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Silvergrass

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Sep 18, 2026

John JonesHOST
20:15
Yeah, that structure that they'll give you.
John JonesHOST
20:18
So you're looking at the likes of Stipa gigantea, Miscanthus, there's several different Miscanthus and they're fantastic as well.
John JonesHOST
20:27
So you have Stipa gigantea, I have a few in the garden there.
John JonesHOST
20:34
Really, in terms of height, they're quite tall.
John JonesHOST
20:48
So they're quite feathery, really hardy, will grow pretty much anywhere.
John JonesHOST
20:53
And they're a brilliant grass to have in the garden.
John JonesHOST
20:55
Miscanthuses as well.
John JonesHOST
20:56
There's lots of different varieties, different heights.
Mike WestphalHOST
26:42
because it sounds amazing i mean the pictures i see are absolutely stunning but the pink moly grass is typically what you see so those are my three
Daniel Van DykeHOST
26:48
so if i had to go with three a couple i've already mentioned um I'm going to cheat and say I'll say Miscanthus Adagio slash Morning Light.
Daniel Van DykeHOST
26:56
That's a good one.
Daniel Van DykeHOST
26:58
They're similar.
Daniel Van DykeHOST
27:33
So it's not super, super small, not like Carex.
Daniel Van DykeHOST
27:35
Carex would definitely fit a different bill.
Daniel Van DykeHOST
27:37
But those Hamlin grasses are a cool dwarf grass that will still give you that nice aesthetic, but stay a little bit more compact if you don't have as much room to plant like a Miscanthus or something like
Mike WestphalHOST
27:47
that.
Dave TooheyGUEST
29:27
So if you think about what goes into cement and the carbon emissions that that emits, if you can find a product that reduces that carbon emissions profile and still has equal to or better performance parameters of what binding agents is in cement, then you're basically taking a lower cost or cost equal alternative, which is not as harmful to the planet, or isn't harmful to the planet, than the inserts of what goes into cement.
Dave TooheyGUEST
29:57
With Genera, as an example, none of our fund companies, fund two companies, they take miscanthus grass, they bring the Miscanthus grass through a pulping facility and create molded fiber food packaging, right? So if you look at the alternative to that, it's polystyrene, it's food packaging derived from oil and gas.
Dave TooheyGUEST
30:20
If that product and that product does cost equal to or lower than a fossil fuel derived product, which has a lower emissions profile.
Dave TooheyGUEST
30:34
You can see that why do we need to manufacture food packaging from oil and gas derived products if the world has a molded fiber alternative to do it.
Nathan SilvernailGUEST
37:52
And so we're here in North Carolina.
Nathan SilvernailGUEST
37:54
We just went to all these farmers and we're like, what is this? Can you help us figure out what this is and all this? And we thought it was Miscanthus for the long time, but I'm being real.
Nathan SilvernailGUEST
38:02
And we're like, and finally found a farmer that knew what it was.
Nathan SilvernailGUEST
38:05
And we're like, this isn't Miscanthus, it's this.
Nathan SilvernailGUEST
38:08
And this is the name of the plant.
Nathan SilvernailGUEST
38:09
Like it doesn't exist agriculturally.
Kent BoucherGUEST
11:36
One of my high school buddies listens to our podcast regularly, and he has not changed one bit since that time.
Kent BoucherGUEST
11:45
So he spams us with stuff about Miscanthus.
Kent BoucherGUEST
11:49
And what else does he write in? Usually something about foot fungus or something.
Kent BoucherGUEST
11:52
Foot
Don HigginsHOST
61:33
Now, I know that there's some non-natives that are very good options.
Don HigginsHOST
61:36
For instance, Miscanthus.
Don HigginsHOST
61:37
There's no native plant that can compare to Miscanthus for screening.
Don HigginsHOST
61:41
But I prefer natives when possible.
Don HigginsHOST
61:44
And Russian olive is not a native.
Mark DruryGUEST
31:23
Wow.
Mark DruryGUEST
31:24
Vegetative screen with Miscanthus works like a charm.
Mark DruryGUEST
31:28
Really, really good.
Mark DruryGUEST
31:29
And I think most people put one row in or two, but I really think it needs to be about four rows, 18-inch spacing, and then it's pretty much you can't see through it.

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