Re : Carex , luzula sylvatica and others grasses
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- Subject: Re : Carex , luzula sylvatica and others grasses
- From: G* C*
- Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 09:35:40 +0100
Hi Valerie,
When I think about it , it gets the same situation but with trees around,
and I got only 5 flower stems, so I did not dare cutting them, I just took
off the seeds for the french SNHF (societe nationale d'horticulture de
france).
chantal,
Ermenonville, France, zone7
>De : "Valerie" <valerie-anne@lineone.net>
>À : <perennials@mallorn.com>
>Objet : RE: Re : Carex , luzula sylvatica and others grasses
>Date : Lun 8 jan 2001 16:13
>
>
>
>>>A friend of mine gave me a bit of phaenosperma globosa which is a bold
>>>grasse,2' green leaves and 4' flower stems, I tried it in dry light shade
>>>and it's sounds to like it. I would like to have more info about this
one.
>>>Does anybody know a good book about grasses. I would like one concerning
>>>worldwide grasses and not only Europe ones.
>
>>>Chantal Guiraud
>>>Ermenonville, France
>
>Chantal,
>
>I have phaenosperma globosa in a west facing bed. It receives some early
>morning and late afternoon sun. It gets no supplemental watering. I have
>found that the flower stems dry well for indoor arrangements. My grass
>book says that it needs a sunny site but, from my experience, this does not
>seem necessary. I would also be interested in a book on worldwide
grasses.
>
>Valerie,
>South Yorkshire,
>England.
>Zone 8
>
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