{"product_id":"elegia-elephantina-large-cape-rush","title":"Elegia Elephantina - Large Cape Rush","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLarge Cape Rush\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn elegant, architectural plant from South Africa’s Cape Province, Elegia elephantina is a tall, clump-forming, rush-like perennial in the Restio family, which makes a handsome, robust specimen plant with an arching habit.  The deep green stems are jointed, looking slightly zig-zag, with maroon sheaths at the joints which drop off to leave brown banding on the stem. The  leaves are long, narrow, and deep brownish-green. In late spring and summer the plant carries long, brown spikelets (flowers) above the leaves. One of the hardiest of the Cape rushes, it is salt-tolerant and wind-tolerant once established, but needs regular watering in the growing season without making the soil constantly wet. Not for very cold areas. Large Cape rush holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSite:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tolerates some exposure, including coastal exposure; needs a warm site\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Any well-drained soil, preferably nutrient-poor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePosition: \u003c\/strong\u003eFull sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeason of interest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late spring to summer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardy to -7 to -8ºC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: \u003c\/strong\u003e5-6’ (1.5-1.6m) \u003cstrong\u003eSpread: \u003c\/strong\u003e 4’ (1.2m) eventually\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotos by \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKenraiz\u003c\/p\u003e, cropped, and licensed under \u003cp\u003eCC BY-SA 4.0\u003c\/p\u003e.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Pot | 3L","offer_id":48737236254977,"sku":"ZNV0D 6573170720802","price":19.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/1540\/4801\/files\/ElegiaElephantinum_1.jpg?v=1777971615","url":"https:\/\/futureforests-us.com\/products\/elegia-elephantina-large-cape-rush","provider":"Future-Forests","version":"1.0","type":"link"}