Yankee In NC
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 6:26 pm Post subject: Mystery Perennial |
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I got this for free and I have no idea what this is:If you can identify it for me I would be grateful!
is is very narrow and there are no leaves...just this really neat bulb shaped bud at the top.
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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Appears to be a Bamboo but I don't know which kind.
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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It could be Palm Bamboo - Sasa palmata f. nebulosa. It's hard to tell though as there are no visible leaves.
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Yankee In NC
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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there are no leaves on it
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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How long have you had it? Maybe it just hasn't leafed out yet. Is it growing in water or soil?
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Yankee In NC
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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i got it a few months ago and the old growth from last year looks just like what is there now..the newer greener spikes. I have no idea what to expect of it...height, flower, invasiveness...
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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If it is a Bamboo, leave it in a pot until you can identify which variety. Some clump and some spread like wildfire so a pot will keep it in bounds until you know for sure. Full sun but maybe some afternoon shade it is really hot. Keep it watered but not soggy, just don't let it get dried out completely between waterings. In a pot will also help you determine it's preferred growing conditions...if it is in the ground in the wrong place you can't move it as easily as when it's in a pot.
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IBinsanity
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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Are you sure it isn't a horsetail? Looks MUCH more like an early shoot of horsetail than a bamboo, in my opinion.
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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I agree, Horsetail, I think.
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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Horsetail that's the plant name I couldn't think of.
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Yankee In NC
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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cool....at least i know what it is now! i read that it is toxic to animals...good thing I put it in my gated pocket garden! Thanks!!!!
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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I don't know about that variety of horsetail, but the sort I get here on my allotment is a thug, so if I were growing it as an ornamental, I might be tempted to grow it in a pot or planter.
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dooley
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| Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 1:08 am Post subject: |
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I knew it started with horse but couldn't remember the rest of it. It grew by my compost one year. I pulled it all out. dooley
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