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Toetoe

Austroderia fulvida

Toetoe
Photo: Nom. rev., CC BY 4.0

Toetoe is a tall, clumping perennial grass native to New Zealand, valued as an ornamental for its plumes and tough habit. It needs full sun, good drainage and room to spread.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun
Water
Water freshly planted specimens regularly, then leave established clumps to rely mostly on rain.
Soil
Well-drained soil, tolerant of poor and sandy ground.
Temperature
Hardy in mild climates; protect young plants from severe frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
New Zealand
Climate
subtropical

About

Austroderia fulvida, the toetoe, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae, native to New Zealand. As its synonym Cortaderia fulvida it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.

Other Austroderia plants

Early Pampas Grass · Toe Toe

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Austroderia fulvida by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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