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Calmagrostis
'Feather Grass'
with feverfew blooming in the foreground
They
went into the ground in half-day, morning sun. They got water at least
once a week but often no more than that. They were in soggy soil all
through winter, as that is the only type soil we have since it rains
every day. This picture is of the three tiny sprigs from a mail order
nursery, grown to over five feet tall two years after planting, in the
conditions mentioned above.
I actually can come up with
no complaints about a plant that takes so little care and looks so good,
so quickly. The plumes will be indoor decoration all through fall or
until the cats eat them, whichever comes first. But if I was going to
find anything to whine about, it would be that they far exceeded the
two foot, narrow diameter claimed for them and would really like to
be transplanted to where they have at least four feet of room each.
I could have worse problems.
Some ornamental grasses die
back in winter, looking quite dramatic in the process. Feather Grass
is evergreen here in Zone 9 and even unplumed is a useful clump of arching,
emerald green blades that backup lower flowering perennials to the front
of them. In the foreground of this picture is feverfew growing in the
bed across the path.
Text
and images Copyright 1998 Cyndi Kirkpatrick. All rights reserved
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