Can you identify this plant?

[i_am_the_scruff]

I searched for a thread about gardens but I got pages and pages of threads completely unrelated to anything about gardens!

When I take the dog out she loves running over these plants in the green I take her to, I think she likes the feeling of them on her tummy lol.

So when I have a garden I want to plant some for her. But I don't know what they are, does anyone here know?

Thanks!

 

[desi_de_lu_lu]

Ornamental grass.

I think Purple fountain....is the variety, by the color in the picture.

 

[LocktownDog]

Right on the money. Although it could be the variegated variety. Hard to tell from the photo. Most nurseries have them for under $5 for a one gallon plant.

 

[i_am_the_scruff]

Well I took the picture on my phone so it's the the best quality.. in person it doesn't look very purple.. I think. I can't remember lol.

 

[Paisley]

This is purple fountain grass.

Can you ask the property owner what kind of grass it is? If not, find a local plant society--they should be able to tell you.

 

[i_am_the_scruff]

This is purple fountain grass.

Can you ask the property owner what kind of grass it is? If not, find a local plant society--they should be able to tell you.

It's a public area. Maybe when I have a garden i'll just go to a garden centre and ask about it and buy some.

thanks for the replies everyone

 

[KittyT]

If it's a public area, it has be managed by some government agency or public group. There is probably a posting somewhere about who manages the property.

Or just pull a stalk of it out of the ground and take it to your garden center.

 

[Paisley]

Might be better to use some sturdy scissors to get a sample. I don't think snipping a leaf and a seed head would hurt the plants.

 

[Smithy]

I'm not a botanist but that looks very, very similar to New Zealand tussock grass.

It is actually possible that it is this as I do know varieties of NZ plants are available in the UK.

 

[i_am_the_scruff]

I'm not a botanist but that looks very, very similar to New Zealand tussock grass.

It is actually possible that it is this as I do know varieties of NZ plants are available in the UK.

I just googled that and the images do look just like that plant! Thank you very much.

 

[KittyT]

By the way, can I just say how totally sweet it is of you to want to acquire some of this for your pooch? That's a fantastic and loving pet owner if I ever saw one! :eusa_clap

 

[Smithy]

I just googled that and the images do look just like that plant! Thank you very much.

You're welcome. I'm pretty certain it is that.

If you pick some up for your garden, it's incredibly hardy, doesn't mind frosts, extreme cold or warmth. Although it's a wild grass it's become popular back home as an ornamental plant for gardens.

 

[i_am_the_scruff]

Great - sounds perfect!

By the way, can I just say how totally sweet it is of you to want to acquire some of this for your pooch? That's a fantastic and loving pet owner if I ever saw one! :eusa_clap

she's my beautiful girl. How can I resist this face?

I don't even have a garden.. I want to move so we can get a garden for her.. I just have to convince my boyfriend!

 

[KittyT]

How can I resist this face?

OMGCUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTE! What a sweet face.

I don't even have a garden.. I want to move so we can get a garden for her..

It's crazy what we'll do for our pets, isn't it? I haven't seen *that* thread here yet. My cats used to look out the window at the pigeons on the porch, and when I put in my AC they gave me sad faces about not being able to see out the window, so they got their own perch above the AC.

 

[i_am_the_scruff]

It is crazy.. but you really do fal in love with them.

I wonder what your cats were thinking while watching those pigeons lol "dinner time" maybe?