Thamnochortus insignis

Thamnochortus insignis subsp. var.	Dekriet, Thatching reed
	Habit: grass Height: ⇕ to Width: ⇔ to 6ft7ft 6ft7ft Height: ⇕ 6 ft to 7 ft Width: ⇔ 6 ft to 7 ft Lifespan: ⌛ perennial Origin: ✈ S Africa Poisonous: ☠ Bloom: ❀ early summer, mid summer, late summer	Exposure: ☼ sun Water: ◍ Features: ✓ Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place Minimum Temp: ☃ 3°C276.15 K 37.4 °F 497.07 °R USDA Zones: 8 to 10 Sunset Zones: Flower features: ❀
	Restionaceae > Thamnochortus insignis var. ,

Thamnochortus insignis is a species of grass-like restio of the family Restionaceae.

Plants are tall, grass- or reed-like tussocks with a diameter of 500 mm to 1 metre at the base and a spread of 3 metres or more at the top and up to 2,5 m tall. Male and female plants are separate and very similar when they are not flowering.

Cultivation

It is excellent in pots and can be easily established outside in mild districts (in the Northern Hemisphere). It is hardy to -3ºC.[1]

Propagation

The seed comes in the form of a tiny nutlet inside the old flower, which by this stage has formed two small wings. The seeds are produced in very large quantities by each female plant, but are not all viable; a large number of nutlets are empty inside.

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