Saw P. 'Moudry' in person for the first time this year. Really an
eye-catcher. It's on my wish list.
Anyone grow/seen "Far East Maiden Grass" (Miscanthus sinensis 'Ferner
Osten')? Got a special mailing from Dutch Gardens today, and in the
picture, the seed heads look pink. Wonder if they're really that pink.
Elizabeth
tiarella@bellsouth.net
Zone 6, KY
some
be
> interesting to put in P.a. 'Moudry' - the one with the black flowers - as
it
> reseeds. That way even if folks steal the mother plants, there will
always
> be new ones taking their places, haha. Also, these are easier to deal
with
them
Oh, Elizabeth! I can share some "Moudry" with you (Heh, heh, heh....). I
DO like it, but it is a very prolific self-seeder and I pull out hundreds a
year. Karen, did you have any luck growing it from the seed I sent? If so,
I'll send Elizabeth some OR I'll bring you some when I go to the conference
I need to go to in Kentucky in February...
Debbie
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Subject: Ornamental Grasses was Garden in highway interchange
Saw P. 'Moudry' in person for the first time this year. Really an
eye-catcher. It's on my wish list.
Anyone grow/seen "Far East Maiden Grass" (Miscanthus sinensis 'Ferner
Osten')? Got a special mailing from Dutch Gardens today, and in the
picture, the seed heads look pink. Wonder if they're really that pink.
Just saw this! Yes, I'd like some of the Moudry. What conference are you
going to in Kentucky?
Elizabeth
tiarella@bellsouth.net
Zone 6, KY
a
> year. Karen, did you have any luck growing it from the seed I sent? If
so,
> I'll send Elizabeth some OR I'll bring you some when I go to the
conference
Re: Pennisetum 'Moudry' -- yes, Debbie, I actually did plant afew of the
1000s you sent (haha) - a very prolific (= invasive) species, but easy to
pull out when you don't want it in a certain place -- I grew on only 2
plants, and then moved them, and have forgotten where I planted them! Hope
they've not been pulled out as weekds... that would be too bad.
karen, NJ
a
> year. Karen, did you have any luck growing it from the seed I sent? If
so,
> I'll send Elizabeth some OR I'll bring you some when I go to the
conference
Miscanthus sinensis "Morning Light' flowers are pinkish also, and it's one
of the maiden grasses that hold up beautifully all winter. Not all of them
do, you know. ANother one that's gorgeous in winter is 'Gracillimus' whose
flower heads all turn in the same direction... a perfect ornamental grass
for a Japanese garden.
karen in NJ
would
> be
> interesting to put in P.a. 'Moudry' - the one with the black flowers -
as
West
> Sdie Hwy in Manhattan they've put in some of those "carpet" varieties.
> They've done amazingly well. Ofcourse, you could use rugosas and prune
> them
> way down each year. Tolerate salt, wind, sun, critters, et al. And
smell
Speaking of invasive--the 1 gal. pot of Phalaris 'Strawberries and Cream' I
planted about 2 months ago was already turning into the Monster That Ate My
Pond! Absolutely huge, probably 5-gallon size. And floppy. And quite a
bit of it reverting to plain green instead of variegated.
DH dug it out for me yesterday, and the roots were already trying to grow
under the pond. We're giving it to my MIL, who has been duly warned. She's
going to plant it in an area of poor soil. I think she'll regret it anyway.
Elizabeth
tiarella@bellsouth.net
Zone 6, KY
Hope
I
> DO like it, but it is a very prolific self-seeder and I pull out
hundreds
