Re: como

Little did I know!  Egad-  looking at everything growing and a websites 
of plants has given me spring fever!  I think it might be time to rip 
out more grass....

Theresa

kmrsy@comcast.net wrote:

>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- 
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>>http://www.provenwinners.com/plants/detail.cfm?photoID=6480&doSearch=1&searchGen 
>>us=Pennisetum& 
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>>Theresa 
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>>kmrsy@comcast.net wrote: 
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>>>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 
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>>this on it: 
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>>>"Lagurus ovatus, a cute annual grass with fluffy flowers that's easily 
>>>grown from seed, isn't even mentioned in two major grass encyclopedias." 
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>>>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 
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>>>>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 
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>>>>>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 
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>>>>>Kitty wrote: 
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>>>>>>Whew!...you make me tired Theresa. Glad you decided to keep the 
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>>>>>Bunnytail 
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>>>>>>grass. It's cute. 
>>>>>>Kitty 
>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>From: "Theresa" 
>>>>>>To: 
>>>>>>Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 11:14 PM 
>>>>>>Subject: Re: [CHAT] como 
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>>>>>>>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: 
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>>>>>>>>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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