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Re: [SG] Pampas Grass

At 01:05 PM 4/8/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Does anybody know how pampas grass does in zone 4/5? I lived in England and
>Scotland for a while and fell in love with it. I'd love to be able to grow it
>here. I've never seen pampas grass plants for sale, only seeds. Is there
>someplace to order a plant from?
>
>-Amber
>Upstate New York
>
>Amber, Pampas grass is hardy only to zone 7.  Many of my customers use the
term pampas grass to refer to all ornamental grasses because that is the
only name they know.  You might try Erianthus ravenna for a tall ornamental
grass that is hardy in your area.  Ravenna grass is sometimes called the
Northern Pampas Grass.  Plumes top out at 10'-12' and it is magnificent!

Gail Korn
Garden Perennials, Wayne, Ne, Zone 4B
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