Two beautiful, shapely blondes, but only one is a true friend to LA
September 30, 2017. By Cassy Aoyagi: Her beautiful, sparkling gold feathers flow like cornsilk in the wind. The movements of her curvy shape can mesmerize. The power of Fountain Grass is obvious. No doubt, she’s one of the more popular grasses in LA. We aren’t fans.
Pretty can get you pretty far, and she is that. Her advocates make Fountain Grass sound friendly too. They’ll go so far as to call her drought tolerant! Well, that’s technically true. (But it’s the Regina George kind of tolerant.) If we take the time to look beyond her surface beauty, Fountain Grass is nothing but the ultimate mean girl. Lest you think I’m just jealous of her looks, check out what Roger Klemm has to say about her.
I’d like to nominate another homecoming queen, the equally pretty and far more generous Deer grass.
Fountain, like her look-alike friends Pampas and Mexican feather grass, spreads seeds of trouble near and far. In contrast, Deer grass has some truly endearing qualities. She:
- Waves delightful gold wands that sparkle in the sunlight
- Rocks a curvy base of deep, true green
- Holds her own while respecting others space
- Plays well with others, even letting friends take center stage
- Keeps her seeds to herself
We know, Fountain Grass is pretty and popular. But at some point, don’t we all have to ask ourselves what kind of friends we want to invite to our homes?