Cyperus Rotundus 'Sea Urchin'

Description

Compact green clumps push up strong stems on this exceptionally attractive "grass", which bears impressive heads of spiky green and brown sea-urchin-like inflorescences, making them most unusual cut flowers! It thrives in damp or even wet places where stems will grow bigger, but does perfectly well in the dry.

Sowing Advice

Sow at any time, in a well-lit position, into a good, soil-based compost. Cover seeds thinly and keep moist at around 15 degrees C or 60 degrees F. Some New Zealand species can be very slow indeed and may need cooler temperatures before they will come up. Grass seedlings should be potted on and grown on singly, or in clumps for more rapid establishment of a large specimen.

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