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slender club-rush | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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slender club-rush

Isolepis cernua

Genus: Isolepis
Family: Cyperaceae
Common Names: Dougal grass, drooping rush, optical fibre plant

About this plant

I. cernua is an evergreen herbaceous annual or perennial, 15-30cm high, with very narrow, thread-like leaves, topped from mid to late summer by small silvery-white petal-less flowerheads which are followed by small brown-red seedheads

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

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

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedMoist But Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingNorth FacingSouth FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in full sun or light shade as a marginal pond plant in 2-8cm of water, in damp or wet soil in a bog garden, or in a very well-watered container

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed or by division from mid-spring to early summer; see pond plant propagation

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Patio ContainerCity CourtyardCottage InformalFlower BordersGround Cover

Planting Places

Conservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Floating

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years