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Does anyone know the name of this grass?

(15 Posts)
MerylStreep Mon 14-Aug-23 15:47:17

I want to take some seeds to grow some more.
All the blurb on grasses say to collect the seed heads before they ripen.
Without the name I can’t search for more detail.

MaizieD Mon 14-Aug-23 15:50:55

If those seedheads still contain seeds I'd try sowing some, anyway. After all, when you buy seed it isn't usually in its unripened state.

Sorry, can't help further, I've no idea what variety it is.

Shrub Mon 14-Aug-23 16:06:22

It's very difficult to tell from that photo, but maybe a Molinia. It's very upright.

Callistemon21 Mon 14-Aug-23 16:11:28

Is it Feather Reed Grass?

MerylStreep Mon 14-Aug-23 16:11:58

Shrub
Thanks, I’ll search that, or, as MaizieD says, just collect the seeds ( and hope for success)

Callistemon21 Mon 14-Aug-23 16:15:15

Feather Reed grass

MerylStreep Mon 14-Aug-23 16:29:16

Shrub
I searched all the Molinia. It’s a caerulea I think 🤔

MerylStreep Mon 14-Aug-23 16:30:56

Scrubb the above. Callistemon21 has it, yeh 😄well done you 👏👏👏

Caravansera Mon 14-Aug-23 16:33:06

I agree that it's feather reed grass. Look up Calamagrostis x acutiflora. The seeds of popular species such as "Karl Foerster" and "Overdam" are sterile.

merlotgran Mon 14-Aug-23 16:33:15

It looks like Calamagrostis acutiflora Karl Foerster.

merlotgran Mon 14-Aug-23 16:34:30

Snap Caravansera 😃

Callistemon21 Mon 14-Aug-23 16:44:36

merlotgran

It looks like Calamagrostis acutiflora Karl Foerster.

There's posh for you 😁

MerylStreep Mon 14-Aug-23 16:53:43

Now I’m really getting confused 🙃 and it doesn’t take much.
Here’s a pick of the seed head.

Callistemon21 Mon 14-Aug-23 19:53:20

Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' is a Feather Reed Grass!
🙂

Whitewavemark2 Mon 14-Aug-23 20:21:14

I’ve got that in my garden and it doesn’t look like the photo? 🤔