Posted by Chris Hogg on July 27, 2011, 4:18 pm
A few years ago I was given some seeds of what I was told was Stipa
barbata, which has 'flowered' for the last couple of years, but the
seed-heads look remarkably like Stipa pulcherrima, in that when ripe
they start to twist and form long feathery spiral shapes. Google
images of both are very similar, especially before the seed-heads are
fully ripe (see http://tinyurl.com/3wqrtzu and
http://tinyurl.com/3fdtk9c ). I've also seen reference to Stipa
pulcherrima 'Barbata', which combines both names
(http://tinyurl.com/3rb8c53 ), which confuses me even more. The Kew
grasses database seems to treat them as separate types
(http://tinyurl.com/3qx6flu and http://tinyurl.com/3ehe92a ).
Unfortunately the botanical descriptions given by Kew are quite beyond
me. Is there an easy way for the non-expert (me) to tell them apart,
or do I need a degree in botany? Whichever it is, it's a very lovely
grass, better than any of the other Stipas I've had, and I've had
several over the years. The seed-heads are amazing.
--
Chris
Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales
Posted by Chris Hogg on July 28, 2011, 1:01 pm
>Whichever it is, it's a very lovely grass, better than any of the
>other Stipas I've had, and I've had >several over the years. The
>seed-heads are amazing.
Having sung its praises, I thought I ought to post a picture. It's on
Tinypic, so I apologise to the ladies if there are any pictures of
chesty women, (and to the blokes if there aren't!), but they're not my
responsibility ;-)
http://i52.tinypic.com/2drbdol.jpg
--
Chris
Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales
Posted by Mike Lyle on July 28, 2011, 1:58 pm
>>Whichever it is, it's a very lovely grass, better than any of the
>>other Stipas I've had, and I've had >several over the years. The
>>seed-heads are amazing.
>Having sung its praises, I thought I ought to post a picture. It's on
>Tinypic, so I apologise to the ladies if there are any pictures of
>chesty women, (and to the blokes if there aren't!), but they're not my
>responsibility ;-)
>http://i52.tinypic.com/2drbdol.jpg
Very nice. And no pneumatic bliss, either: perhaps somebody can tell
us how you get a picture-only display like this one, and how you get
the one our other friend achieved, with all the blurb and the dodgy
link.
--
Mike.
Posted by Chris Hogg on July 28, 2011, 2:26 pm
On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:58:36 +0100, Mike Lyle
>>Having sung its praises, I thought I ought to post a picture. It's on
>>Tinypic, so I apologise to the ladies if there are any pictures of
>>chesty women, (and to the blokes if there aren't!), but they're not my
>>responsibility ;-)
>>
>>http://i52.tinypic.com/2drbdol.jpg
>Very nice. And no pneumatic bliss, either: perhaps somebody can tell
>us how you get a picture-only display like this one, and how you get
>the one our other friend achieved, with all the blurb and the dodgy
>link.
Dunno; I just did what I normally do. But I note a difference in the
form of the URL between my link and the previous poster's. Compare the
bit after // on my link and his: //tinypic.com/r/29g2693/7 . Mine has
a letter and number before tinypic, no /r, and refers to a jpg image
whereas his has a straight alphanumeric reference.
I've just uploaded another image at random to tinypic, and it offers
me four possibilities for the link to the image: HTML for websites;
IMG Code for Forums & Message Boards; URL for E-Mail & IM; and Direct
Link for Layouts. The one I used was Direct Link for Layouts, whereas
the previous poster must have selected URL for E-Mail & IM, as it has
the same form as his earlier links.
So choose Direct Link for Layouts, and you'll get no busty substances.
--
Chris
Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales
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>other Stipas I've had, and I've had >several over the years. The
>seed-heads are amazing.