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Desmocladus flexuosus

Desmocladus flexuosus
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0

Desmocladus flexuosus is a sedge-like, rhizomatous herb from south-west Western Australia, grown mainly as a specialist or native-garden plant. Its key needs are a sunny, free-draining site and moisture that is not excessive, consistent with its native habitat.

Family
Restionaceae (Restion family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then let the top of the soil dry between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty soil low in phosphorus, as is typical for south-west Australian plants.
Temperature
Mild conditions suit it best; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. Australia
Climate
subtropical

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Desmocladus flexuosus is a rhizomatous, sedge-like herb in the Restionaceae family, endemic to south-west Western Australia.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Desmocladus flexuosus 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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