Question about Ornamental Grasses

recruiterg · November 20, 2009

If you take the seed from an ornamental grass and germinate it, will it grow true (ie. look the same as the plant you took it from)?

pete · November 20, 2009

Yes they will, at least hardy pompas grass does. I picked a few seedlings out of a gravel parking lot and have been propagating them for 10 years.

Maiden grass I'm not sure about but I have started them from seed and they are easy but start out very tiny.

November 20, 2009	#1
recruiterg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Edina, MN (Zone 4) Posts: 945	Question about Ornamental Grasses If you take the seed from an ornamental grass and germinate it, will it grow true (ie. look the same as the plant you took it from)?

November 20, 2009	#2
pete Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: cincinnati Posts: 202	Yes they will, at least hardy pompas grass does. I picked a few seedlings out of a gravel parking lot and have been propagating them for 10 years. Maiden grass I'm not sure about but I have started them from seed and they are easy but start out very tiny.