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- From: "Doreen Howard" <gardendiva@charter.net>
- To: "gardenwriters-on-gardening" <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [gwl-g] Wild quinine, Prairie dropseed
- Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 11:28:45 -0500
Sally,
I interviewed Galen Gates at Chicago Botanic Garden last year for an article
on foolproof perennials. He recommended prairie dropseed, and it fit the
'foolproof' critera--does not drop seeds and isn't invasive. Here is what
he said about it.
"Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis)-Fills late summer days and nights
with the smell of hot buttered popcorn and cilantro when mist-like caramel
flowers bloom. Gates likes this Midwestern native grass because it does an
autumnal chameleon act, changing from green into progressive shades of
yellow, gold, orange and tawny brown. Tidy (2 feet tall and wide) and fine
textured, plant the grass where its fragrance can be enjoyed"
Doreen Howard
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Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 8:13 PM
Subject: [gwl-g] Wild quinine, Prairie dropseed
> Does anyone have experience growing these 2 plants?
>
> Wild quinine Parthenium integrifolium
> Prairie dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis
>
> Both are available from Prairie Nursery www.prairienursery.com
>
> My questions are:
>
> Does Wild quinine live up to the catalog description? Does the plant age
> gracefully in autumn? What does it look like after frost?
>
> "Rare and beautiful. One of the most garden-worthy native perennials. It
has
> all the characteristics one looks for in a good garden plant: good form,
> excellent foliage, long bloom time and resistance to just about every bug,
disease
> and weather problem there is. The pure white flowers bloom from June all
the
> way into September. Plant with Blazingstars for a stunning color
combination.
> Grows three to five feet tall in rich loam, sand and clay in full sun.
Hardy to
> Zone 4."
>
> Does Prairie dropseed live up to its name, that is does it drop seed
> profusely, and is it "invasive"?
>
> Thanks for advice.
>
> Sally Williams
>
> Editor, Garden Literature Index
> EBSCO Publishing
> Boston area
>
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[gwl-g] Wild quinine, Prairie dropseed,
GardenLit, 05/03/2004
- Re: [gwl-g] Wild quinine, Prairie dropseed, Yvonne Cunnington, 05/03/2004
- Re: [gwl-g] Wild quinine, Prairie dropseed, Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, 05/03/2004
- Re: [gwl-g] Wild quinine, Prairie dropseed, Carolyn Ulrich, 05/03/2004
- Re: [gwl-g] Wild quinine, Prairie dropseed, Doreen Howard, 05/04/2004
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [gwl-g] Wild quinine, Prairie dropseed, GardenLit, 05/03/2004
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