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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.