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Variegated Bamboo Grass

Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 1:11 am
by Jeff: Igor's Apprentice
I found this just a few feet from my front door at the base of an elephant ear. I have a lot of this grass around. Not 100% sure on the id but I think that it is Microstegium vimineum, called "Bamboo Grass" and "Japanese Stiltgrass". I was hoping it would be a perennial, but it is not. It's pretty invasive, but I'm not sure that would stop me from trying to propagate it if I new how to keep an annual in perpetuity via asexual reproduction. :lol: This is just one branch on the grass, so it is a branch sport. I realize it's not the greatest picture, but I've been working long hours and we've had lots of rain, so it's been hard to find an optimal moment to take the picture.

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Re: Variegated Bamboo Grass

Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 8:45 pm
by needmore
I just spent 4 hours string trimming, pulling, mowing and cursing stiltgrass. Everywhere, worst invader I've got.

Re: Variegated Bamboo Grass

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 4:02 pm
by Jeff: Igor's Apprentice
needmore wrote:I just spent 4 hours string trimming, pulling, mowing and cursing stiltgrass. Everywhere, worst invader I've got.
So, you're saying you wouldn't want some rare variegated stiltgrass in exchange for, oh I don't know, some of that 'Harbin' maybe? :lol:

Re: Variegated Bamboo Grass

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 4:07 pm
by needmore
Lemme think about that...

Re: Variegated Bamboo Grass

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 6:17 pm
by Jeff: Igor's Apprentice
:roll: Really?!?!? You have to "think" about that?!?!? :shock:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Variegated Bamboo Grass

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 4:33 am
by needmore
Oh I wasn't thinking of it for me...