Sir Walter Buffalo - seed pods?

[Dave]

Hi all,

My Sir Walter lawn has sprouted what looks like seed pods pretty much all
over the lawn - they relatively stiff shoots with small purple flowers on
them.

It did this last year as well (hence I don't think its related to the
drought) and after a few weeks everything returned to normal, but I was
wondering if these are indeed "normal" and to be expected.

According to www.sirwalter.com.au sir walter is a sterile male plpant, so I
did not expect it to seed in this way (if indeed seeding is what it is
doing!)

Is this normal?

Ciao,
Dave.

[Andrew G]

"Dave" > wrote in message
...
> Hi all,
>
> My Sir Walter lawn has sprouted what looks like seed pods pretty much all
> over the lawn - they relatively stiff shoots with small purple flowers on
> them.
>
> It did this last year as well (hence I don't think its related to the
> drought) and after a few weeks everything returned to normal, but I was
> wondering if these are indeed "normal" and to be expected.
>
> According to www.sirwalter.com.au sir walter is a sterile male plpant, so
I
> did not expect it to seed in this way (if indeed seeding is what it is
> doing!)
>
> Is this normal?
>
If it is sterile, and male, then by rights there should be NO seeds in it at
all.
Flower heads are possible, then the labelling of it as "sterile" can mean 2
things:
The pollen produced by the flowers is sterile, therefore if it is crossed
with a female seeds will not be produced
OR
being a male it will only ever produce pollen and never seeds.

There you go, I never knew this grass was male or female.


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[Chookie]

In article >,
"Andrew G" > wrote:

> There you go, I never knew this grass was male or female.

Of course it's male. Whoever heard of a female called Walter?

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[Willow]

How's the Sir Walter Buffalo otherwise? I'm thinking of using it out the
front where the garden receives a mix of direct sun for most of the day &
dappled shade all year round. Any pros & cons with using it in these
conditions? Still in Perth, very dry & very sandy :)

--
Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~
Dave > wrote in message
...
> Hi all,
>
> My Sir Walter lawn has sprouted what looks like seed pods pretty much all
> over the lawn - they relatively stiff shoots with small purple flowers on
> them.
>
> It did this last year as well (hence I don't think its related to the
> drought) and after a few weeks everything returned to normal, but I was
> wondering if these are indeed "normal" and to be expected.
>
> According to www.sirwalter.com.au sir walter is a sterile male plpant, so
I
> did not expect it to seed in this way (if indeed seeding is what it is
> doing!)
>
> Is this normal?
>
> Ciao,
> Dave.
>
>

[Willow]

Walter maybe, but "Sir Walter"? Never!

--
Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~
Chookie > wrote in message
news:ehrebeniuk-946770.16065721122002@news...
> In article >,
> "Andrew G" > wrote:
>
> > There you go, I never knew this grass was male or female.
>
> Of course it's male. Whoever heard of a female called Walter?
>
> --
> Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
> (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)
>
> Once long ago, against her breast, a mother hush'd a babe to rest
> Who was the Prince of heav'n above, the Lord of gentleness and love...
> John Wheeler, 'The Silver Stars are in the Sky'

[Dave]

Given its only really rained once here in 6 months (Sydney) I'm quite happy
with it - its doing as good if not better than my neighbours lawns but I do
find I have to keep the water up to it as I have very shallow (ie: 20cm)
sandy soil on top of a sandstone shelf.

Its only been down 14 months - and I hope that given "normal" rainfall and
an established root system I won't have to water it very often... but I
guess I'll have to wait till at least next summer to find out!

Most of my lawn is in full sun all day - one section however receives no
direct sun at all during winter and it does die off a bit - you defintately
would not want any foot traffic in this area.

So only real "con" if you like is that you do not want heavy traffic in a
shaded area of the lawn - but as far as I can tell this is the case for all
lawns.

Full sun - as long as it gets enough water - no worries.

Ciao,
Dave.

