Fiber Optic Grass
Isolepis cernua
Description
This New Zealand native sedge forms tufts of fine bright green foliage. Its flowers sit on the tips of each thread like leaf and is no bigger than a pin head through the spring and summer while in flower it is often said to look like strands of fiber optic cables. It grows 6'' tall and spreads from seed and underground rhizomes. Grows in moist soil to water 3'' deep.
- Botanical Name
- Isolepis cernua
- Height
- 10-14"
- Width
- 10-14"
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun Partial Sun
- Bloom Time
- Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer
- Bloom Colors
- White
- Zones
- Zone 6