it goes dormant in temperate winter. This cultivar is a less invasive horticultural selection that reportedly rarely flowers, does not set seed and thus lacks the invasive spreading tendencies attributed to the species.

 

 

EULALIA 'FERNER OSTEN'

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Ferner Osten’

 

A clump-forming deciduous grass with narrow, arching leaves that turn dull orange in autumn and early winter. Feathery flower panicles which open deep red, ageing to pink and as they mature they open into fluffy, cotton-like, silvery plumes that look great left on the plant over winter. An absolute top variety in the league of early flowering, half-tall cultivars, which looks particularly good as a solitaire or in larger gardens in groups as a structuring plant. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.

 

 

BLACK LILYTURF 'NIGER'

Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Niger’

 

Small, clump-forming, evergreen perennial with blackish-purple, arching, grass-like. In summer, small spikes of bell-shaped, pale mauve flowers appear, followd by spherical purple to dark blue berries mature in fall. Foliage, evergreen in warm winter climates, may appear almost black in many lighting situations. This unusual, easy to grow plant looks fantastic with other grasses, provides a brilliant contrast with silvery plants in sun, or bright green ferns in shade.

 

INCLUDES 30 MODELS

All Laubwerk Plants in this Kit come in 3 variations in 1 seasons per species or cultivar.

 

 

 

Overview of the 10 ornamental grass species and cultivars included in Laubwerk Plant Kit 20.

 

 

 

 

 

Feather reed grass 'Karl Foerster' (Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'), rendering by Jan Walter Schliep, using Redshift Renderer

 

 

 

Black lilyturf 'Niger' (Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Niger'), rendering by Jan Walter Schliep, using Redshift Renderer

 

 

 

Blue fescue 'Elijah Blue' (Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'), rendering by Jan Walter Schliep, using Redshift Renderer

 

 

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Autodesk 3ds Max (2015-2024), Autodesk Maya (2018-2024, Win & Mac, Linux on request), MAXON Cinema 4D (R16-26, 2023, Mac & Win), Trimble SketchUp (2014-2023, Mac & Win) with V-Ray for SketchUp or Thea Render for SketchUp, and Vectorworks 2023.

Additionally, Python for customers to build their own importers into applications compatible with Python for Windows 2.7, 3.3- 3.4, MacOS X 3.5-3.8, Linux 3.4-3.8.

A computer that is capable of running your version(s) of 3ds Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, or SketchUp.

10MB of hard disk space and additional space for the Laubwerk Plants models.

 

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Our aim is to make the installation process as easy as possible for you. If you like to get more information, we have compiled these Laubwerk Plant Kits installation instructions, including advanced topics such as considerations when working in a network.

LAUBWERK PLANT KIT 21 – TEMPERATE ORNAMENTAL PERENNIALS

 

The following 10 temperate flowering ornamental species and cultivars are included in the Plant Kit21. Each species or cultivar comes in 3 variations in one seasonal aspect (in full bloom), for a total of 30 models per Kit. Note that Kit 21 is a pre-release, with currently only one season and therefore offered at a reduced price.

 

 

CARMICHAEL'S MONKSHOOD 'ARENDSII'

Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’

 

A medium sized herbaceous perennial with clumps of erect stems. Palmate, deeply divided leaves of dark green color with a glossy finish. Densely packed clusters of dark blue-purple flowers from early to late fall. This commonly used garden plant was bred in 1945 by the German gardener and perennial breeder George Arends, hence the cultivar name. The profuse flowers attract bees and other insects, and make a great cut flower. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Strongly toxic in all parts.

 

 

PURPLE FOXGLOVE 'GLOXINIAEFLORA'

Digitalis purpurea ‘Gloxiniaeflora’

 

An upright evergreen biennial producing only a basal rosette of light green, oblong leaves in the first year from seed. Purple, funnel-shaped flowers are borne in the second year in terminal, one-sided racemes atop leafy spires arising from rosettes of soft downy leaves. Then, blooms from late spring throughout summer. Popular choice for cottage gardens and wild, informal plantings. Well suited for shady shrub and tree areas, back of borders. Excellent for cut flower. It is considered a highly poisonous plants. In 1993, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

 

 

JAPANESE ANEMONE 'WILD SWAN'

Eriocapitella japonica ‘Wild Swan’

 

A clump-forming herbaceous perennial with mid-green toothed leaves divided into three lobes. Large pure white, single flowers with a purplish-blue band on the reverse and a golden yellow centre are held high above the foliage on branching stems bloom from summer to autumn. Easily divided in early spring. May need to be staked by late summer. Winner of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Plant of the Year Award in 2011.

