DREPANOSTACHYUM KHASIANUM

  Quail

 

7' height, Shade/sun, 15 degrees F Minimum, Clumper.

 

        New culms are dark green covered with white powder, giving a bluish appearance.  In 1985 the plant flowered in India.   In 1990 the plant flowered and all plants in the U.S. died.

 

        A 3' seedling in a 2 gallon pot was sold at the NWABS '91 sale for $85.  7 5 gallon pots were offered at the fall '92 SCABS sale for $25 each & 5 happy collectors got one.  Two plants were sold at the '94 ABS auction in San Francisco for $70 & $75.  An 8" pot 4' tall was offered for $75 at the '95 SCABS fall sale but found no buyer.