'macro': black berries on black grasses

aka 'lilyturf' aka 'ophiopogon planiscapus nigrescens' and I found this: 'Also known variously as 'Black Dragon', 'Ebony Knight', or 'Arabicus', this is an extraordinary looking plant with purple-green leaves that turn jet black when grown in full sun and very well-drained soil.'
Think I'll stick to calling it black grass or could manage nigrescens!

[Arthur Loosley]

Nice capture and interesting commentary, Hazel, but "what's in a name?" as the bard said. (in Romeo and Juliet)

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

Fabulous macro Hazel! Wonderful capture of these glossy black berries, not easy to do I would imagine so very well done!

[Hazel]

@wordpixman I've always liked that: 'A rose by any other name..........' line. I could launch a competition ' A black grass by any other name would......'!

[Hazel]

@tishpics Patricia, thank you, a question of using what little there is in the garden right now - and for a moment I thought I'd got a surreptitious selfie of me in the berry but heaved a sigh of relief!

[Maggiemae]

These are black berries and black leaves - extraordinary! Black grass would be fine with me - I'm awful with remembering names!

[Hazel A]

Good macro shot. Love the shine on the berries.
We have quite a bit of this black 'grass' (another snap!!) all grown from one plant bought some time ago. Fortunately it looks lovely in the rain!!!!!!

[Hazel]

@maggiemae In the summer they have, as precursor to the black berries, beautiful mauve/purple flowers. These black grasses spread like wildfire. http://365project.org/quietpurplehaze/add-ins/2012-07-25
Just remembered this link and I note that I have learnt something about names since then!!

[Hazel]

@purplehaze12 I can hardly believe we have so many things in common - shall have to make a list!!!

[Sterling Rush]

Very nice macro, love the story too.

[Christine]

Good macro.

[Darren Juden]

Very nice hazel :)

[mervyn hobbs]

I am fine thank you, as I cannot even say it. Lovely photo.

[Pyrrhula]

Sorry Dear Hazel. My trick to copy names and go to Wikipedia to see the plant don`t work on this. For that I always use the Latin name and they are write : The fist name with a capital letter , second and third with no capital letter. ( W. gives movies. )
Now to the pic. It`s a beautiful close up and a wonderful capture. Love the composition.

[Rosie Kind]

Lovely black berries and great DOF

[Carren]

Great work as always!

[Hazel]

@pyrrhula Thank you for your enthusiasm. I remembered I had already posted this grass in flower here http://365project.org/quietpurplehaze/add-ins/2012-07-25

[summerfield]

super macro. very nice focus, hazel.

[Pyrrhula]

Thanks you dear Hazel. I do recognize it now.

[Hazel]

@pyrrhula I've been thinking about your comments on flowers etc being early here and it made me reflect that we are quite a bit further south here than you are in Holland as we live in the extreme south of England, quite neat the coast. We also have a kind of micro-climate just here and are in the lee of, and sheltered, by the Isle of Wight.