Aussie Finch Forum

Should I go back and glue them back on the plants? Or will you be joining Deb on Border Patrol? You want some seed sending up?

every body want palm grass. gee wiz i must divide them again or save some seed...pete

A great idea Pete.

Seems like there is some growth going on the palm grass, what conditions does this plant like the best, full sun part sun, shade?

Seems to like part-shade but seeds best with a reasonable proportion of sunlight. Frost tender & likes a drink. Peak seeding here (North coast NSW) is in Autumn. The one pictured is often called Pit pit grass. After each stem seeds it will die off & I cut these back near the base & this makes room for next season's new shoots/seedheads. They tend to grow out at 45 degree angle & best to use a mesh cylinder to contain them if you want a more upright growing grass plant in the aviary.
A broader leafed one (known as palm grass) has very wide leaves, smaller seed heads & likes full shade.

Thanks Tiaris, looks like I might have covered all the conditions with the positions of 2 plants. Hope the other one acclimates to its current home, will be in a bit more sun than others.

Mine were all but dead but the recent warm weather has them shooting a few green leaves . On the back verandah , full sun but no frost .
Will move them out into the sun when the frosts have finished .

The palm grass should get going as the weather warms up but ive found it likes a shady spot. Seed heads appear in winter (here) but the seeds not much good until it turns purple. The green seed heads will be largely ignored as the seed hasnt really set.Its a great looking plant but has a short seed producing cycle.A warm but mostly shaded area would suit this plant in Adelaide. You got lucky with the big bunch of seed heads as they were moslty ripe. I dont pick it until its turned colour,or give it a gentle rub between your fingers, if nothing drops off then its not ripe or ready to pick.

Tiaris wrote:A broader leafed one (known as palm grass) has very wide leaves, smaller seed heads & likes full shade.

ahhh i think thats the one i have...