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Botanical Name: Elegia capensis 'variegated' Common Name: Variegated Fountain Rush Family: Restionaceae Origin: "Cape of Good Hope, South Africa" Plant type: Restio Growth Rate: Moderate to fast Height: 4' Width: Slow spreader Evergreen/Deciduous: Evergreen Water: wet or dry Light: Sun to part shade Hardiness: 25º Soil: lean Flower Color/Season: Rusty colored seed heads probably in Summer Special Feature: Arcitectural vertical element originally thought to be an Equisetum. Variegated foliage with new growth coming in white and aging to green Grower: Paint box Plantsmen Grower City: "Mendocino, CA" Grower Contact: www.coloredfoliage.com