Re: A thick red stalk and thin, leathery, white-veined leaves?

Hi,
Thanks for your suggestion. The picture I found of the Cyperus Papyrus L.
that I found is the closest match I have made although it is definitely not
it. The plant I want to identify has a thicker and completely vertical, red
stalk. The leaves are dark green, about half an inch wide with white veins.
I wish I had a digital camera so I could post a photo. The picture of the
Cyperus Papyrus L. is posted here:
http://epec.org/0021B.jpeg
-Dan


"Cereoid-UR12-" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Considering what one might compare to a miniature palm tree, Cyperus comes
> to mind. If it is a Cyperus species be forewarned that they can be noxious
> weeds. Species identification can be difficult as it is a very large genus
> with over 600 species. A neighbor down the street let a wild one grow on
in
> their garden as an ornamental until it spread so rapidly it almost choked
> out everything else.
>
> Dan Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Hi,
> >
> > I live in Northern Virginia's Shenandoah Valley (zone six I believe) and
I
> > saw some very attractive plants that looked like they should have been
in
> a
> > pot by the side of the road today.
> >
> > They were from one to two feet tall and had thick, soft, red stems. The
> > leaves all came out of the single stalk and looked like the top of a
palm
> > tree except they continued down the stalk a ways. The leaves were long -
> > maybe six inches - and thin - about 3/4 inch - dark, leathery green with
> > white veins.
> >
> > We have had a couple of good frosts so most plants are down for the
winter
> > but these looked very comfortable growing out of the grass. There were
> > several of them growing side by side.
> >
> > I looked around a little for a picture of something similar but didn't
> have
> > any luck. Any guidance you might give me would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dan
> >
> >
>
>