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Chionochloa rubra
Also called Red Tussock
Red tussock grass is a clump-forming perennial grass endemic to New Zealand, prized for its tidy, upright form and bronze to red foliage. Give it moist, rich ground and full sun for best growth.
Chionochloa rubra, known commonly as red tussock grass, is a species of tussock grass in the grass family, endemic to New Zealand.
Chionochloa rubra is grown in cultivation. In the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
C. rubra is endemic to New Zealand. It is dispersed from the central volcanic fields and Huiarau Range to Stewart Island, and from the lower area of the penalpine belt to sea level in south of New Zealand.
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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.
