Description
Purplish-brown inflorescences resembling pipe cleaners.
Perfect for containers and borders.
Flowering: Summer – Autumn
Hardiness: Hardy
Height: 50-100cm
Spread: 30cm
Common Name: Red Spire
Life Cycle: perennial
Family: Poaceae
Foliage: linear / lanceolate
Basic Colour: ( red )
Flower Colour: red / scarlet / purple
Natural Flowering: August – October
Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height with Flowers: 100cm
Soil Requirements: well-drained / average / dry
Soil ph: acid / alkaline / neutral
Location: container / Mediterranean / cottage garden / border
Usage: ornamental
Pruning: cut back in late Autumn and mulch
Tolerates: Drought tolerant / poor soils
Origin: Central to eastern Europe
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