Posted by Jax on October 15, 2006, 7:26 am
I have looked at different sites on the internet but could see anything this
this plant
I saw a plant in a local shop that used to sell many plants but now the
concentrate on selling cut flowers making boquetes and green groceries etc.
So no one serving in the shop could tell me what it was.
Its a short plant, just over a foot tall. It has dark brown bottle brush
like " spikes/flowers". The more mature fronds also seem to have pale brown
seeds on the outside of the "bottle brushes". The less mature emerging baby
bottle brushes are soft and slilky and very dark brown. As they mature they
fatten up and become slightly more spikey. The leaves are long and quite
broad and are green with a slight purply tinge. From a distance the plant
looks like a small short bullrush but the "bottle brushes" are much more
open textured and spikey compared to the dense head of a bullrush. I have
never seen a plant like this ever before. The shop couldnt tell me any more
about the planting or care. I paid £5 for the plant in case that helps.
Jackie
Posted by La Puce on October 15, 2006, 9:15 am
Jax wrote:
> I have looked at different sites on the internet but could see anything this
> this plant
> I saw a plant in a local shop that used to sell many plants but now the
> concentrate on selling cut flowers making boquetes and green groceries etc.
> So no one serving in the shop could tell me what it was.
> Its a short plant, just over a foot tall. It has dark brown bottle brush
> like " spikes/flowers". The more mature fronds also seem to have pale brown
> seeds on the outside of the "bottle brushes". The less mature emerging baby
> bottle brushes are soft and slilky and very dark brown. As they mature they
> fatten up and become slightly more spikey. The leaves are long and quite
> broad and are green with a slight purply tinge. From a distance the plant
> looks like a small short bullrush but the "bottle brushes" are much more
> open textured and spikey compared to the dense head of a bullrush. I have
> never seen a plant like this ever before. The shop couldnt tell me any more
> about the planting or care. I paid £5 for the plant in case that helps.
The leaves, are they long single ones starting from the base of the
plant, or are they starting from various places along the main stem?
Posted by Jax on October 15, 2006, 11:01 am
>The leaves, are they long single ones starting from the base of the
>plant, or are they starting from various places along the main stem?
The leaves are single and wide ribbon like purple and greeny colour the all
seem to come from the base of the plant, the leaves are dying back now but
the "bull rush" bits are still ok and I guess could be used in some sort of
flower arranging if one wanted.
Jax
Posted by Sacha on October 15, 2006, 11:31 am
On 15/10/06 12:26, in article egt5u3$3mm$1$830fa17d@news.demon.co.uk, "Jax"
> I have looked at different sites on the internet but could see anything this
> this plant
>
> I saw a plant in a local shop that used to sell many plants but now the
> concentrate on selling cut flowers making boquetes and green groceries etc.
> So no one serving in the shop could tell me what it was.
>
> Its a short plant, just over a foot tall. It has dark brown bottle brush
> like " spikes/flowers". The more mature fronds also seem to have pale brown
> seeds on the outside of the "bottle brushes". The less mature emerging baby
> bottle brushes are soft and slilky and very dark brown. As they mature they
> fatten up and become slightly more spikey. The leaves are long and quite
> broad and are green with a slight purply tinge. From a distance the plant
> looks like a small short bullrush but the "bottle brushes" are much more
> open textured and spikey compared to the dense head of a bullrush. I have
> never seen a plant like this ever before. The shop couldnt tell me any more
> about the planting or care. I paid £5 for the plant in case that helps.
>
Try looking at Google images of Penniseum setaceum rubrum and Pennisetum
glaucum. We have these outside in pots and they're tall but sound somewhat
similar to what you're describing. It might be those when young or some
kind of relative in the millet family. The two we have are not hardy.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
Posted by Charlie Pridham on October 15, 2006, 1:12 pm
> On 15/10/06 12:26, in article egt5u3$3mm$1$830fa17d@news.demon.co.uk,
"Jax"
> > I have looked at different sites on the internet but could see anything
this
> > this plant
> >
> > I saw a plant in a local shop that used to sell many plants but now the
> > concentrate on selling cut flowers making boquetes and green groceries
etc.
> > So no one serving in the shop could tell me what it was.
> >
> > Its a short plant, just over a foot tall. It has dark brown bottle
brush
> > like " spikes/flowers". The more mature fronds also seem to have pale
brown
> > seeds on the outside of the "bottle brushes". The less mature emerging
baby
> > bottle brushes are soft and slilky and very dark brown. As they mature
they
> > fatten up and become slightly more spikey. The leaves are long and
quite
> > broad and are green with a slight purply tinge. From a distance the
plant
> > looks like a small short bullrush but the "bottle brushes" are much more
> > open textured and spikey compared to the dense head of a bullrush. I
have
> > never seen a plant like this ever before. The shop couldnt tell me any
more
> > about the planting or care. I paid £5 for the plant in case that helps.
> >
> Try looking at Google images of Penniseum setaceum rubrum and Pennisetum
> glaucum. We have these outside in pots and they're tall but sound
somewhat
> similar to what you're describing. It might be those when young or some
> kind of relative in the millet family. The two we have are not hardy.
> --
> Sacha
> www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> South Devon
> http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
If its not that, try looking up images of Restios (sort of South African
cross between grass and bamboo) there are lots of different sorts.
--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and
Lapageria rosea
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> this plant
> I saw a plant in a local shop that used to sell many plants but now the
> concentrate on selling cut flowers making boquetes and green groceries etc.
> So no one serving in the shop could tell me what it was.
> Its a short plant, just over a foot tall. It has dark brown bottle brush
> like " spikes/flowers". The more mature fronds also seem to have pale brown
> seeds on the outside of the "bottle brushes". The less mature emerging baby
> bottle brushes are soft and slilky and very dark brown. As they mature they
> fatten up and become slightly more spikey. The leaves are long and quite
> broad and are green with a slight purply tinge. From a distance the plant
> looks like a small short bullrush but the "bottle brushes" are much more
> open textured and spikey compared to the dense head of a bullrush. I have
> never seen a plant like this ever before. The shop couldnt tell me any more
> about the planting or care. I paid £5 for the plant in case that helps.