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great wood-rush 'Solar Flair'

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Densely-tufted, compact, evergreen perennial about 30-40cm tall, with linear glossy, golden-yellow to yellow-green leaves, especially bright in late winter and early spring. Airy panicles of bronze-brown flowers arch above the foliage from mid spring to early summer

Scientific classification

Species: great wood-rush 'Solar Flair' (Luzula sylvatica 'Solar Flair')
Genus: Luzula
Family: Juncaceae

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Toxicity: Grass Like
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Tufted · Clump forming
Habit: Spring · Winter · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full shade · Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of great wood-rush 'Solar Flair'

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of great wood-rush 'Solar Flair'

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great wood-rush 'Solar Flair' care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full shade · Full sun · Partial shade
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Ideal temperature

Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Deadhead spent flowers to tidy up

Propagation

Propagate by division between mid-spring and early summer

Growing

This wood-rush makes good ground cover especially in moist soils in shady woodland gardens; plant in partial or deep shade, or sun where the soil is reliably moist

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