Same thing happened to me last year -- only had one plant survive. It made a nice flower plume thing -- kinda like a big corn cob. I saved the seeds and I still have them, because I never got round to sowing them, and I guess it's prolly too late. Yes, you'll get seeds, but beware that some say they don't come true. Others say they do. Still others say that some seeds come true and some don't. So you had the right idea when you mentioned finding out next Spring. Maybe I'll toss a few in somewhere just to see what they do. They really like the warm weather, and there's no shortage of that now.

Yes, Nancy, the fence is between us and she is just about as close to me as she can get. I know I've shown the Purple Majesty a time or two, and I liked the look of these two together. Nothing outstanding, but nice. Annette, the millets grow to about five feet and are really easy to grow from seed. The one that is dark-colored now started out green just like the other one, and they weren't very picturesque until the burgundy color developed. CMK, I'll be looking up Jade Princess. It sounds cool. I throw a few of these into almost any of my mixed bouquets. I use a lot of zinnias, sunflowers, rudbeckia, dianthus, amaranth, daisies, statice, snapdragons, and other stuff. Great picture. I am imagining that you threw down your shovel and said "Time for a cold beverage!" Of course I don't mind that you posted a picture. I really like your gardening style. TM

Hi, I have zebra grass, japanese blood grass, mexican feather grass, 'blue love'grass, two nice grasses that I don't know the name of -one has drooping seed heads that hand loose and one has three inch spires of tightly packed seed heads. Also have purple millet seed (is that a grass?). Would love to trade for some daylilies. cat.

The seeds will be hard to miss. The entire stalk will be covered with small round balls which will turn to a tan then dark brown/purple to blackish color. Leave the seeds to mature (late in the season). You'll know they're ready when you rub your hand over the stalk and the seeds come away fairly easy. Watch that the birds don't eat them all up before you harvest.