WOW!!SORGHASTRUM ‘Thin Man’ (Indian Grass) Is finally blooming!
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Comments (62)OH MY, Be still my heart, the Duchesse is stunning if that is a true photo. Hans, it seems many vendors reuse old photos that are exactly like others, yet put their stamp on them. Why is it so difficult for them to project their own image of one of the plants they are selling. I know we have ranted before about misnaming bulbs too. I do not understand why distributors can not be true to the name and image of the products they are selling. Perhaps us Amaryllis/Hippeastrum lovers are too sophisticated for them? That selling the bulbs we prize are a second thought for them? I am so confused!! Thanks for clearing up my earlier misunderstanding, my friend. And then there is the thought, why do we care so much about name or ID? My father lost his sense of smell while in the Army in Normandy. He was an incredible gardener and taught me so much about the love of plants and nature. Still, his loss of olfactory, did not deter him in finding the finest flowers, bulbs, plants with the most intense fragrances because he knew my Mother and I would love their smell. As long as it was fragrant he would plant it and learn how to raise it. Perhaps we should interpret Amaryllis more with our eyes than other senses to find what pleases us. I would rather have one hour in my my gardens with my father, than to ever again know what is in a name...he would be so proud of me and my gardens (LOVE YA DAD and I miss you!) Do they have Garden Web in heaven?? I am just rambling on like a crazy woman tonight, but do you get my drift here? This is all making me weepy so I will say good night, friends....See MoreLet's see your spectacular fall bloom!
Comments (61)Here it is almost November and I have a few late bloomers I thought I'd add to this topic. I do wish the photos fell into the category of spectacular as the topic heading suggests, but I take comfort that I do still have flowers to enjoy. Here's a floppy Aconitum and a late blooming Echinacea. and a very pretty Silene uniflora Druetts Variegated Bat Face Cuphea below. This plant is extremely floriferous from mid spring to frost. Also a bee magnet. I bought Ratibida pinnata in a 4" pot in August and never expected it to bloom. Suddenly it shot up and teased me for a long time with its many buds and finally yesterday I caught sight of yellow rays opening out.. I felt as excited as a small child at holiday. And it's almost November! i mustn't forget my wonderful ever blooming Penstemon Sour Grapes which is still showing quite a few flowering stems. It really has been in continuous and generous bloom since mid-spring. And here's some fall color from A dwarf Japanese Maple And one of my favorite fall color plants, Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet', because it retains this colorful look all winter. And now for a pretty Fothergilla gardenii, probably Mt Airy A blueberry's fall display is almost as pleasurable as its berries. A dwarf Ginkgo just shy of full fall color....See MoreNuts about grasses
Comments (17)The named varieties of Big Blue I bought from SRG are very slow growing compared to other grasses. The foliage is low and grows stiffly vertical more than mounding. All summer the leaves are only about 1.5 ft tall and deep dark green and then in mid August stems start climbing--- they are thin, see-through and turn very deep red. Now the leaves are turning. Blackhawks is very deep red and this one seems less vigorous than the others. I planted several in front of Northwind panicum and it makes a very nice combination in fall for color and texture. Indian Grass and Big Blue are both clumpers, neither is a runner type that spreads underground invasively, the clump just gets bigger over time. I divided a large clump of Indian Grass late last summer (the new ones took a bit of time to establish this year but are now off and running) and removed another large clump of 'Indian Steel' this year because it was sticking out in all directions. I decided I don't care for that cultivar. I cut it through the roots right below the soil line with a big butcher knife by sections, wasn't too bad and it went pretty quick. I often get rid of clumps like that, it eliminates digging and disturbing my gravel mulch. I replaced it with a 'Red October' Big bluestem. There is no way Big Bluestem could be considered or listed as invasive, in fact its rarely seen anymore which is sad because once the tall grass prairie was described as a 'sea of red' in fall by early settlers. Now its cultivated fields or abandoned or cities. The only stands I've seen around here are a spot by Norman and one up just east of Edmond. I see Indian Grass and Switchgrass more often but even so, those are not terribly abundant either, not as abundant as LBS. Indian Grass always stands out along the roadside because of the light blue color & texture, its always pretty even before blooming or going yellow in late fall. A mature clump is much more attractive than a juvenile....See MoreLooking for a tough, well behaved grass
Comments (49)bossy--- that's disappointing. If its any consolation, they grow very fast so if it was me, I'd keep them (but feel jipped). I dug up some very small seedlings last year in late spring and by summer's end they were good sized, blooming plants. This year they started as gallon sized plants meaning they would fill the whole top of a gallon pot and the roots would be splitting it, not as big as the tussocks eventually get (about 3 gallon size) which is surprisingly big for a 'skeeter grass' (compared to the ordinary local type). I've had bad luck with a lot of plants I ordered from HCG. They looked fine, good sized and well rooted when I got them but for some reason, they don't seem to like me. One of the best grasses I have came from them---'Thin Man' Indian Grass. I notice they no longer carry it. I love this grass because its so vertical and stiff unlike other named types I've tried. Its an 'exclamation' mark at the end of my hell strip by the driveway. Leymus gets burnt and ratty looking here in Oklahoma when it gets hot and dry unless its planted in good garden soil like I've seen in professional situations where they water regularly. I finally gave mine to the neighbor because I figured I'd end up regretting planting it. Currently its pretty and its spreading slowly so far in unimproved soil in their backyard. Just a note since it came up in this thread. That puny 'Hot Rod' Panicum grass that didn't grow hardly at all last season looks like it croaked over winter. What a wimpy grass and waste of money. I do not recommend it....See Moreecholane
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