Scirpus cyperinus (Cyperaceae)

Wool grass

Native to wet meadows and swamps in northeastern North America. Very ornamental, with large woolly inflorescences on erect stems to 1.5m tall. Blooms in midsummer, the flowers green at first, becoming softly woolly and light brown as seeds mature in late summer. Remains upright and attractive throughout winter. Forms dense tussocks, with many arching basal leaves in summer. Effective as a container subject.
Ht. 1.5m. Very hardy


Price
  9cm pot       £3.00       Available Sept 2004