Re: ornamental grass/bamboo

Sorry to hear you are getting 'blown away,' Rich. You all have had some really awful weather lately.
zem
zone 7
West TN
----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Apking" <red4@omni-tech.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 5:59 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] ornamental grass/bamboo


Hey Kitty,

Will that (the Muhlenbergia) make it in the Northern raches of Z-5 and the
Southern reaches of Z-4? I've always wanted a clumping-type of bamboo or
psuedo-bamboo in my yard, or a couple of them. Hopefully you'll tell me
what I want to hear. Rich, getting blown away in Z-5.

-----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 8:54 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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