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Try again Stipa

I posted twice the same question and im not sure where its gone. So i will ask again. Would you recommend cutting back Stipa grass in spring in order to encourage new growth. Late autumn, when they die, is the usual time to cut grasses back. If you by Cia

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17/07/2012 19:10:40

by Cia

Grasses

get too high nor invade. They look extremely good with verbena bonariensis which does grow tall but is light and airy and also has nectar and pollen for insects. You could also consider forms of stipa such as tenuensis or even gigantica as this forms by summerpots

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03/06/2012 14:14:57

by obelixx

What type of Bamboo??

, consider alternatives to bamboo. Ornamental grasses like miscanthus, stipa, Calamagrostis grow quickly and flower well. while choosing best one you need to go with size.. You will find that many bamboo species can vary considerably in size depending by ziggy

09/04/2013 22:21:35

by Rick greenfingers

Ornamental grasses

, which are useful, especially to butterflies, though these are never recommended on TV shows. When I cut down my grasses, I leave bundles around for the birds to use for nesting material. My favourite is stipa tennuissima, which doesn't grow huge by christopher2

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31/07/2012 20:50:19

by christopher2

grasses

of the base (the root bottom), using a saw. Then replace the plant in its pot, sitting on an inch of new compost for the roots to grow into. But you don't want to go to all that trouble. Mine get fed as part of the spring scattering of pelleted chicken manure by carolyn gray

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24/07/2012 00:31:36

by christopher2

Help Need With Container Planting

shrub that I grow in a container by my front door. Dwarf hydrangea's, grasses like hackonochloa, stipa Tennuissima, elymus magellanicus, skimmias, sarcoccoca , alpines like lithodora, osteospermum ( take cuttings every year in case of losses by Luke Richardson

06/04/2013 00:02:45

by Verdun

pampass grass

hi need to no if i cut back a big pamass grass will it grow back and can i dig it up and move it .. Yes you can cut pampas grass back now....in fact you need to. Cut it near to ground level.Difficult plant to move....how big is it? You can split by gorby

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28/03/2013 06:50:47

by gorby

Panicum virgatum 'Hanse Herms' German speaker needed

for large clumps. I've put some of each in the greenhouse (cold) and left some outside (space issues). I grow this grass. Perfectly hardy. Easy to grow. Autumn though is not best time to dig up or split any grasses ....but. I do it anyway. It's mild by nutcutlet

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22/11/2012 14:26:31

by nutcutlet

Ooh ooh so excited!

but the rest will be dahlias or plants grown from seed, so I will have to wait to see what looks good/germinates. One plant which I love, and have threaded through my patch, is stipa tenuissima. It self seeds so its babies can easily be transplanted. Does well by Wintersong

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25/04/2012 20:35:49

by Wintersong

How have your gardening tastes changed over the years.....

of weeds. Verdun will hate me for that! Sorry Verdun That's ok busy lizzie. Lots of people don't like grasses .....until they see them in full flower. I have stipa gigantea, the golden oat grass. It gets to about 7 or 8 feet with golden yellow flower by Verdun

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29/03/2013 09:46:52

by artjak

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