 

 

MEADOW CRANESBILL 'PLENUM VIOLACEUM'

Geranium pratense ‘Plenum Violaceum’

 

An upright herbaceous perennial with dark green, snowflake-shaped leaves. A luxuriant display of double, violet-blue flowers with a pink blush in the centre blooming from early to late summer. As they flowers are sterile, they are long lasting and don't set seed. Foliage makes an attractive ground cover after bloom and provides excellent ground cover at the front of borders. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

 

 

AVENS 'COOKY'

Geum coccineum ‘Cooky’

 

A clump-forming, compact herbaceous perennial with lobed, softly-hairy basal leaves. Foliage makes an attractive ground cover after bloom and is evergreen in warmer winter climates. The single, brick red to bright orange flowers with center clumps of yellow stamens are produced upon slender stems from late spring to summer. Attractive to bees and butterflies. Perfect for the front of borders, especially in rock gardens or wildlife gardens.

 

 

ALUM ROOT 'LIME MARMALADE'

Heuchera villosa ‘Lime Marmalade’

 

A vigorous, mound-forming, compact herbaceous perennial with rufffled, acid lime green to yellow-green leaves throughout the growing season. Small white flowers on green, slender, wiry stems are borne above the leaves in summer. It originated as a striking mutation from Heuchera 'Marmalade'. The US patented cultivar forms a neater, denser cushion than other lime green varieties. Excellent for shady borders or brilliant for brightening pots in shady corners.

 

 

PLANTAIN LILY 'FRANCEE'

Hosta × fortunei ‘Francee’

 

A clump-forming herbaceous perennial with broadly heart-shaped, strongly-veined mid-green leaves with narrow white margins. Funnel-shaped, pale lavender flowers in dense racemes appear in summer held on stems above the foliage mound. This cultivar is considered to be one of the best of the white-margined hostas. Foliage holds good color throughout the growing season.

 

 

PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE 'ROBIN'

Lythrum salicaria ‘Robin’

 

A compact growing, clump-forming herbaceous perennial with strongly upright, branching stems. Narrowly lance-shaped leaves, medium to dark green and smooth. Deep-pink to purple-pink racemes of star-shaped flowers appear typically from summer to late summer. Very attractive to bees and other insects. Suitable cut flower. The species is especially associated with boggy areas, though the cultivar tolerates drier conditions. Suitable for full sun and partial shade.

 

 

ORCHID PRIMROSE

Primula vialii

 

A rosette-forming herbaceous perennial with hairy, oblong-lanceolate leaves and erect, leafless stems. Stems are topped with cone-shaped spikes of densely packed, small, pale purple flowers blooming from early to mid-summer. The unopened flower buds are surrounded by bright red sepals, creating a bicolor effect. Latin specific epithet vialii honors Père Paul Vial (1855–1917), a French missionary and ethnologist who worked in Yunnan.

 

 

BARREN STRAWBERRY

Waldsteinia ternata

 

A compact, rhizomatous, herbaceous or semi-evergreen perennial featuring strawberry-like, trifoliate leaves arranged in rosettes. Strawberry-like, yellow flowers blooming from spring to early summer followed by inedible berries. Spreads by stolons and rhizomes to form a thick carpet of foliage. Interesting ground cover and effective as an edger. Genus name honors Count Franz Adam von Waldstein-Wartenberg (1759-1823), Austrian botanist and writer.

 

INCLUDES 30 MODELS

All Laubwerk Plants in this Kit come in 3 variations in 1 seasons per species or cultivar.

 

Overview of the 10 species and cultivars included in Laubwerk Plant Kit 21.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detail of purple foxglove 'Gloxiniaeflora' (Digitalis purpurea 'Gloxiniaeflora')

 

INCLUDES FREE LAUBWERK PLAYER

Acer negundo Max 2013 Nitrous ViewportThe Laubwerk Player is a plugin for Autodesk 3ds Max, Maya, Maxon Cinema 4D, or SketchUp that comes bundled with every Laubwerk Plant Kit. It loads the models and allows for easy selection and manipulation of the models, e.g.  choose between variations, ages and seasons and allows fine grained control about Level of Detail. See the Laubwerk Player page for a more detailed description.

 

 

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Autodesk 3ds Max (2015-2024), Autodesk Maya (2018-2024, Win & Mac, Linux on request), MAXON Cinema 4D (R16-26, 2023, Mac & Win), Trimble SketchUp (2014-2023, Mac & Win) with V-Ray for SketchUp or Thea Render for SketchUp, and Vectorworks 2023.

Additionally, Python for customers to build their own importers into applications compatible with Python for Windows 2.7, 3.3- 3.4, MacOS X 3.5-3.8, Linux 3.4-3.8.

A computer that is capable of running your version(s) of 3ds Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, or SketchUp.

10MB of hard disk space and additional space for the Laubwerk Plants models.

 

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Our aim is to make the installation process as easy as possible for you. If you like to get more information, we have compiled these Laubwerk Plant Kits installation instructions, including advanced topics such as considerations when working in a network.

