Purple millet & Pollen
By Surreylad
- 7 Aug, 2012
- 18 likes
My purple millet is full of pollen now, i give it a shake to pollinate it, bit messy as there's clouds of it.... i look like i was wearing sherbet all over my shirt...
Comments on this photo
Have you got a budgie?
7 Aug, 2012
Lol :-) no but i did have Finches..
7 Aug, 2012
Hi there , Surrie , I had one of those millets last year , and tried to save the seed , but it didn't seem to set .
Really unusual isn't it ?
Amazing clouds of pollen for you .
7 Aug, 2012
Hi Driad, it may need a the pollen from a separate plant then, it is yes lol :-)
7 Aug, 2012
You will have to get another next Birthday SL :)
7 Aug, 2012
lol yes :-))
7 Aug, 2012
:)
7 Aug, 2012
What a strange looking thing lol :/
7 Aug, 2012
On the thumbnail pic, I thought this was a giant slug - need to get my eyes tested! Lovely grass in fact.
7 Aug, 2012
I was thinking caterpillar :D be nice with all that pollen though SL
8 Aug, 2012
Lol Hywel yes :-)
Lol thanks Tuesdaybear :-)
Cheers Paul :-))
8 Aug, 2012
Mine doesn't look like this yet ,I didn't know you had to shake them to pollinate them !
8 Aug, 2012
they are a bit like corn i beleave Amy, need pollinating if not in a group but i'm not sure if it has to be pollen from a different plant or not..
8 Aug, 2012
Funny -after seeing your pic, saw loads of these today,planted by local council at a roundabout and mixed with various annuals. They looked great - bit like bulrushes.
8 Aug, 2012
Lol tuesdaybear, i hadn't seen it before my daughter got it for me, now i see it in all the garden centres :-))
8 Aug, 2012
I had better give mine a good shake when it has pollen and looks like yours then Slad and then stand back to see what happens in due course :o) I bought some Lemon grass today and they had some more of these Millet plants in the centre there ....
8 Aug, 2012
good luck Amy we'll see if it works, another nice plant lemon grass :-))
9 Aug, 2012
I've been growing Lemon grass from seed but they are taking forever to grow when I saw some fully grown plants I couldn't resist them ,I use it for cooking so thats a bonus as well ........
9 Aug, 2012
sounds good, i've not used it in cooking, what do you use it in if you don't mind me asking as i love to cook :-)
9 Aug, 2012
Hi SL! I just planted two of these too...
...was going to give them to CoCo, though...
Never thought of cooking them! :)
9 Aug, 2012
The Millet or the lemon grass Karen ?
9 Aug, 2012
The millet...
Just reread the thread...and will stick to plan A with the millet and the bird! lol! :D
9 Aug, 2012
Lol :-))
9 Aug, 2012
Pictures by all members
91899 of 302214
What else?
View photos by Surreylad
See who else is growing Pennisetum glaucum ' Purple Majesty ' (Pearl Millet).
See who else has plants in genus Pennisetum.
This photo is of "Purple Millet" in Surreylad's garden
Members who like this photo
-
Gardening with friends since
12 Jun, 2011 -
Gardening with friends since
1 Feb, 2011 -
Gardening with friends since
17 Aug, 2011 -
Gardening with friends since
9 Aug, 2009 -
Gardening with friends since
7 Sep, 2010 -
Gardening with friends since
10 Oct, 2008 -
Gardening with friends since
2 Nov, 2009 -
Gardening with friends since
16 Jul, 2011 -
Gardening with friends since
31 Oct, 2010 -
Gardening with friends since
31 Oct, 2008 -
Gardening with friends since
3 Jul, 2010 -
Gardening with friends since
7 Jun, 2012 -
Gardening with friends since
29 Mar, 2008 -
Gardening with friends since
14 Feb, 2011 -
Gardening with friends since
17 Apr, 2008 -
Gardening with friends since
30 Dec, 2011 -
Gardening with friends since
14 May, 2011 -
Gardening with friends since
14 Aug, 2008
-
Pennisetum Setaceum 'Rubrum'
£8.50 at Burncoose -
Pennisetum Alopecuroides
£8.50 at Burncoose -
Pennisetum Fireworks 3 Plants 9cm Pot
£16.99 at Jersey Plants Direct -
Pennisetum Villosum (Feathertop)
£9.99 at Crocus -
Pennisetum Alopecuroides 'Hameln'
£6.99 at Best 4 Plants
lolol :)
7 Aug, 2012