Talk:Toetoe
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[edit] The picture is Pampas grass, not toetoe
Our pic of "toetoe" is probably pampas grass, the invasive South American species. According to Greater Wellington Regional Council, you can tell pampas grass by its erect flower spikes. The pic has erect flower spikes, while toetoe are more droopy - see the photo on that page. According to this site Karekare pampas, "pampas flowers are erect, toetoe flowers droop rather elegantly." The picture of toetoe on Bushmans Friend is even less like our pic (you have to scroll down). The other matter to think about is when the photo was taken (re time of flowering) - if it was autumn, it's pampas, if spring, it's toetoe. But 2005-08-04 means August 4th, which is spring? So I am not sure now. Unless it means 8th of April. Kahuroa (talk) 18:52, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
- I asked Avenue the original uploader if he/she can help us with this. FelisLeoTalk! 07:55, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, it seems I was confused about both date and species when I uploaded that image. It was actually taken around 5:30pm on April 16th. I agree it appears to be pampas grass too (although the date does not seem to be conclusive here - I took a photo of what was clearly toetoe in flower earlier that day). I'll upload another photo to replace it. -- Avenue (talk) 08:37, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
