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KeenOnGreen
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I purchased 2 Stipa Gigantea a year ago. One has flourished and flowered, but the other one has not flowered, and the foliage has a red tinge, which is not unattractive. Has anybody seen a Stipa Gigantea with red foliage? Could this be something else entirely
, or is it just an immature plant that might take another year or so to flower?
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No I don't think that's Stipa gigantea
Can you take a photo that includes the whole plant.
Its definitely not S. gigantea, although not sure what it is.
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Looks like Stipa arundinacea, or pheasant grass, also known as Anemanthele.
Iwondered about that Buttercup but thought it looked a bit stiff. Would like to see the whole plant
Is it scirocco maybe?
That's a cultivar of the Anamathele lessoniana/Stipa arundincea isn't it.
It probably is. Best guess unless we see the whole thing and change our minds
I think you're right about S. Arundinacea/Anom. Less. Hadn't heard of that one before, but the copper/red colour looks very similar. Have attached a full photo. Nowhere near as nice as Gigantea, and I bought them as a pair, as they are in pots flanking some stairs. Time to relocate it and buy another Gigantea. Pesky garden centres, and this was from a usually reliable one.
Yes, that's the one. It does well in shade if you have a spot suitable. It does self seed (when it flowers) and I let them grow til they're full of dead stuff and then discard. I've never cut one back to remove the dead stuff which might be worth trying.