Was this blooming in early April or was the photo taken in an earlier season?

Hi NHBabs,

I need to check the date of the photo file,

but I remember dimly, that it is last year's pic, the Phlomis russeliana has flowered already so I gues I snapped it somewhen in summer,

thanks, bye, Lin

Hi there

just sorted through stuff

by now, I am quite sure that this grass is

Stipa calamagrostis, a European species, if I remember correctly,

can be too floppy if on very rich soil,

in this setting its bending heads are rather lovely and no problem (and the soil is really "lean", there was a hunger-bonsai-Gaura near by, totally upright, about 4 stems, shorter than 3 feet)

so I guess you all can sleep much better now. ;-)

bye, Lin