On Mon, 4 Aug 2003, Den Wilson wrote: > There is also a giant, non-invasive form of this plant which looks > absolutely magnificent. Apologies for the off-topic post, especially to those for whom horsetails are a horrible invasive pest, but ... Is this a reference to E. giganteum? (Apparently there is another giant species, E. myriochaetum, and a supposed hybrid between them, E. x schaffneri.) Does anyone know where (preferably in the US) one might acquire a piece of any of these? I'm confident that these tropical plants will not become a pest in my zone 6 NW Arkansas area, where I have UNintentionally killed the common horsetail several times, and where finding horsetails in the wild is not common and is worth a look. Thanks, Steve -- Steve Marak -- samarak@arachne.uark.edu