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Black Grass


Black Grass (ophiopogon planiscapus nigrescens)

this is my black grass i got from our magna carta day yesterday, bit like a town celebration..bought it for 20p



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If this is happy you'll have a lot of Black grass!
Hard to believe that garden centres around here are asking up to a fiver for this - you simply dig a bit up and transplant it. It has interesting flowers too.

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12 Jun, 2011

 

Thats a bargain

12 Jun, 2011

 

I have a thing for Black or Blue flowers, so when i saw this i just had to get it meanie it came with 5 other plants, apparently it has virtually black berries to is that right?

Thanks Clarice yes there was 6 plants in the bag and i couldn't turn a bargain like that down :-))

12 Jun, 2011

 

Dont blame you, i'm of to Gardeners World next Saturday, hope there's a few bargains there, i try to buy a plant every time i go to a garden event, think i'll be treating myself to a grass plant.

12 Jun, 2011

 

The berries are indeed almost black.

12 Jun, 2011

 

very nice - I also have this

12 Jun, 2011

 

Good luck there Clarice hope you do treat yourself.. that's good to know thanks Meanie, Thanks Paul i thought you might have this :-)) how are you feeling now..

12 Jun, 2011

 

better thanks Surreylad - just drained :):)

12 Jun, 2011

 

hopefully you'll be fully fit very soon :-)

12 Jun, 2011

 

hope so - hope it doesn't become permanent. Should be okay though :)

12 Jun, 2011

 

:-))

13 Jun, 2011

 

had one of these given to me 2years ago - an offshoot of an established plant...the plant it was taken from is really spectacular! the black berries look like black pearls - and before those appear there are spikes of tiny pink flowers...
you got an absolute bargain there!! v expensive in the garden centres :-)

13 Jun, 2011

 

Thanks Jeanette i know i couldn't turn down a bargain like that :-)

13 Jun, 2011

 

it was the right decision!! like you, I am a sucker for black flowers (or leaves!) :-)

13 Jun, 2011

 

Thanks Jeanette, yes i love Black it's my favourite colour, but i also like blue flowers,,, i've got some young black bamboo i'm waiting for it to change colour on !!

13 Jun, 2011

 

snap! got the black bamboo! I'm a bit disappointed with it tho - planted early last year but lost quite a few leaves this winter, new leaves are slow to show...and the stems are not a colour anywhere near black! I have an idea this happens as the plant matures?? :-)

14 Jun, 2011

 

That's a shame i lost some leaves to, but they will grow new stems, they change colour on their third year apparently.. i have one stem that's nearly black so with any luck it may get better now :-)

14 Jun, 2011

 

that's good to know - a case of patience then!!
there's hope for my plant yet - only got to wait another two years...!
I go to a local garden centre that has a beautiful 'thicket' of this plant with really black stems, I will ask next time I go how old their plant is!
is there a plant that has yr ideal combination of black leaves/blue flowers?..have racked my brains, can't think of one...??! :-)

14 Jun, 2011

 

Meanie had one a salvia,green leaves but black stems with rich blue flowers think it's called black and blue.. it's on my to get list for next year :-) i did get a nice hyacinth with black flowers i have a photo, it's called 'midnight'..

15 Jun, 2011

 

hi! I got the black grass flower colour wrong...they're white not pink!! I will put a foto up on my page! :-)

24 Jun, 2011

 

And I now have a Salvia with green leaves and stems, but black flowers!

24 Jun, 2011

 

i must catch up with every ones photo's, that sounds excellent Meanie..

24 Jun, 2011

 

saw that earlier meanier, beautiful!! :-D

24 Jun, 2011



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