Not the same grass. The grass used in zubrowka is hierochloe odoranta. I believe it is called "sweet grass" on this continent. I also believe the origin of the vodka is Poland not Russia although no doubt they make it too. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 9, 2015, at 4:17 PM, Dell Sherk <ds429@frontier.com> wrote: > > And one of the buffalo grasses has been used for years to flavor vodka in Russia. Win-win! > > Dell > > > > > From: Boyce Tankersley > Sent: Friday, October 9, 2015 2:25 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] Castilleja > > > Buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides) and Blue Grama grass (Bouteloua > gracilis) work, at least for some of the species. Establish grass first in > pots then add paintbrush seeds. Various online vendors offer plugs and > seeds. > > Boyce Tankersley > Chicago Botanic Garden > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Shawn Pollard via pbs < > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> wrote: > >> Jim: >> >> Indian paintbrushes (Castilleja) are reputed to be partially parasitic on >> other plants, particularly grasses. If you're raising them in pots, they >> need a host plant. I don't know if they are species-specific when it comes >> to hosts. >> >> Shawn Pollard >> Yuma, AZ >> >> -------------------------------------------- >> On Wed, 10/7/15, Jim Barton <jimb@customwindowsupply.com> wrote: >> >> Subject: [pbs] Castilleja >> To: "pbs@lists.ibiblio.org" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >> Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2015, 4:35 PM >> >> This plant may be a bit far afield >> from a geophyte, but does anyone have information on how to >> raise Castilleja sp. from seed. I live in Sunset zone 14 the >> seed came from Sunset zone 7 or 9. >> Jim >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/