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Sun Sedge (Carex pensylvanica) |
Have Grasses and Plumed plants Perennials Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers Prairie |
Ordered a flat of this sedge in January 2022 to use to stabilize and develop a strip of former lawn that is being redeveloped as a wildflower side garden on the north side of the house. Ordered from Prairie Nursery, Westfield, Wisconsin 53964. Arrived in good shape and will plant this week. This plant is doing well in the water berm in the side yard. No more floods there. Not getting huge yet, but in time I believe it will. Seems to be overwintering fine in 6a SE Michigan in January 2023. |
April 28, 2022: Obtained plant (Flat of sedge arrived by mail in good condition. Will plant this week.) May 2, 2022: Transplanted (Planted flat of Pennsylvania Sedge. Arrived a few days ago in the mail.) June 20, 2022: Bloomed (New plants are doing great in side yard berm. Flowering! ) December 19, 2022: Entered Dormancy (Plants are winter dormant but still retain some green. Are doing well!) April 10, 2023: Bloomed (Seed type heads forming, blooms. Beautiful. Greening up and looking healthy and happy!) |
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Fountain Grass (Cenchrus alopecuroides) |
Have Grasses and Plumed plants New plants and seeds |
Seed obtained from DnD plant swap. Winter Sowing. Will try as mailbox garden plant, planting with Marigolds (Brocade) in 2021. See plant combos for ideas. | February 28, 2021: Seeds sown (Winter Sown in a large container) November 8, 2021: Entered Dormancy (Large grassy plant, left in place. No seed heads. Do not plan to regrow. Will replace with more Savannah Ruby Grass instead.) |
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Ornamental Millet (Cenchrus americanus 'Purple Majesty') |
Have Foliage for Bouquets Grasses and Plumed plants New plants and seeds Prairie |
May try again with Dixie cups and heat mats in 2023. From: NParks.gov.sg Gov organization: Pearl millet cultivar which grows in clumps, up to 1.5 m tall with showy inflorescence and foliage. Foliage Foliage has red midrib, leaf blade is green at first and matures into deep purple colour. Flowers Inflorescence is cat-like raceme, and purple-brown in colour. Cultivation Grows well under full sun, with well drained soil. Sunny area intensifies the purple pigment. Source: https://www.nparks.gov.sg/flor... |
March 14, 2022: Seeds sown (WS in jug.) July 18, 2022: Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) (This winter sowing jug was a dud. Perhaps the seeds were not viable. I waited a long time for any to sprout.) |
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Northern Sea Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) |
Have Grasses and Plumed plants |
Seed obtained from Prairie Moon Nursery 2021. Also have some of these seeds from a Jan. 2022 seed swap. I also, in June, transplanted sea oats from our church garden that were being weeded out. They transplanted well and are doing great in the new front yard mailbox garden. | February 2, 2022: Seeds sown (Winter Sown in jug.) January 17, 2023: Entered Dormancy (Great first year growing this plant.) May 14, 2023: Transplanted (Transplanted one clump of oat grass that was growing under the large sage plant in the mailbox garden. In one year, all the oat grass has multiplied into healthy clumps over the winter and spring, from the original small clumps. Looking forward to summer and fall when they form their seed heads.) |
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Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon citratus) |
Have Container Garden Grasses and Plumed plants Herbs New plants and seeds |
May try sowing in a humid dome with Dixie cups and heat mats in 2023. Prefers warm weather, can be a container plant (large), moderate watering, can be overwintered indoors. Seeds from Urban Farmer. |
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Purple Lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis) |
Have Foliage for Bouquets Grasses and Plumed plants Prairie |
From Prarie Moon, does not need cold stratification. Perennial Full Sun to Partial Shade -- Tolerates: Dry Cld hardiness: Zone 3 - Height: 2 feet, --- Spread: 1-2 feet Flower Time: Summer Propagation: Seeds: Provide light Suitable for winter sowing, Sow in situ. Start indoors. I just transplanted this small perennial ornamental grass in a front flower bed and learned it is an American native. It is a warm-season grass is native to central and eastern North America. It is found in sandy fields, on roadsides, and in woodlands. NOTES: I am growing it for possible use in market bouquet cut flower arrangements. I winter sowed it, potted it up and grew it to a larger size in my new, small greenhouse. I planted it today in our herb garden as a backdrop close to our rosemary transplants. I learned it spreads slowly by rhizomes. I researched that it prefers open areas. It needs well-drained slightly dry soil in the full sun and tolerates hot dry conditions. In the winter it will go dormant. It is in the same front yard line of ChipDrop garden as our Pennsylvania Sedge, but with more sun. |
