Re: ornamental grass/sedum
- To: "'perennials'"
- Subject: Re: ornamental grass/sedum
- From: J* F*
- Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 23:44:28 -0400 (EDT)
Hi Susan,
The grass you mentioned sounds like Stipa tenuissima which gets to
be about 70 cm (2 ft plus) in my yard. It has a nice V-shape with
delicate, nodding awns that give a very nice fountain effect. The
overall effect is very delicate plant with a soft appearance. The
common name for this grass is Feather Grass which suits it's
appearance very nicely.
If the sedum you saw has uneven variegation which varies from a
creamy yellow to a creamy white; it may be Sedum "Frosty Morn".
I have seen it variously identified as a variegated form of Sedum
spectabile (Hylotelephium spectabile according to most of my
references), a hybrid between S. spectabile and H. telephiodes,
a hybrid between S. spectabile and an unknown sedum; the only
thing that they seem to agree on is that it originated in Japan.
Whatever it is; it is a very nice plant.
John
in the sweltering - this is supposed to be zone 6b :<) - mountains
of southwest Virginia
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