tassel cord rush

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A bamboo-like, evergreen perennial to 2m, with stiff, smooth, bright green stems banded with brown bracts. The upper part of the plant produces dense clusters of fine, feathery, leaf-like, modified stems, topped with loose, upright spikes of small, red-brown, grass-like flowers

Scientific classification

Species: tassel cord rush (Baloskion tetraphyllum)
Genus: Baloskion
Family: Restionaceae

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Toxicity: Grass Like · Shrubs
Plant type: 1.5-2.5 metres
Height: 0.5-1 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Columnar upright
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of tassel cord rush

Distribution map

Australia

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of tassel cord rush

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tassel cord rush care guide

Constant damp root substrate, shallow aquatic or bog planting setup
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Constant damp root substrate, shallow aquatic or bog planting setup

Fertilizing

Weak aquatic bog plant fertilizer every six weeks spring-summer

Pruning

No pruning needed

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown at 16-18C in spring, or by division in spring. Divisions should be over-potted, kept in a shady, moist frame, and may take a year to recover. Seedlings and divisions should not be allowed to dry out

Growing

Grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist, preferably acid soil in full sun or partial shade. Shelter from cold winds. In cold areas grow in large pots of humus-rich compost and overwinter in a frost-free place

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