February 26, 2023: Seeds sown (Sown in humidity dome. Placed in greenhouse. Provide light to germinate) March 18, 2023: Seeds germinated (Germinating in greenhouse using humidity dome, dixie cup method.) April 10, 2023: Potted up (Approximate date moving from Dixie Cup to small square pots to grow on.) May 16, 2023: Transplanted (Planted from square pots to front flower bed in new herb garden. Glad to plant this native and see how it does and if it lends itself to the the cut flower garden.) |
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Ruby Grass (Melinis nerviglumis 'Savannah') |
Have Grasses and Plumed plants Winter Garden |
May try again sowing in a humid dome with Dixie cups and heat mats in 2023. Note: Set plants 2 - 3 feet apart Beautiful annual. Have planted again for 2022. Note warm zones only: Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11 Plant Height: 6-18 inches Plant Spread: 12-18 inches |
March 14, 2021: Seeds sown (Winter sowed, seed from Swallowtail Gardens) January 26, 2022: Seeds sown (Winter Sowed two jugs of seeds, one jug with 2021 seed from Swallowtail (2020 year) and one with fresh seed collected from the 2021 plants for 2022 year, with fuzzy case still attached. Will compare.) March 5, 2023: Seeds sown (Swallowtail 2022 seed sown in green cell packs indoors and in the greenhouse. Note: Set plants 2 - 3 feet apart) March 18, 2023: Seeds germinated (Germinated in small green tray packs indoors. Moved to greenhouse March 24th.) May 16, 2023: Transplanted (Planted in the front yard mailbox garden. A favorite *annual* from two years ago. Growing again because it is such a lovely, pretty grass that may look lovely in cut flower arrangements. Research it though as I read that the seed heads are fragile and easily shatter, yet it makes a nice dried seed head.) |
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Chinese Silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus') |
Have Foliage for Bouquets Grasses and Plumed plants Perennials |
April 12, 2008: Obtained plant (Approximate date of getting a the plant divided from our church. Needs more sun. Will divide and fertilize more this year.) | |
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Witchgrass (Panicum capillare 'Frosted Explosion') |
Have Annuals Foliage for Bouquets Grasses and Plumed plants New plants and seeds Prairie |
Excellent cut flower. Filler in bouquets and mixed containers. Panicum elegans "Frosted Explosion" is also Witchgrass, also named Panicum capillare 'Frosted Explosion' and similar or the same as Agrostis nebulosa 'Fibre Optics' Plant with shorter Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sonata White' or Profusion Zinnias. Half-hardy annual, easy to grow from seed. Grow in moist but well-drained soil in full sun or light shade. 40 cm height 30cm spread Orientation: East, South or West facing |
February 26, 2023: Seeds sown (Sown in humidity dome. Placed in greenhouse. ) March 18, 2023: Seeds germinated (Germinating in greenhouse using humidity dome, dixie cup method.) March 24, 2023: Maintenance performed (Moved to greenhouse, cooler environment. ) May 16, 2023: Transplanted (Transplanted in front flower bed by Star Magnolia. Needs well drained soil, so added lots of perlite and sand to planting mix.) |
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Ravenna Grass (Saccharum ravennae) |
Have Grasses and Plumed plants New plants and seeds |
Hardy Pampas Grass Winter hardy to 6a |
March 13, 2021: Obtained plant (Winter Sowed, Swallowtail Gardens Seed, hardy to 6a) |
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Rabbitfoot Clover (Trifolium arvense) |
Have Annuals Biennials Grasses and Plumed plants Ground Cover and Creeping, Trailing Plants Prairie |
Received in seed swap. Note: Fruit Description: The fruit is in a pod inside the calyx. Each pod contains 1 seed. Note: Is a nitrogen-fixation plant. Attracts: Butterflies, Pollinators Problems: Invasive Species in NC, Problem for Horses, Weedy Grows best in sun to partial sun in sandy soils. |
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Spike Speedwell (Veronica longifolia 'Blue Skywalker') |
Have Cutting garden Grasses and Plumed plants Landscaping Plant New plants and seeds Perennials |
May 24, 2023: Obtained plant (From KBK Garden Center) May 27, 2023: Transplanted (In front yard garden bed) |
