my neighbour gave me a clump of this rather pretty grass. It looks like a pennisetum, but is hardy (and every pennisetum I have had has never survived a winter). Can anyone tell me what it is ......at the moment it is called Kathy's Grass
Thanks - pretty sure its not H. Jubatum as the flowers emerge fluffy at the outset, rather than having the faint "ear of corn" look about them. I will go and have a google for hardy penisetums (particularly now I have learned how to spell it) and see what I find.
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It looks like Hordeum jubatum (foxtail or mousetail barley). It is quite hardy here.
I am not sure it is H. jubatum, it looks more like one of the Penisetums to me.
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S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I think a penisetum.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thanks - pretty sure its not H. Jubatum as the flowers emerge fluffy at the outset, rather than having the faint "ear of corn" look about them. I will go and have a google for hardy penisetums (particularly now I have learned how to spell it
) and see what I find.
Thanks folks
. You are the best
I thought it had two n's as well chicky
It does look like that to me too. Lovely
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That's a nice one
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thanks - thats the one
Hope it carries on surviving in my frost pocket (neighbours conditions are the same, so maybe she has bred it tough)