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Restio subverticillatus
Also called Dune Reed, Garden Reed, Handsome Pegreed, Popular Reed
Restio subverticillatus is a tufted, arching reed-like perennial from the Cape of South Africa, grown mainly for its elegant whorled foliage. It is dioecious, so male and female plants are separate, and it needs frost protection in cold areas.
Restio subverticillatus, the whorled restio, is a species of flowering plant in the family Restionaceae. It is endemic to the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa.
Growing to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) tall and 1.5 m (4.9 ft) broad, it is a tufted perennial with arching reed-like stems. Modified branches at each node produce whorls of foliage. It is dioecious, meaning that female and male plants are separate. Flowering in Spring, female flowers are white, while male flowers are yellow/grey.
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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.
