Author Topic: [THEME] Flowers, Weird and Wonderful (or maybe not?) (Read 59591 times)

Lars Hansen · « **Reply #300 on:** July 30, 2022, 19:28:16 »

The Clematis in my garden has started blooming.

Zang · « **Reply #301 on:** July 31, 2022, 21:03:22 »

The site was acting up and the picture got lost some how. Trying again...

Bob Foster · « **Reply #302 on:** August 02, 2022, 06:22:21 »

Zang- Thanks for the photo of the rose posted as #294. You've truly captured the pastel delicacy of this cultivar.

Bob

Bob Foster · « **Reply #303 on:** August 02, 2022, 06:29:00 »

Setaria parviflora - Knotroot (or Perennial) Foxtail (or Bristlegrass), a problem in pastures and hay fields.

The spikes, when dried out, cause ulceration in the mouth of horses. At any stage of its life this plant is of marginal value as feed for livestock. Even spot application of glyphosphate (Roundup) will not surely kill it. Provided that you don't have a severe infestation the most certain way to rid your land of this species is to dig each plant out being sure to remove all of the rhizomes from the soil. Here on the southern plains of the U.S. this weed seems to thrive best following an exceptionally wet spring.

It's a shame that something as attractive as this will halve the value if it is present in hay that you sell.

D850 CV 125 1/20 f11 ISO 400

Zang · « **Reply #304 on:** August 02, 2022, 06:33:59 »

Quote from: Bob Foster on August 02, 2022, 06:22:21

Zang- Thanks for the photo of the rose posted as #294. You've truly captured the pastel delicacy of this cultivar.

Bob

Hi Bob, you are very welcome and thank you for your kind words!

Zang · « **Reply #305 on:** August 02, 2022, 06:40:44 »

Quote from: Bob Foster on August 02, 2022, 06:29:00

Setaria parviflora - Knotroot (or Perennial) Foxtail (or Bristlegrass), a problem in pastures and hay fields.

The spikes, when dried out, cause ulceration in the mouth of horses. At any stage of its life this plant is of marginal value as feed for livestock. Even spot application of glyphosphate (Roundup) will not surely kill it. Provided that you don't have a severe infestation the most certain way to rid your land of this species is to dig each plant out being sure to remove all of the rhizomes from the soil. Here on the southern plains of the U.S. this weed seems to thrive best following an exceptionally wet spring.

It's a shame that something as attractive as this will halve the value if it is present in hay that you sell.

D850 CV 125 1/20 f11 ISO 400

Thank you Bob for the very educational information. This is very interesting and I don't think I have ever seen these flowers in my life. And the picture itself looks stunning as well!