Stipa
gigantea (Poaceae family) or Giant feather grass, seen
here in mid-December along the drive to the garden. The long
empty spikelets will be left on the plant till the new shoots
develop in the spring giving some 11 months of continuous
joy. From Spain and Portugal.
Plant Portraits through the year
The
plants are arranged in alphabetical order with the date of the photograph
after it.
