I would like some of your 'Giant Maiden Grass' seeds. I'm a newbie, so I don't know how, but you can check my wish list if you want a trade or I can SASE. Thanks!

Hello, I live in the Greensboro, NC area and have about 10 starts (2-3 yrs old - already about 6-9 inch base) of Maiden Grass (Morning Light variety I think) that are starting to outgrow their locations and would hate to throw them away. If anyone in my area is interested in digging them out - they are yours and since this is a swap forum - you can fill in the holes they leave with topsoil if that seems like a fair swap to you =) I also have quite a bit of Big Blue Liriope for anyone wanting some. Please contact me if you're interested - thank you. Happy Memorial Day to all you service men & women out there! Thank you for your service to our great country - God bless you all. This post was edited by seasons on Sun, May 26, 13 at 16:26

Hi, I have some pink pampas seeds if you are interested. I looked at your trade list and it was empty. Let me know what you have for trade!

There are too many potential causes for the winter demise of an ornamental grass to diagnose over the internet. It's safe to say the plants with a few new blades are not entirely dead, but I'd guess they are close. Those with no growth this late are probably done for. You might try dividing out the healthy perimeter sections of the grasses which are sprouting, but it sounds like that might be a lot of work for little benefit. Some causes of winter death of OGs: Too cold. 'Morning Light' is hardy to at least your zone, but you're near the bottom of the range. If the plants were grown in greenhouses, or field grown in much warmer climates, they may not have been properly acclimated when you got them. Plants like this would grow fine in their preferred season, but might not be able to withstand your winter. Wet feet. These grasses do not like to have wet feet in winter. If drainage is not optimal, and your winter is wetter than usual, it could easily do them in. Rootbound. If the plants were heavily rootbound, and you did not tease them out when you planted them, they could have strangled themselves, and never got fully established in your soil. There are other causes, like insect damage, or burrowing critters, but the fact that all of your plants were affected leads me to believe it's one of the three I listed. All that said...I'd probably wait another month before making any decisions. I have no idea where you are, or how warm/cold/wet/dry your spring weather has been. If the cut-offs in the center of your clumps can be easily pulled out, they've rotted, and that section will not send up new shoots.