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The guinea grass is actually attractive enough to use as a patio plant . Thanks for the pics .

My googling of places to buy Guinea Grass seeds is not prooving very productive ,any ideas folks ?

Desert Birds I would of thought your Guinea was actually Palm grass.
Mine looks like this http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/For ... aximum.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Also calls it green panic but I have that too (African Vedt) its only about 40cm high if you leave it to grow.
Mine is 1.8 M tall and spreads outwards, I get some wire and wrap it to let it grow upwards and stake it like a tomato bush.
Whatever it is (the broadleaf one) I want one too

Must be some Palm, Johnson owners in Perth??

Must be different types, my GG looks nothing like that. Will take a pic or two tomorrow.

Different states have different names , i was told not call it New Guinea Palm Grass but that was the name used in Adelaide 20 years ago.This plant has never produced a reasonable crop and most years i would be lucky to pick half dozen seed heads off of it.It has never produced seed at this time of year and generally seeds May/june.1200 mm of rain in 15 months changes things a bit. My dad gave my Grandma a pot and twenty years on this is a bit out of the same pot. A few words of warning - these plants are weeds and can spread quickly.MICE also love these plants.

jusdeb wrote:My googling of places to buy Guinea Grass seeds is not prooving very productive ,any ideas folks ?

This is who I deal with through a agent for all my pasture seeds. Just checked and they have Guinie grass seed (treated)
http://www.heritageseeds.com.au/product ... %20grasses" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Ill send them an email and see if they have a minimum ....other places I found want me to plough and plant half of Dubbo

jusdeb wrote:.other places I found want me to plough and plant half of Dubbo

Heritageseeds will be the same the grass they call guinie grass is(Hamil grass) not like the guinie grass that bird people talk about, There are heaps of grasses called guinie grass our native is small compared to Hamil grass the one Di's talking about is more of a ground hugging grass but still called guinie grass.

OK might have to pass on the Guinea Grass ...next

jusdeb wrote:OK might have to pass on the Guinea Grass

Have a yarn to your local CRT,Westfarmers etc. my bloke gave me a handful of various pasture seeds to try.