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Elegia equisetacea | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Elegia equisetacea

Elegia equisetacea

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Elegia
Family: Restionaceae

About this plant

A clump-forming, evergreen perennial with green, upright, cane-like stems, carrying large, pointed, chestnut-brown bracts at intervals up the stem and around the terminal sprays of tiny, red-brown, grass-like flowers and golden-brown seedheads, making a feature from spring to autumn

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow outdoors in mild areas in an open, sunny position in moist but well-drained, neutral to acid soil

Pruning

Thin out older stems in spring

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in containers at 16-18°C after soaking the seed for 24 hours. Well-established clumps may be propagated by division into large sections, but may take some time to re-establish

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalCity CourtyardArchitecturalLow MaintenanceFlower BordersPatio Container

Planting Places

ConservatoryOutdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

BushyClump Forming

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years