CLOSED: Have Miscanthus Giganteus tubers-6' by Aug, 15' next year

I have 100 miscanthus Giganteus tubors to trade. We are working on a charity garden for a widow we know. We want to have a color theme garden, with each color garden separated by Miscanthus Giganteus "walls" sort of like a maze. The garden will be 120 feet by 80 feet, and we so we dug 600 tubers from our property, and ended up with 100 too many. We thought we could trade members for various plants that bloom, since we need plants that bloom in white, red, orange, yellow, blue, and violet/purple. We are interested in blooming for Summer mostly. If our Miscanthus tubers are planted 3 feet apart, they will make a solid screen within a couple of years. Of course, one or two are neat as a specimen, since it grows straight up for 15 feet, but has a small 3 foot footprint in the garden.

Shadeguy

This message was edited Mar 24, 2008 4:34 PM

what kind of plants were you looking for?

what about heights, widths and what zone are you in?

I know I have a candylily that is starting to come up now that I can find. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/378/
This is the one that I have

We are in zone 5, and looking for plant of all kinds, as long as they are perennial and hardy to our winters. Butterfly bushes, rudbeckias, bleeeding hearts, lilies, daylilies-i think we will consider all takers until the tubers are gone. I forgot to tell you that this grass has a really cool bloom around September-october that is like a pink broom.

Also, how would you do this, flat rate? I have both color bleeding hearts too. I also have some purple siberian iris.

Flat rate would work-I have been waiting for a white bleeding heart, and the purple iris sounds fun. How many Miscanthus would you want for trading a few of the white hearts and the iris? Remember that these grow quickly-you won't believe your eyes.

Shadeguy

I just shot you a D-mail :-)

I would love to trade for a few of your tubers, I have yellow daylilies, a newer form of butterfly bush, I think it gets around 5 ft, tall max....I 'll try to find the tag for it, I also have a small red weigela,How soon are you wanting to trade? We don't show much happening in our gardens yet, I really hope we can work out a trade as I have been searching high and low, for this grass, for the last two or three yearsand havent been able to find it locally. Thanks
Dee

Dees,
I don't know why the local garden centers don't carry it, since it is spectacular even having just one as a specimen. In March you can cut it back, and it gives you "Bamboo' that is as thick as your pinkie, good for training sweet peas or tomatoes. I am interested in the wiegela and the butterfly bush. Are the lilies stellas?

Shadeguy

No, they aren't stellas...they are similar to brocaded gown, I can't say that that is what they are for sure, but they sure do look similar.
DeeS

Dees,
Yes, let's do a trade. One nice thing about the variety I have (which is not the same as "Miscanthus Floridulis" is that mine is sterile and puts all its energy into growth. I imported these from Germany where they grow it to harvest for burning with coal. I tested the effects of fertilizer by giving nitrogen to half of my plants and none to the rest, and they turned out the same size. I also tested with watering-I didn't water them at all, other than during a 6 week drought we had a few years ago (even the lawn went dormant) and they still flourished. The rootball after years of growth is about the size of a beachball, which means you can plant other things right up against it without them or the new plants seeming to suffer. I put rudbeckias around their legs and they were beautiful. I also liked the fact that even heavy snows and terrible ice storms that play havok with our japanese Maples don't have any effect on the grass. In the winter they go tan colored like other grasses, but have strong canes with a pink "brush" at the top that rustles and murmers in the wind-I always enjoy the winter interest they provide when everything else is "blah" here. I put out some wind chimes in my garden, and the combo of the rustling and the chimes is really nice for those winter days when the temps go up enough to permit us to spend some time outside

Shadeguy

Hi Shadegut,
I would love to trade some of my Daylilies for your Miscanthus Giganteus, I only have about half of them listed here, my master list is on Garden Web under the same name. LMK :)Anita

I have
Meadow Sweet
Obeident plant
joe pye weed
tall phlox,David,Mt Fugi and a Un-id Pink
I can send large clups or multiple clups of all above
and if it would ever warm up I'm sure I have lots more

I'd be interested in 10 of them
Let me know if any interest you

also ......rooted some Butterfly bushes last year
don't know if they wintered over yet

I am interested in 5-10 of your tubers.
I have crocosmia, butterfly bushes(purple), shasta daisies, daylilies (all colors), japanese iris, yellow flag iris.

Shirley

shadeguy, sounds like a wonderful plant....you have d-mail.

DeeS

i have a few crocosmias that i could send these are like yellowish orange? plmk

I have plenty of lycoris radiata to trade if you are interested. I would like a bunch of these to block out a highway. I have 100's of the lycoris too so no limit on the amount available.

I'd be interested in this. Sending dmail.

shadeguy, i think i would like some of these. maybe 5-7. i have walker's low, purple bee balm, one orange tiger lily bulb, one brunello and one blackbird asiatic lily bulb and one navona asiatic. i have lots of iris with assorted colors. sweet kate tradescantia. other tradescantia esp. blue. red buckeye seedling that is about 4-5 in. tall. also some sort of willow trees that are potted. i prob. have some daffodils i could divide. and if you are interested in canna i have lots of those.

how many of your plants would fit in a flat rate box?

Interested in tall garden phlox?

How about Eremurus?

I have:
Autumn Joy Sedum
White Yarrow
Will have purple cone flower but it isn't up yet

If you would be interested in trading.

I have tall perennial mexican Petunias in white , purple and pink. They continuely bloom from late spring to the first frost. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/38178/ I have a lot of the pink and purple and about 6 plants of the white. These can easily be planted pot and all to store over winter. let me know if you are interested in these. I know you may not be able to pick up the plants for winter. River

You have mail.........b

shadeguy, when you get a chance let us know if you still have these. thanks. i am thinking that i really need these so please take a look at my trade list as well as the plants i mentioned before. barb

look at mine too. i only want one if you still have some.

Your box went out as planned. The Confirmation # is 0306 3030 0002 2980 9234. Sending you a D-mail also. Thanks, Andrea

Hi Matthew
Were you able to ship my tubers Friday as promised since you were to busy on Monday?? haven't heard from you

This message was edited Apr 5, 2008 9:38 PM

I decided to dig fresh ones for you, since the others had been in a box for three weeks already

Hi Matthew
Tubers arrived in great shape. I am very pleased with our trade. I hope you are too.

You got off to a slow start but came through like a champ. Had me worried there for a little while but it was your first time trading. You did good!!!! ;-)

Hi Matthew
Tubers arrived in great shape here too, Will let you know when I can dig here, won't be to long, :)Anita

Hi Matthew, Got mine today too! They arrive in great shape. I'll be potting them up and getting them going ahead of time. Good luck with your project. Thanks again. :)nAndrea

I got mine too
they look great!!