Eriophorum vaginatum is a 30– to 60-cm-high tussock-forming plant with extremely narrow, almost hair-like leaves. On the flowering stems there is a single, inflated leaf-sheath, without a lamina, hence the species epithet ("sheath" is "vagina" in latin). The inflorescence is a dense, tufted, solitary, spike.
Eriophorum Vaginatum Care
Eriophorum Vaginatum
What is the plant
Humidity
Normal
Lighting
Part Sun
Temperature
20°C - 30°C
Hardiness zone
4 - 8
Difficulty
Medium
How to Care for the Plant
Water
It is important to keep the soil very moist, and the plant should be cut back at the beginning of spring.
Sunlight
They can be grown in either sunny or shady conditions. Cotton grass is fairly easy to maintain.
Soil
Cotton grass likes to grow in moist acidic soil. It is best to plant Eriophorum species in the first couple of months of spring so as to flower in summer.
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Temperature
The Cotton grass seeds will take about three weeks to germinate once the temperature has reached about 15 degrees Centigrade.
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