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YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066
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Can anyone tell me the name of the grass in this pot please.

Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
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  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    It looks a bit like Phalaris Arundinacea var. Picta. Gardener's Garters. Could be wrong.
  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066
    Not that one @Borderline.  The grass stalk grows up and then splits into lots of spikes at the top. I had it in the pot a few years ago but I can't remember where I got it from or what it's called.
    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • PeggyTXPeggyTX Posts: 556
    Looks like what we call Flax Lilies (Daniella).  Produces wispy spikes with bluish berries in optimum setting. 
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  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906
    Could it be Hakonechloa macra?
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  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066
    @Ladybird4 @Peggy in Texas Had a look but it's neither of those.
    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906
    @Yviestevie I do hope you are successful in identifying it.
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  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066
    @Ladybird4 I've not been happy with some of the thrillers in my pots this year so I looked back at my photos and really liked this one.  I hope I can find it too. I've been looking at the grass suppliers websites but no luck so far.
    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906
    @Yviestevie could it be Carex oshimensis?
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  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066
    @Ladybird4 no I have that one.  Must admit it is a bit like a carex I've been wondering if it is Cyperus involucratus It's certainly similar, but it's not quite right, although it does have the same straight stem and a load of spikes at the top.  I seem to remember the CI being a bit softer at the top though.
    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066
    @Ladybird4 Yay, I've found it.  It's called Carex sparkler.
    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
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