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Isolepis 'Live Wire' - isolepis-livewire


Hardiness

Warm-season annual
Light

Full sun to partial shade
Soil

Moist, bog-like conditions
Water

Regular
Habit

Clump forming. 6-12 inches (15-30 cm) tall, 20 inches (50 cm) wide
Flowers

Silvery flower heads born on the end of green stems

Comments:

Unique grasslike plant is ideal for mixed containers or use as an indoor gift plant. Short, 6-8-inch (15-20 cm) billowing mound of soft green leaves is accented by flower spikes that look like "fiber optic" strands.

Sources:

It's often hard to list definite sources. Ask for them at:

  • Online vegetable and flower seed websites
  • Mail order seed catalogs
  • Seed packets in retail stores
  • Or as bedding plants at garden centers


 




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