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Cannomois grandis
Also called Tall Fountainreed
Cannomois grandis is a tall, rush-like perennial from the Western Cape of South Africa, grown as an ornamental grass-like plant. Give it open, sunny conditions and well-drained soil, and keep it moist while establishing.
Cannomois grandis is a species of rush-like flowering plant in the genus Cannomois, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.
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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.
