Re: ornamental grass/bamboo

Mine will be little, but I hope to overwinter them in the garage with the
Purple Ftn Grass.  Anticipation...............

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lynda Young" <lyoung@grindertaber.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 9:06 AM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] ornamental grass/bamboo


> Kitty, pictures can't do this grass justice.  Just wait until it blooms
> and the sun shines through it.  Amazingly beautiful!  I can't wait to
> hear what you think of it.
>
> Lynda
> Zone 7 - West TN
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf Of Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:54 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] ornamental grass/bamboo
>
>
> I've wanted to grow Muhlenbergia for a long time.  When I finally
> ordered it, it got cancelled.  This year I ordered M. capillaris, Gulf
> Muhly Grass, for our ornamental Grass garden and it's looking good.  I
> also ordered a couple for myself from another (cheaper) supplier that
> haven't arrived yet. I hope they are as nice as the pictures.
>
> Kitty
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <TeichFlora@aol.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 7:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] ornamental grass/bamboo
>
>
> > One of my all time favorite ornamental grasses, that hasn't been
> > mentioned is Bamboo Muhly grass, Muhlenbergia dumosa.  It is such a
> > graceful growing grass, and has bamboo like look, except it isn't
> > invasive, doesn't grow as
> large
> > and is easier to dig.  I have a stance of this next to one pond, it
> > gracefully hangs over the rocks and just gently touches the
> > water....blows beautifully in the wind.  It is an evergreen
> > perennial.....only problem is
> that the
> > birds in early spring strip it clean for their nests, so I end upwith
> bamboo
> > like sticks, but they quickly leaf out again with lush thicker green
> threadlike
> > foliage from the canes.  Very nice.
> > Noreen
> > zone 9
> > Texas Gulf Coast
> >
> > In a message dated 5/14/2005 11:02:00 AM Central Standard Time,
> > gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
> >
> > Don't  forget that bamboo is grass. I'm greatly tempted by various
> > bamboo.
> I
> > like  the look of other grasses, but have only grown black mondo &
> > opitc fiber grass. No great success with  either.
> >
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