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

I grew purple millet this spring from seed I collected from a friends plant last year. I had heard that there was a 50/50 chance of getting purple colouring as opposed to green. However, I can report that every single seed germinated and every single one turned purple. Very easy to grow. It does take a while to turn purple however so don't dispair. When the grass was about 10-12 inches high, the rib and the edges of the leaves began to turn. The whole thing didn't turn completely purple until I got them out of the greenhouse and planted them outdooors in full sun.

Thanks for the response. I DID search the forum for "ornamental purple millet" but "purple majesty millet" did not come up. Sorry to be redundant.