Stipa 'Brautschleier'
Good Qualities:
Year 1:
Attractive fine leaved grass. I'm more excited about using the foliage than the flower; Good growth.
Year 2:
Vigorous grower, different flower head.
Problems:
Year 1:
This grass just sat in the field and did not grow (Zone 7).
Year 2:
Nondescript; Just another grass - boring; Wrong climate? - Never flowered, foliage only got about 12 inches long (Zone 7a).
Trial Data
Year 1
| Plants flowering (%) | Plants dead at end of summer (%) | Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating - Wholesale (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Retail (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Consumer (1) | Repeat Again Rating (1) | Ease of Cultivation Rating (1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 0 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 2.5 | 5 |
| Range of Responses | 0 | 0-34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 1-4 | 5 |
(1) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Year 2
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating - Wholesale (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Retail (1) | Market Appreciation Rating - Consumer (1) | Repeat Again Rating (2) | Ease of Cultivation Rating (2) | Average Spacing (in2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 96.3 | 6.8 | 28.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 4.0 |
| Range of Responses | 85-100 | 0-20 | 22-36 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 3-5 |
(1) Data shown are from those respondents who harvested stems. Some respondents may not have harvested stems because they were too short. Flowering stems may be longer next year after plants are established. See comments section for more details.
(2) 1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Here & Now Gardens (HN)
P.O. Box 6
Gales Creek, OR 97117
503-357-5774
FAX 503-357-3858
Comments:
Year 1:
Plants from this supplier were quite small.
Year 2:
Similar to pennisetums and miscanthus; Not any interest found by anyone; Too similar to other grasses to stand out.