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[jillraggett]

Plants of the Day

Wednesday 26 August 2020

Here three different grasses become the stars of late summer and will continue to provide a dynamic display through the autumn and winter. The characteristics of the different species are clear when seen together with the upright habit of Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' (feather reed-grass), the airy heads of the Stipa gigantea 'Gold Fontaene' (golden oats), and the slender, arching, silvery plumes of Stipa pseudoichu.

Jill Raggett

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Tuesday 20 August 2019

The Kale Yard Cafe is in the walled garden of Boath House, Nairn, Scotland, and many of the plants go from the garden to the plate but it was an ornamental grass, Stipa gigantea (golden oats, giant oats), that caught my attention. The oat-like, long-awned purplish flowers had ripened to gold and formed a transparent curtain above the evergreen, clump forming leaves. The plant needs full sun and space to grow so the seed heads do not get tangled with other plants.

Jill Raggett