LAUBWERK PLANT KIT 22 – TEMPERATE ORNAMENTAL PERENNIALS

 

The following ten temperate flowering ornamental species and cultivars are included in Plant Kit 22. Each species or cultivar comes in three variations, in one season (full bloom), for a total of thirty models per kit. Note that this is a pre-release edition of Kit 22 with only one season. It is therefore offered at a reduced price.

 

 

COMMON BUGLE 'ELMBLUT'

Ajuga reptans ‘Elmblut’

 

An undemanding, hardy, wintergreen, densely growing perennial with reddish-brown, glossy, oval-round leaves, some of which show shades of green. Simple, violet-blue flowers appear from late spring to early summer, arranged in upright spikes that are especially attractive to bees and bumblebees. Flowering is followed by inconspicuous nut fruits. Forms above-ground stolons, through which it spreads and forms a dense carpet.

 

 

LILY OF THE VALLEY

Convallaria majalis

 

A herbaceous perennial with dark green, lance-shaped leaves that are slightly shiny on top and grow in pairs. The intensely fragrant, white, short-stemmed bell flowers appear in late spring to early summer as a single-sided raceme. The flowers are followed by small, red berries beginning in July. Over time, the plant forms carpet-like stands through rhizomes. At the end of the growing season, the perennial completely retracts. All parts of the plant are poisonous. The species name "majalis" refers to the flowering period which typically takes place in May.

 

 

FOXGLOVE 'DALMATIAN WHITE'

Digitalis purpurea ‘Dalmatian White’

 

A semi-evergreen biennial or short-lived perennial with dark green, lanceolate leaves forming a basal rosette. Upright spikes of white flowers with purple-speckled throats are borne in early to mid summer, sometimes from their first year. All parts of the plant are poisonous. Its flowers are very attractive to bees and other insects.

 

 

ORIENTAL LEOPARD'S-BANE

Doronicum orientale

 

A slowly spreading rhizomatous perennial with elliptic, gently scalloped basal leaves, which remain dark green in color throughout the season. It grows in a mounded form. Lemon-yellow daisy-like flowers at the ends of the stems appear in late spring before the plant goes summer dormant. The flowers are attractive to wildlife like bees and butterflies and suitable for cutting.

 

 

JAPANESE ANEMONE 'BRESSINGHAM GLOW'

Eriocapitella japonica ‘Bressingham Glow’

 

A late-flowering, well-branched, delicate herbaceous perennial with a slightly vase-shaped growth habit, growing to about 80cm in height. The three lobed, medium green colored leaves are covered in fine hairs. From August to September it features halb double flowers with dusty rose petals and a yellow center. The flowers attract bees and other insects and are suitable for cut flowers. Alan Bloom named and introduced this variety in 1968.

 

 

SPINDLE 'EMERALD GAIETY'

Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald Gaiety’

 

A densely branched, erect, slow-growing broadleaf evergreen shrub with a compact rounded habit. The foliage consists of rounded to ovate, glossy, dark emerald-green leaves with irregular white margins. They can get a pink tinge in winter. A few inconspicuous, small greenish-white flowers appear in spring and early summer. The green seed capsules open to bright red colored berries, which are a food source to wildlife and birds. Once matured, the plant is drought resistant. Mildly toxic in all parts.

 

 

MEADOW GERANIUM 'HOCUS POCUS'

Geranium pratense ‘Hocus Pocus’

 

A compact, upright growing herbaceous perennial with a typical height of 40cm. Its red to brown tinted basal formed leaves are finely haired and make for a beautiful contrast in garden plantings. The flowering time is relatively long, from June to September pale purple flowers with light veins and eye decorate the red tinted stalks.

 

 

NELKENWURZ 'FIERY TEMPEST'

Geum ‘Fiery Tempest’

 

A deciduous to semi-evergreen perennial with a mound-forming growth habit. Pinnate, basal leaves of medium to dark green color with a finely haired surface grow on wiry, slender stems. From late spring to summer this variety features semi double flowers of bright scarlet color.

 

 

CORAL BELLS 'BLACK BEAUTY'

Heuchera micrantha ‘Black Beauty’

 

'Black Beauty' is a clump-forming coral bells hybrid cultivar that features shiny, deep maroon leaves with undulate margins and conspicuous but not overly showy whitish flowers. The rounded, lobed, long-petioled leaves form a basal mound (to 10” tall) which may spread to 16” wide. Tiny, whitish flowers borne in open, airy panicles appear in late spring to early summer on slender, wiry stems rising well above the foliage mound, typically to 20-24” tall.

 

 

AUGUST-LILY 'GUACAMOLE'

Hosta plantaginea ‘Guacamole’

 

The fragrant lavender-white flowers of Hosta 'Guacamole' appear above apple-green leaves with dark green margins. The center of the leaves turn gold in summer. 2002 Hosta of the Year, a Bob Solberg introduction.