Elegia mucronata (Rocket reed)

Other names: Rocket restio, Chondropetalum mucronatum, Elegia panicoides, Dovea mucronata

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Where to grow

Soil type
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Moisture-retentive
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Exposed
  • Sheltered

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Additional plant details

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, moist or moist but well-drained, neutral to acid soil in a warm, open, sunny site. Tolerates very light shade. Do not allow to dry out. Yellowing stems indicate the need for a high nitrogen feed.

Suggested uses

Containers/Patio, Architectural, Coastal, Flower Arranging, Mediterranean, Sub-Tropical, City

UK hardiness

H3

USDA zones

Zone 9, Zone 10, Zone 11

Sunset zone

9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Moderate/Medium
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Moderate/Medium
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Erect, Spreading, Clump-forming

Native to

South Africa

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Toxicity unknown

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