Elegia Capensis
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ELEGIA CAPENSIS
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Elegia is one of many plant species belonging to the family Restionaceae, a group of rush-like plants found largely in the Western and Eastern Cape provinces, although others occur in Australia and Vietnam.
Male and female flowers are borne on separate plants, often leading to confusion and misidentification within the family. Of all the many members of this very interesting group of plants, Elegia capensis is one of the most attractive and widely cultivated, both locally and abroad.
They are evergreen, clump-forming perennials comprised of multiple, tall stems that can attain a height of 2-3m. Each stem is a rich green colour with whorls of feathery, secondary stems growing out from nodes along the stem. Leaves are almost absent and have developed into coppery-brown bracts found on some stems.
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