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Tallest grasses for zone 6
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Posted by garden_grammie SE Pa. (My Page) on Mon, Mar 26, 07 at 7:26
| I would like to put some grasses next to our deck for some summertime privacy. What would be my best bet for some height in Chester county Pennsylvania? We receive sun up until about 2 or 3 PM. Also, are their any online suppliers you can recommend? |
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RE: Tallest grasses for zone 6
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- Posted by donn_ 7a, GSB, LI, NY (My Page) on
Mon, Mar 26, 07 at 7:42
Saccharum ravennae
Arundo donax
Miscanthus giganteus
Miscanthus sinensis (various cultivars)
Panicum virgatum (various cultivars)
Bluestem
Santa Rosa Gardens |
RE: Tallest grasses for zone 6
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| Thanks so much for the feed back. The prices from Santa Rosa seemed very good. Will the plants be a good size this year? |
RE: Tallest grasses for zone 6
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| I've a catalog (Plants of the Southwest) that says Sporobolus wrightii will get to seven feet. 300 seed for $2.50. May require three years? |
RE: Tallest grasses for zone 6
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- Posted by donn_ 7a, GSB, LI, NY (My Page) on
Thu, Mar 29, 07 at 15:04
| I forgot about S. wrightii. I have a packet of seeds from PoSW waiting to be started, too. grammie..different varieties grow at different speeds. In general, the old rule for perennials also applies to perennial grasses; First year they sleep.
Second year they creep.
Third year they leap. An example is two Miscanthus varieties I got last year, M.s. 'Gracillimus' and 'Gold Bar.' I potted them up in early summer, and by the end of the growing season, the 'Gracillimus' was 2' tall, but the 'Gold Bar' had only grown 6". |
RE: Tallest grasses for zone 6
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| Gold Bar is a little on the slow size, donn, from my experience. It is an outstanding miscanthus grass, but moves about as fast as a teenager getting up for school. I agree, the perennial rule fits grasses for the most part, but if you provide proper conditions, an early spring planted miscanthus grass clump or pot should reach 1/3 to 1/2 size by fall, and 3/4 to full mature size the following fall, or by 3rd year at least. Conditions and weather are everything! If you're in Chester county, take a visit over to Longwood Gardens and se their grasses coming up this spring. |
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