Re: Re: now purple fountain grass-New plant acquisition...

My purple fountain grass has been slow too. Usually by this time it's big with all kinds growth. They are just now pulling out of it and producing. Not as tall as last year either. I overwintered them in the garage. This was the second winter for them.

Jesse Rene' Bell
Claremore, OK
Zone 6


From: "Donna" <justme@prairieinet.net>
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To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] now purple fountain grass-New plant acquisition...
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 12:57:51 -0500

Say Kitty,

How is your purple fountain grass dong this year? Mine is alive, but not growing, kinda just there. Very strange.

Donna



> I find overwintering a bit of a guessing game. I always successfully
> overwinter Purple Fountain Grass (Zone9-10) in the attached garage,
> temps down to 45-50. But Persian Shield is a gamble out there,
> sometimes makes it, sometimes not. So Persian Shield and Osteospurmum
> overwinter as houseplants. I prefer to go the garage route because
> cooler seems to coincide with dormancy, slower growth, less likelihood
> of pests than indoors. Having no greenhouse, cold or warm, I just have
> to take my chances.
>
> Kitty, Z5/6

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