"Willow" > wrote in message
...
> How's the Sir Walter Buffalo otherwise? I'm thinking of using it out the
> front where the garden receives a mix of direct sun for most of the day &
> dappled shade all year round. Any pros & cons with using it in these
> conditions? Still in Perth, very dry & very sandy :)
>
> --
> Wanda
> aka Willow
> The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any
circumstances
> garden gnome
> http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow
>
> ~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~
> Dave > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > My Sir Walter lawn has sprouted what looks like seed pods pretty much
all
> > over the lawn - they relatively stiff shoots with small purple flowers
on
> > them.
> >
> > It did this last year as well (hence I don't think its related to the
> > drought) and after a few weeks everything returned to normal, but I was
> > wondering if these are indeed "normal" and to be expected.
> >
> > According to www.sirwalter.com.au sir walter is a sterile male plpant,
so
> I
> > did not expect it to seed in this way (if indeed seeding is what it is
> > doing!)
> >
> > Is this normal?
> >
> > Ciao,
> > Dave.
> >
> >
>
>

[Dave]

"Andrew G" > wrote in message
...
> "Dave" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > My Sir Walter lawn has sprouted what looks like seed pods pretty much
all
> > over the lawn - they relatively stiff shoots with small purple flowers
on
> > them.
> >
> > It did this last year as well (hence I don't think its related to the
> > drought) and after a few weeks everything returned to normal, but I was
> > wondering if these are indeed "normal" and to be expected.
> >
> > According to www.sirwalter.com.au sir walter is a sterile male plpant,
so
> I
> > did not expect it to seed in this way (if indeed seeding is what it is
> > doing!)
> >
> > Is this normal?
> >
> If it is sterile, and male, then by rights there should be NO seeds in it
at
> all.
> Flower heads are possible, then the labelling of it as "sterile" can mean
2
> things:
> The pollen produced by the flowers is sterile, therefore if it is crossed
> with a female seeds will not be produced
> OR
> being a male it will only ever produce pollen and never seeds.
>
> There you go, I never knew this grass was male or female.
>

I'm guessing they are probably flower heads given the small purple
flowers... guess the poor buggers shooting blanks!

Thanks for the info,
Ciao.
Dave.

[Willow]

--
Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~
Dave > wrote in message
...
> Given its only really rained once here in 6 months (Sydney) I'm quite
happy
> with it - its doing as good if not better than my neighbours lawns but I
do
> find I have to keep the water up to it as I have very shallow (ie: 20cm)
> sandy soil on top of a sandstone shelf.
>
> Its only been down 14 months - and I hope that given "normal" rainfall and
> an established root system I won't have to water it very often... but I
> guess I'll have to wait till at least next summer to find out!
>
> Most of my lawn is in full sun all day - one section however receives no
> direct sun at all during winter and it does die off a bit - you
defintately
> would not want any foot traffic in this area.
>
> So only real "con" if you like is that you do not want heavy traffic in a
> shaded area of the lawn - but as far as I can tell this is the case for
all
> lawns.
>
> Full sun - as long as it gets enough water - no worries.
>
> Ciao,
> Dave.
>
> "Willow" > wrote in message
> ...
> > How's the Sir Walter Buffalo otherwise? I'm thinking of using it out the
> > front where the garden receives a mix of direct sun for most of the day
&
> > dappled shade all year round. Any pros & cons with using it in these
> > conditions? Still in Perth, very dry & very sandy :)
> >
> > --
> > Wanda
> > aka Willow
> > The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any
> circumstances
> > garden gnome
> > http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow
> >
> > ~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~
> > Dave > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > My Sir Walter lawn has sprouted what looks like seed pods pretty much
> all
> > > over the lawn - they relatively stiff shoots with small purple flowers
> on
> > > them.
> > >
> > > It did this last year as well (hence I don't think its related to the
> > > drought) and after a few weeks everything returned to normal, but I
was
> > > wondering if these are indeed "normal" and to be expected.
> > >
> > > According to www.sirwalter.com.au sir walter is a sterile male plpant,
> so
> > I
> > > did not expect it to seed in this way (if indeed seeding is what it is
> > > doing!)
> > >
> > > Is this normal?
> > >
> > > Ciao,
> > > Dave.
> > >
Fantastic. Thanks Dave.
Arrivederci!