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| Good evening folks,
Can anyone please share where to buy ornamental grass seeds that's hardy for zone 5a other than ebay? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Neil |
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| https://www.jelitto.com/haupt_en.html |
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- Posted by v1rtu0s1ty Zone 5a, Northern IL (My Page) on Tue, Jan 6, 09 at 12:50
| Thanks donn for the link. Is the information for their miscanthus they're selling correct? I was told from this forum that Miscanthus is only hardy to 6b and above. Their site is showing Zone 4-9. Please let me know. Thanks. |
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| Lots of varieties of Miscanthus out there. Some are hardy to zone 4, while others only zone 5/6. Hardier varieties include Autumn Light, Silberfeder, Purpurascens, among others. |
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- Posted by v1rtu0s1ty Zone 5a, Northern IL (My Page) on Tue, Jan 6, 09 at 22:05
| Thanks for the info. I'll look at it again. :) |
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- Posted by v1rtu0s1ty Zone 5a, Northern IL (My Page) on Tue, Jan 6, 09 at 22:48
| I only found Silberfeder using their search engine. I searched for Purpurascens pics in Google and looks like this is one of the ornamental grass that I always see in our area and one of the ornamental grass I really want to have. It's very beautiful. While I was searching for it, I also saw the following. 1. Autumn Light Miscanthus - http://www.willowmist.com/autumn_light.html 2. Graziella - http://www.willowmist.com/graziella.html 3. Flame Grass(Purpurascens) - http://www.willowmist.com/png1_image006.html 4. Malepartus - http://www.willowmist.com/image009.html 5. Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster' - http://www.willowmist.com/png1_image020.html Is this hardy to zone 5a? 6.Fountain Grasses (Pennisetum alopecuroides) - http://www.willowmist.com/fountain.html What about this one, is this hardy to zone 5a? Thanks! |
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| Pennisetum alopecuriodes is hardy to zone 4, and easy to grow from seed. Here's a good website for information about grasses for your zone. Bluestem specializes in grasses for cold climates. http://www.bluestem.ca/ |
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| Pardon my spelling. I always screw up alopecuroides. |
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- Posted by v1rtu0s1ty Zone 5a, Northern IL (My Page) on Wed, Jan 7, 09 at 12:52
| Thanks for the link! :) |
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- Posted by countrygardener_2009 5 (My Page) on Sat, Jan 10, 09 at 9:36
| Does anyone know of a source for seeds of Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'? Can you grow it from seed? |
Here is a link that might be useful: Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'
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| Most sources indicate 'Aureola' does not produce viable seed. I've never seen any sold, although I have seen some available on seed swap sites. It's unlikely any viable seed would produce the characteristics of the cultivar. |
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| Been growing Carl Foester grass here in zone 3 for 3years. fRANK |
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- Posted by marksavage 6 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 18, 09 at 22:42
| I'm trying to find some morning light ornamental grass. Love this stuff but can't seem to find plants or seed anywhere. Can anyone help? Mark |
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- Posted by achnatherum z5 Ontario (My Page) on Thu, Feb 19, 09 at 19:49
| If you would like to try a variety of grasses from seed Gardens North has quite a selection of hardy grass seed. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Gardens North
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