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Stipa Gigantia

Discussion in 'General Gardening Discussion' started by kath57, Jan 13, 2005.

  1. kath57

    kath57 Apprentice Gardener

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    Hi Can anyone advise me please as whether I should cut down to ground level my 2 Stipia Gigantias?

    They were planted last spring (3 litre pot)they quickly settled in but not sure now about when/how much to cut.

    Many Thanks Kathleen
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    I'm not 100% sure but I would assume you treat Stipa in much the same way as any other ornamental grass. That is cut down to ground level in spring or slightly earlier if you want to.
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    Thanks for that Pete,
    will give them the chop,
    neighbours cat has now decided to use one of the as a loo

    Regards Kathleen
     
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