Ornamental Grass ID please..

Rosefriend Admin Friendship is the Finest Rose in the Garden of Life Posts: 30,390	Ornamental Grass ID please.. Oct 21, 2012 7:48:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosefriend on Oct 21, 2012 7:48:03 GMT I have bought a few grasses as I am trying to fill up the garden a bit more because of the neighbours weeds...I know what the others are but this one has me stumped... Can anyone help me please?? and a close up.. RF
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Jasmine Garden Sage Posts: 62,513	Ornamental Grass ID please.. Oct 21, 2012 10:21:33 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jasmine on Oct 21, 2012 10:21:33 GMT Hmmm! Not stipa as that has thinner grass. Molinia of some sort Although mine are turning autumnal colours now
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Rosefriend Admin Friendship is the Finest Rose in the Garden of Life Posts: 30,390	Ornamental Grass ID please.. Oct 21, 2012 10:34:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosefriend on Oct 21, 2012 10:34:45 GMT I "feel" it is a thug...also that I know it, but I cannot for the life of me think what it is.. RF
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Ornamental Grass ID please.. Oct 21, 2012 10:47:18 GMT

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Post by JennyWrenn on Oct 21, 2012 10:47:18 GMT

I love ornamental grasses and am sure got something similar so will search for the label

they do tend to spread tho

A good ground cover for keeping weeds down is the wild African Violet - it is very pretty when in flower and weeds cant get thru it - the roots are quite long and well established into the ground too

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JennyWrenn Garden Guru Posts: 19,513	Ornamental Grass ID please.. Oct 21, 2012 10:54:14 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by JennyWrenn on Oct 21, 2012 10:54:14 GMT Found one label but not sure if same as yours it is Deschampsia cespitosa "Seed" flower heads dying off now but a very pretty grass
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Rosefriend Admin Friendship is the Finest Rose in the Garden of Life Posts: 30,390	Ornamental Grass ID please.. Oct 21, 2012 13:44:18 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosefriend on Oct 21, 2012 13:44:18 GMT Thanks Jenny - not sure if I haven't got that - only thing is that what I do have hasn't any seed heads... RF
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Jasmine Garden Sage Posts: 62,513	Ornamental Grass ID please.. Oct 21, 2012 13:49:46 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jasmine on Oct 21, 2012 13:49:46 GMT It looks too soft to be miscanthus Just been looking at mine.
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Rosefriend Admin Friendship is the Finest Rose in the Garden of Life Posts: 30,390	Ornamental Grass ID please.. Oct 21, 2012 13:53:23 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosefriend on Oct 21, 2012 13:53:23 GMT I dismissed Miscanthus as this is a really course grass...mine I mean... RF
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Jasmine Garden Sage Posts: 62,513	Ornamental Grass ID please.. Oct 21, 2012 13:55:15 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jasmine on Oct 21, 2012 13:55:15 GMT It looks quite soft in the pic RF, like bunny tail grass but taller.
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Ornamental Grass ID please.. Oct 21, 2012 15:17:39 GMT

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Post by Tig on Oct 21, 2012 15:17:39 GMT

I've had a look round the garden at mine and none of them look like that one. However I have just sown some seed of calamagrostis and I reckon that is what yours is RF - possibly Karl Foerster, but you won't know for sure until it flowers

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Rosefriend Admin Friendship is the Finest Rose in the Garden of Life Posts: 30,390	Ornamental Grass ID please.. Oct 22, 2012 6:33:50 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosefriend on Oct 22, 2012 6:33:50 GMT Just been looking at pics and if it is a calamagrostis I will be thrilled - they really are rather lovely....hope it does flower as it will certainly help identify it..!! Thanks all.. RF
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