Scientific Name
Eriophorum angustifolium
Common Name
Cotton grass
Water Garden
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Hardiness:
Zone 6-11
Height:
Up to 12 inches
Flower:
Tassles of white cotton-like flowers on short (up to 12 inches) leafy stems
Foliage:
Flat grass-like leaves; creeping rootstock
Comments:
Found in bogs, marshes, and shallow water (up to 2 inch cover) and margins of ponds; prefers acid, high peat soil; sun to partial shade; can be grown in 1 gallon pot with 3 inches of standing water
Cultivars/Species:
N/A
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