Wednesday Vignette, January 20, 2016

Blonde and airy Muhlenbergia rigens meets blue and bold Agave.  The Mulenbergia is called "Deer Grass" because deer like to lay on it.  A meadow land pouffe.  

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Update:  I remember another combination of grass and Agave seen at Cornerstone in Sonoma in 2010:
Stipa tenuissima and Agave photo StipaAgave3.jpg

Green and gold is striking, too. 

Comments

  1. This reminds me of the opuntia hidden in South Dakota grasslands, but on a larger scale. Not that I'd want to step on an opuntia, but I definitely don't want to step on an agave!

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    1. At least not barefoot! Agaves crush pretty easily when stepped on, unfortunately. Don't ask me how I know.

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  2. Look nice and soft, but yikes! Would hate to mistakenly lay down on that agave, though...

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  3. Grasses and Agaves are such wonderful companions!

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    1. Surprisingly yes they are. Who would have thought?

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  4. I love it! Where did you take the photo?

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  5. I've often wondered why it's called deer grass. I assumed deer eat it but I like your explanation much better. I also like the word pouffe. It should be used more frequently in conversation.

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    1. That deergrass factoid was at the San Marcos website--an invaluable resource for gardenerds.

      Pouffe!

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  6. Your post just goes to prove that grass and agaves are always a perfect pairing.

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  7. This combo (fluffy grass and pretty agave) is one of my favorites. I've been trying to recreate it on a smaller scale, but not as successfully yet.

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    1. You make an excellent point: how to do this on a small scale. The area at Cornerstone was not large--like a small front yard--and was just Stipa tenuissima and A. gentryi 'Jaws' (as I remember--may not be correct) but how does one do that? It means no other plants...a problem for us plant-lover types.

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  8. So beautiful this blue Agave among the grass, just gorgeous. I think a wonderful combination.

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  9. I saw a similar combo this summer but with Eucomus (the dark-leaved one) instead of Agave. It stands out in my mind as one of the best vignettes of the summer's garden visits.

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  10. Grass and agaves - a great combination! Your images, especially the second with the golden light, warm the cockles of my black little heart!

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  11. Great things that are even better together: grass and agaves; grass and opuntias; banjo (percussive) and fiddle (resonant); "pouffe" and "gardenerds." That last is one of the best words ever [nods].

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