Toe Toe Grass

I associate the plumes of Toe Toe with my childhood. We used to strap them to the backs of our bicycles like huge standards. They look good in a dried arrangement.

plumes

There is some debate as to whether my Toe Toe Plumes is the New Zealand Pampas Grass, or the Argentinean variety, or even a hybrid ot the two. I'm not sure - and I should know! Oops!

There are ways to tell - like whether or not the plumes have pinkish or golden tones, and the time of year they appear. Both these photographs are from the archives, so you can't trust the colours!

Toe Toe - from the archives

Toe Toe is a majestic and stylish plant, but very hard to work around in the garden. The grass is sharp with cutting edges and large parts of the middle die off.