What type of plant is this?
November 17, 2016 8:54 AM Subscribe
Originally saw these plants on Fox’s Son of Zorn (pretty good show with lots of potential). Looks like asparagus or bamboo.
Link.
What episode is that from?
posted by FallowKing at 9:01 AM on November 17, 2016
posted by FallowKing at 9:01 AM on November 17, 2016
A Google image search for 'horsetail screen' seems to throw up a lot of things that look similar, so that's where my vote goes.
posted by pipeski at 9:32 AM on November 17, 2016
posted by pipeski at 9:32 AM on November 17, 2016
Certainly horsetails.
posted by purpleclover at 9:54 AM on November 17, 2016
posted by purpleclover at 9:54 AM on November 17, 2016
Thanks! We love the look-unusual for our area so we're going to give it a try. Not sure which episode this pic was from but it's been included in at least two that I noticed.
posted by EightballBill at 8:05 PM on November 17, 2016
posted by EightballBill at 8:05 PM on November 17, 2016
It can spread everywhere, best planted in a container or some other root containment system. Also, don't compost the trimmings unless you want your compost heap to be replaced by horsetail mountain. It's a living fossil for good reason.
posted by jamaro at 11:20 PM on November 17, 2016
posted by jamaro at 11:20 PM on November 17, 2016
Horsetail spreads rapidly and can resprout from the tiniest pieces of root. It is highly resistant to chemical weedkiller. I second the suggestion to plant it in a container, but if you plant it in a container with drainage holes that is set directly on dirt, it will spread.
Source: I spent a lot of chore time as a kid working on horsetail in the Pacific Northwest.
posted by catlet at 3:39 AM on November 18, 2016
Source: I spent a lot of chore time as a kid working on horsetail in the Pacific Northwest.
posted by catlet at 3:39 AM on November 18, 2016
I also want to throw in a warning about how invasive horsetail is. Please plant it in a container. In addition, if you're doing a lot of pruning, thinning, or touching it, wear gloves; the plant is covered with silica (aka, glass), which can scrape your hands up pretty badly.
posted by purpleclover at 1:24 PM on November 18, 2016
posted by purpleclover at 1:24 PM on November 18, 2016
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posted by answergrape at 9:01 AM on November 17, 2016