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Stewart Robert Hinsley · 20-07-2010, 09:05 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening

In message , Lintama
writes

Stewart Robert Hinsley;894636 Wrote:
In message , Lintama
writes-

Please can somebody tell me what this plant is? I started growing some
seeds last summer of this plant. They were tiny this time last year but
overwintered in my greenhouse so obviously a hardy perennial. The
person
I got them from could not give me a name. He said the flower is a kind
of spike shooting up in early Summer and it was a very dark purple. He-
got the seeds from a park near to where he works. I haven't been able
to find the plant on the 'net'.

I can't identify it, so I'll take Dave Hill's word, but your conclusion

that it is a hardy perennial was unsafe. It could have been a hardy
biennial. Depending on how much protection you greenhouse provides it
could also be a half-hardy biennial or half-hardy perennial.

Digging around the WWW I find that it is hardy to -10C or so. But it is

also described as a half-hardy annual.

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Lintama

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Stewart Robert Hinsley

I am confused at your answer. Who is Dave Hill and where is his
answer?!!

Dave Hill is the person who identified the plant as Pennisetum glaucum
'Purple Majesty', before I responded.

Thankfully I have found out that the plant is actually an ornamental
millet which is supposed to be an annual which I find a bit strange as I
have had it over a year now which was grown from a seed. Still waiting
for it to flower though.

Thank you for your response.

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Stewart Robert Hinsley