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purple flame grass

15 years ago

On the bargain rack at Lowes,I bought 4 pathetic looking,scraggly purple flame grasses,so they said!I was hoping that with a little tlc they'd be OK. I bought and planted in beginning of May. The brown foliage hadn't been cut back . They look pretty brown and close to dead,BUT I can see some green stems with purple brown tops hiding in there.Does it sound like there's hope? Julie

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julescap
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15 years ago
oops! I meant purple fountain grass!
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