SF Flower show 2008

Botanical Name: Cannomois congesta
Common Name: bamboo reed
Family: Restionaceae
Origin: Western South Africa
Plant type: Restio/herbaceous perennial
Growth Rate: medium
Height: 3-4 ft.
Width: tight clumps 1 ft. at base
Evergreen/Deciduous: evergreen
Water: average garden water or more
Light: Bright
Hardiness: tested to low 20's only
Soil: "sandy, acid"
Flower Color/Season: cone-like bracts in spring and summer
Special Feature: "feathery, fine branched stems"
Nursery: Martin Grantham
Nursery City: SFSU
Grower Contact: userwww.sfsu.edu/~fotgh/