Re: como

Very nice Theresa - but there's the problem - you said you had bunny tails grass when you had a fountain grass named Bunny Tails.

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Kitty 
neIN, Zone5

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> Hmmm- mine is a different plant- Pennisetum messiacum "red bunny 
> tails". Except mine wasn't anywhere near that pink. I think I like 
> yours better- looks more compact and has more bunny tails- but oh well- 
> this is the one I've got. See link- 
> 
> http://www.provenwinners.com/plants/detail.cfm?photoID=6480&doSearch=1&searchGen 
> us=Pennisetum& 
> 
> Theresa 
> 
> kmrsy@comcast.net wrote: 
> 
> >Lagurus obovatus 
> >aka: Hare's Tail Grass, Rabbit's Tail Grass, Turk's Head Grass, Bunnies' Tails 
> >Nice photo: 
> >http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/images/67572.jpg 
> >I thought it was an annual, I grew it from seed. It's very easy. I came across 
> this on it: 
> >"Lagurus ovatus, a cute annual grass with fluffy flowers that's easily 
> >grown from seed, isn't even mentioned in two major grass encyclopedias." 
> > 
> > 
> >Park Seed sells it: 
> >http://snipurl.com/cq9x 
> > 
> >Since hers is perennial, it's possible we aren't talking about the same 
> >grass. Or maybe her red species is perennial, compared to my annual one. 
> > 
> >-- 
> >Kitty 
> >neIN, Zone5 
> > 
> >-------------- Original message -------------- 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >>Not much in the way of info on a quick google image search.... anyone got 
> >>the real name for this? Looks cute.... 
> >> 
> >>Kitty is it hardy for us? 
> >> 
> >>Donna 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>>It is really cute- In a pot it shouldn't be any problem, and the piece 
> >>>I put in the ground, I surrounded with a plastic ring (past of a plastic 
> >>>pot) pressed into the ground- so I can only spread so far!! It is 
> >>>supposed to be a "red bunnytail grass" but it never looked reddish to 
> >>>me- maybe now it is in a sunnier spot, it might be pinker. 
> >>> 
> >>>Theresa 
> >>> 
> >>>Kitty wrote: 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>>>Whew!...you make me tired Theresa. Glad you decided to keep the 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>Bunnytail 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>>>grass. It's cute. 
> >>>>Kitty 
> >>>>----- Original Message ----- 
> >>>>From: "Theresa" 
> >>>>To: 
> >>>>Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 11:14 PM 
> >>>>Subject: Re: [CHAT] como 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>>>Are you bored today Jim?? I transplanted one of my roses (had to move 
> >>>>>it over to make room for gardenwall blocks for a second tier in the 
> >>>>>front side garden), and put one of my purple fountain grass in a big 
> >>>>>terra cotta pot, divided my red bunny tail grass and planted half in 
> >>>>>the spot where I dug up the fountain grass, and put the other half in 
> >>>>>another big terra cotta pot. I put each pot of either side of the 
> >>>>>trough garden on the side of my house (more scenery from my husband's 
> >>>>>office window). I finished mulching the back gardens, and the front is 
> >>>>>done, except for the area that I'm adding another tier. I moved a clump 
> >>>>>of corn lily (can't remember the real name right now- begins with an 
> >>>>>I...) to a sunny spot so that it will bloom, and planted the red 
> >>>>>crocosmia and rain lily bulbs that Noreen sent me (thanks Noreen!). I 
> >>>>>still need to rearrange a few more things...move a rosemary to a better 
> >>>>>spot, move a salvia to a sunnier spot, and I think I'll try planting the 
> >>>>>Norfolk pine that we used as a Christmas tree this year in the back 
> >>>>>yard- not sure it will survive- but we'll see. Still need to mulch the 
> >>>>>side garden, but first to spread some compost. I also want to order a 
> >>>>>Kerria- soon, and move an alba rose to a less shady spot (and put the 
> >>>>>Kerria where it was)..... So many plans..... 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>Esta bien- 
> >>>>>Theresa 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>james singer wrote: 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>>esta, amigas y amigos. 
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>>Island Jim 
> >>>>>>Southwest Florida 
> >>>>>>27.0 N, 82.4 W 
> >>>>>>Zone 10a 
> >>>>>>Minimum 30 F [-1 C] 
> >>>>>>Maximum 100 F [38 C] 
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