Elegia Tectorum (Cape Thatching Reed)

Growth

Plant Type : Ornamental Grass
Height : Up to 1.5 m
Evergreen : Evergreen
Indigenous : Indigenous


Position

Position : Full Sun
Moisture : Average water
Soil : Any Soil
Wind : Wind Resistant
Frost : Frost Resistant



Foliage

Type : Thin Long Leaves
Colour : Dark Green
Use : Decorative
Other :



Flower

Type : Inflorescence
Time : Autumn
Colour : Maroon Black
Use :
Other :



Fruit

Fruit : Unspecified
Colour :


NOTE:

This plant was previously known as Chondropetalum tectorum but recent DNA analysis showed that all the species of Chondropetalum actually belong in the genus Elegia.



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