A native species, it's highly specialized seed gave non-native animal species at times serious problems in the past, but less so these days as everything is mowed or treated. I once spent 100.00+ dollars at a vet having one "spear" surgically removed from the eye of a dog I owned. And oh my, how so hard they were to pick out of our socks. For those that remember those fun days....This is a photo of the special patch that I save for the memory of those days on the property. The patch did poorly the last 4 years due to the drought, but has bounced back incredibly this year. Here, the seed heads are ripening, just a couple of weeks from maturing, then the entire stand will dry, brown and go dormant in mid June not to sprout again until late December. Seed available on request :-)
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Spear Grass Time!!
A native species, it's highly specialized seed gave non-native animal species at times serious problems in the past, but less so these days as everything is mowed or treated. I once spent 100.00+ dollars at a vet having one "spear" surgically removed from the eye of a dog I owned. And oh my, how so hard they were to pick out of our socks. For those that remember those fun days....This is a photo of the special patch that I save for the memory of those days on the property. The patch did poorly the last 4 years due to the drought, but has bounced back incredibly this year. Here, the seed heads are ripening, just a couple of weeks from maturing, then the entire stand will dry, brown and go dormant in mid June not to sprout again until late December. Seed available on request :-)
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