Triglochin procerum
Plant name: Water ribbon
Plant type: sedges / rushes / wetland plants
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Origin: AUSTRALIA WIDE
Cultural notes: Full sun in water plantings, long lived, very hardy.
Maintenance: Prune to remove dead material and to promote new growth.
Tolerates Inundations, frosts and short dry periods.
Flowering season: Spring to summer.
Flower colour: Dense spikes.
Foliage colour: Green with red bases, smooth strap-like, some floating on water surface some erect.
Height: Up to 2m
Water depth: Aquatic greater than 1m
Plant spacing: 50cm apart
Recommended uses: Used in water plantings and to help stabilise dams and waterways. Will grow in stationary to slow-moving water ways and provides habitat for water birds. Excellent in mass plantings or as an ornamental to decorate ponds.
Description: Ribbon like leaves float on waters surface.