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Saccharum ravennae - Hardy Pampas Grass Search
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Posted by grancru z5 MI (My Page) on Tue, Jun 19, 07 at 8:37
| Is anyone growing Saccharum ravennae Hardy Pampas grass? I have been searching for this everywhere but can only find the non hardy types. Can anyone help me out please? |
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RE: Saccharum ravennae - Hardy Pampas Grass Search
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- Posted by donn_ 7a, GSB, LI, NY (My Page) on
Tue, Jun 19, 07 at 9:32
| I started 3 clumps from seed last year. I got the seeds from a Garden Web trader. Bluestone Perennials and Bluestem.ca both sell the plant on the web. |
RE: Saccharum ravennae - Hardy Pampas Grass Search
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Thank you. I contacted both and they are out. Search still on.
I really need someone that has some starts or is splitting theirs, ect. |
RE: Saccharum ravennae - Hardy Pampas Grass Search
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- Posted by donn_ 7a, GSB, LI, NY (My Page) on
Tue, Jun 19, 07 at 13:28
| Santa Rosa Gardens, in Florida, lists it (as Erianthus ravennae) in stock, priced at $5.99. They are very well thought of. Have you tried local Michigan nurseries? Walter's Gardens, one of the largest perennial growers in the country, is in Michigan, and they generally offer the grass, at wholesale only. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Santa Rosa Gardens
RE: Saccharum ravennae - Hardy Pampas Grass Search
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John: If you are looking for a seed source, Ivy Garth has Erianthus ravennae 250 for $4.95. If you don't want the seeds till next winter, I'll include them in my order so there will not be a shipping charge.
Mike |
RE: Saccharum ravennae - Hardy Pampas Grass Search
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| While Ravenna grass is a great plant, it looks nothing like pampas. I love my plant. The blooms are almost 14 feet tall and stand through the winter, but it certainly isn't anything like pampas. |
RE: Saccharum ravennae - Hardy Pampas Grass Search
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- Posted by donn_ 7a, GSB, LI, NY (My Page) on
Wed, Jun 20, 07 at 8:47
| I imagine the common name "Hardy Pampas Grass" came about as a marketing ploy, attempting to capitalize on the tendency of many casual gardeners to call any tall ornamental grass "Pampas Grass" (like calling any photocopier a Xerox machine). |
RE: Saccharum ravennae - Hardy Pampas Grass Search
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Hi Grancru,
Did you find a source for the grass? I got the bug to get some when I saw it growing all over at one of our restaurants. My local nursery has tons of gallon pots. If you want to email me privately, I'd be happy to get some to you.
Kay Dye (kdye1@aol.com) |
RE: Saccharum ravennae - Hardy Pampas Grass Search
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| was looking for a source to order some "saccharum ravennae" and "muhlenbergia capillaris regal mist" for home use. was going to plant "sac. rav." in the middle of a diamond in my drive way and border it with "regal mist" thanks,
chuck |
RE: Saccharum ravennae - Hardy Pampas Grass Search
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| we routinely have it here at our greenhouse too. I love it! we have it planted here at the house in 50% shade, it only gets morning and just a little bit of late afternoon sun and it does great! That's really unusual for a big grass like that. Some people say it's too big, but If you don't like it to be so tall, just cut off the plumes when you see them coming up and then you just have a nice manageable puff of 3-4 foot tall grass which also looks great over winter when it turns tan. |
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