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Restio virgeus

Restio virgeus
Common names: twiggy peg-reed
Family: Restionaceae

... Oliver and Peter Linder for the pictures as credited. Restio virgeus is an evergreen, dioecious, reed-like ... about 1.9 × 1.3 mm, with 2 seeds produced per capsule. Restio virgeus flowering time varies, it may flower in spring ... i.e. they take a year or so to mature on the plant. Restio virgeus is very similar to Restio schoenoides , and ...

11 / 04 / 2022 | Mashudu Nndanduleni | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Restio subverticillatus

Restio subverticillatus
Common names: broom restio (Eng.); besemriet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... 2002 (name and conservation status updated June 2016) Restio subverticillatus is a tufted reed-like plant up to 2 m ... are busy harvesting the pollen from the male plants. This restio has two survival mechanisms for existence in the ... and it coppices from the rhizome or base after a fire. Restio Restio subverticillatus has been cultivated overseas ...

11 / 03 / 2002 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Restio similis

Restio similis
Common names: slender blobs (Eng.)
Family: Restionaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden February 2020 Restio similis is a reed-like, evergreen perennial that grows ... rounded, with persistent, pale brown to grey sheaths. Restio similis begins to flower in autumn (March), and ... until the beginning of the next cohort of flowers. Restio similis is most similar to R. bolusii , but they can ...

10 / 02 / 2020 | Mashudu Nndanduleni | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Restio quadratus

Restio quadratus
Common names: square-stem restio, flats restio (Eng.) vlakteriet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... well to a regime with little or no watering during summer, Restio quadratus has to have regular water to look at its ... time in July or August.  The mature plants of Restio quadratus look very similar to Calopsis paniculata , ... a large quantity of pollen during the flowering period. Restio The plants are best grown from seed, which should be ...

21 / 10 / 2002 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Restio paniculatus

Restio paniculatus
Common names: calopsis (English); besemgoed (Afrikaans)
Family: Restionaceae

... Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden February 2002 Restio paniculatus  is a tall reed like plant with bright ... reasonably close together if you wish to harvest seed. Restio It is most attractive when used either fresh or dried ... growing in waterlogged soils on river or stream banks.  Restio paniculatus Rottb. Restio paniculatus Restio ...

11 / 02 / 2002 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Restio multiflorus

Restio multiflorus
Common names: many-flowered restio
Family: Restionaceae

... Jamieson Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden May 2003 Restio multiflorus is a reed-like plant, which grows to a ... is at the end of the Cape winter (August to November). Restio multiflorus has a wide distribution in the Cape ... brown nuts and are produced in large quantities per plant. Restio This species is best used as an accent plant or grown ...

02 / 06 / 2003 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Restio festuciformis

Restio festuciformis
Common names: green grass-like restio (Eng.); groengrasriet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... bit of wind and provides a very pleasing spectacle. Most restio species grow in rather harsh conditions with dry, hot ... often look startlingly different. This is the case with Restio festuciformis , which often looks quite dark and half ... life span of all restios in a garden environment. Most restio species live between seven and thirty years in the ...

12 / 08 / 2002 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Restio dispar

Female inflorescences of Restio dispar
Common names: red-spathe restio
Family: Restionaceae

... Jamieson Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden April 2003 Restio dispar is a medium to large, reed-like plant, which ... period is at the end of the Cape winter (August-November). Restio dispar is a true Cape reed and occurs only in a fairly ... the Northern Hemisphere should be grown in pots. Like all restio species, the male and female flowers are on different ...

05 / 05 / 2003 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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