horsetail restio

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An evergreen perennial producing spreading clumps of upright, rich green, cane-like stems or culms, with chestnut brown culm sheaths. Whorls of wispy modified branches grow from each node, and the stems are topped by yellow-brown, reed-like flowers in spring followed, on female plants, by brown nutlets

Scientific classification

Species: horsetail restio (Elegia capensis)
Genus: Elegia
Family: Restionaceae

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Toxicity: Grass Like
Plant type: 1.5-2.5 metres
Height: 1-1.5 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of horsetail restio

Distribution map

Southern Africa (Cape)

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Culture

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Quick identification of horsetail restio

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horsetail restio care guide

Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought or waterlogging
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought or waterlogging

Fertilizing

Balanced feed in spring and light repeat in growth season

Pruning

Thin out older stems in spring

Propagation

Propagate by seed in containers at 16-18°C (61-64F) after soaking the seed for 24 hours. Well-established clumps may be propagated by division into large sections, but may take some time to re-establish