Baumea rubiginosa
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Plant name: Soft twig rush
Plant type: sedges / rushes / wetland plants
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Origin: ALL AUSTRALIAN STATES AND TERRITORIES.
Cultural notes: Naturally occurs in swampy areas with low nutrient soils. Full sun or part shade.
Maintenance: Requires regular water.
Tolerates: Tolerant of frosts, inundation, low nutrient soils, poor water quality.
Flowering season: Can flower year round.
Flower colour: Dense flower spikes of reddish brown flowers.
Foliage colour: Bright green leaves often orange-brown towards the tips.
Width: Up to 0.5m
Height: Up to 1m
Water depth: Aquatic to 0.25m
Plant spacing: 20cm apart
Recommended uses: Useful for wetland revegetation.
Description: Rhizomatous perennial. Compressed ribbon like green leaves. Inflorescence reddish brown clusters of spikelets.