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Gardening

Gormy Cuss

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5. If your state ag dept says it's invasive, avoid it.

Reply to kjackson227 (Original post)

Tue May 8, 2012, 08:21 PM

May 2012

I can grow it here but a few miles away (different microclimate) it's incredibly invasive. There are other showy grasses (as Xemas mentioned, Miscanthus is a good one) which are less invasive .

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Sooo, what are your thoughts regarding pampas grass? [View all] kjackson227 May 2012 OP

My first thought when I saw this was----DON'T. Curmudgeoness May 2012 #1

Why would anyone think it's so hard to get rid of large grasses. Denninmi May 2012 #2

Hope it works out better than the bamboo that showed up in our backyard a while back(MN) kickysnana May 2012 #3

How tall of a plant are you looking for? XemaSab May 2012 #4

If your state ag dept says it's invasive, avoid it. Gormy Cuss May 2012 #5

I'm not fond of the stuff personally. I think it looks weird and out-of-place in beac May 2012 #6

Thanks everyone for the replies. I've decided not to plant the grass, afterall... kjackson227 Jun 2012 #7

It's a non-native invasive BlueToTheBone Jun 2012 #8