Re: [SG] ornamental grasses, Carex
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] ornamental grasses, Carex
- From: P* H* <M*@AOL.COM>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 05:22:07 EST
In a message dated 1/9/99 9:05:52 PM Central Standard Time, coneh@USWEST.NET
writes:
<< Joseph this was interesting and brought up a question.
Is anyone familiar with Phalaris arundinacea',Dwarf Garters' (dwarf form of
Ribbon
grass) ?
Its supposed to be slow,non-aggresive,hard to believe..Anyone grow or know
about
this one?
Connie
>>
Yes -I really like this smaller ribbon grass. It grows about 12 inches tall
for me-has a different texture to it-softer and more color. It's a great grass
to grow in containers.
It does not spread as fast as the other ribbon grasses but it still does
spread. Here it would form a nice very thick clump 2 feet across in two or
three years-while the normal variegated form would be 5-7 feet across. If you
want a smaller form of this grass I do recommend "Dwarf Garters"
