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Wetland | Apodasmia similis

Product Code:2675
Mature Height:1-1.2m
Mature Width:1-1.2m
Growth Habit:Clumping
Evergreen or Deciduous:Evergreen
Leaves:Needles/Needle-like
Leaf Colour:Blue/Grey Green
Flowers:Feathery/Insignificant
Flower Colour:Red Hue
Soil Moisture Requirements:Boggy, Moist, Dry
Garden Position:Part sun, Full sun
Environmental Tolerances:Seashore / Coastal, Wet feet / Swampy, Wind
Garden Theme:NZ Native

Plant / Product Features:
A reed with a fine grey-green leaves with bark-banded wire-like slightly zigzagging stems, forming a large densely erect clump. It spreads slowly from a creeping rhizome. It has both male and female plants and when flowering the female plant takes on a red hue. Prefers full sun but will tolerate semi-shade. In dry rocky situations it takes on an orangey colour.

Landscaping Uses:
Wetland revegetation. Will grow in normal garden conditions and even in quite dry areas. Has a lovely fluid look and moves gracefully in the wind. Great effect when mass planted. Good for water features and pond edging. Performs well in coastal locations and salt marshes.

Apodasmia similis
Apodasmia similis

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