Calopsis paniculata

This is a form of the South African Restio that enjoys waterlogged ground. It is an upstanding plant with reedy bright green stems that have an attractive, rather fluffy look, like hair with split ends. It is grown for its foliage, the flowers are small and uninteresting, male and female forms existing separately. It is wind pollinated and it is necessary to grow a mixed colony if seed is required. The stems are very straight and clean in their lower portions and are used to make brooms. This form can be dried and is effective used in dried flower arrangements. It could be tried in bog gardens or at the water's edge in the mildest parts of the country since the soft informal lines of its foliage head combine well with water. In the Eastern Cape it is found growing in waterlogged soils and in the vicinity of streams. It is also moderately hardy, taking temperature of up to -8 degrees Centigrade.