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Contract Nursery Specialising in Indigenous Plant Tubestock for the Central Coast of NSW, Australia
Restio complanatus
Genus species; Restio complanatus
Meaning of name; Rope maker - flat upon the ground
Family; Restionaceae
Common name; Flat Cord Rush
Features; Tufty; Rush to 70cm high with pale green stems;
Aspect; SHADY MOIST; Temporary Inundation; Frost Resistant;
Habitat; Wet situations in Wet Heath and Scrubland;
Soil; SHADY MOIST; Humus-rich Soil; Heavy & Clay Soil; Sandy Soil;
Landscape uses; Rockery Plant; Bogs & Ponds;
Leaves; Leaves reduced to sheaths;
Flowering; Dense spikelets; November to December;
Dispersal vector; Ant adapted elaiosome (food body).
Problems;
Ecological values; Tolerant of Phytophora cinnamomi; Butterfly Attracter;
Propagation; Division of clumps.