Re: grasses
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] grasses
- From: D* B* T*
- Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 14:10:43 -0500
- Importance: Normal
Those grasses sound great! I got a Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues' and a
P. virgatum 'Shenandoah' this year. The flower heads on the Dallas are
huge, fluffy and pink-mauve; the Shenandoah has purple tips on the leaves,
then gets big fluffy plumes as well but is advertised that the stems then
turn to "dark black purple foliage"-I can't wait!
The Prairie Sky sounds lovely too! I have a stand of Blue Lyme and it is a
fabulous shade of blue-but I've found it fairly aggressive. It sent out
shoots all over towards the sun, so I dug up two of the three stands out of
fear. Couldn't bear to dig them all up. This is another plant that has to
be planted in concrete or otherwise contained, which I didn't do. I also
have a Helictotrickon sempervirens "Blue Oat Grass." That is a lovely blue
as well with very fine blades, probably 1 1/2 to 2' tall; grows in a rounded
clump.
Anyone have the brown Carex Buchananii? Looks almost dead, but it grows! I
just moved it to the front side of the Blue Oat grass for contrast. They
don't look comfortable together yet.
Has anyone tried to foster pampas (usually z. 8-10) this far north? I
planted some as annuals this year (pink seed heads-haven't been seen yet),
and am wondering if there were any way to get them through the winter.
Diann
5b
-----Original Message-----
From: PRIMROSES [s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU] On Behalf Of Hal
or Nancy Robinson
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 9:18 PM
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
Subject: [SG] grasses
Diann, the blue grasses I have are Panicum Prairie Sky and Elymus
glaucus Blue Lyme. The Blue Lyme looks like it would be aggressive but
is not. In fact I wish it were a little more aggressive. I love the
seeds heads on the Prairie Sky. The leaves are blue on this grass too.
Nancy East Tennessee zone 6b
