General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Plant Height: 4-10 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Other: Small winged nut
Fruiting Time: Spring
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: Greenish-yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Water gardens
Cut Flower
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Horsetail Restio
  • Broom Reed

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Location: Botanical Graden Meise - Nationale Plantentuin Meise - Brussel
Location: Botanical Graden Meise - Nationale Plantentuin Meise - Brussel
Location: My Garden Crescent City, California
Date: 2016-10-02
Seen through my bedroom window, growing in a large tub on the Eas
Location: My Garden Crescent City, California
Date: 2016-10-02
Seen through bedroom window.....
Location: western Oregon
Date: 2016-01-01

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