Plant Information

Elegia capensis

Plant Type: Grass
Plant Size: 1.5m x 1m
General Information

A graceful swaying restio. We plant these where there is plenty of space and a vertical accent is required.

Features: Long stems with whorls of narrow green foliage growing out from papery brown bracts.

Uses: Around large natural water features, a really good addition to any floral artists garden

Combinations: Acorus sp., Arthropodium cirratum, Carex trifida

Care: Can remove sections of clump if it is too big, or more likely if you would like some somewhere else in the garden

Planting Conditions
Full Sun Yes Dry
Part Shade Yes Moist Yes
Shade Wet
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