Thamnochortus insignis

Common Name:
Dekriet
Plant Type:
Restio
Family:
Restionaceae (The Restio Family)
Geographic Origin:
South and Southern Africa
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
6-8 feet
Landscape/Garden Uses:
Mixed plantings
Flowering Season:
Summer

Flower Color:
Gold
Exposure:
Sun or light shade
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate to occasional watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 15-20 degrees F.

Thamnochortus insignis provides a striking display in large spaces and in all seasons. Wiry dark green culms to 6 foot or a little more are smooth and topped by shiny golden flowers in summer. Vase shaped in form when young, the clumps mature to perfect hemispheres, with each culm sensitive to the slightest breeze. Moderate to occasional watering. This plant showed no damage when temperatures dropped to the upper 'teens (F.) in January 2007.