Elegia tectorum Size:3Lt Will also work excellently in

Will also work excellently in a pot/container with a free draining compost

It prefers well-drained moisture retentive

It naturally produces lots of rosettes to form a tight compact growth habit with dark purple leaves

It has Gladioli type of deep orange flowers in mid summer

This is a great plant to add winter colour to a garden with it's dark red stems and Golden buttery yellow bracts which appear early in the year and are very striking

Elegia tectorum Size:3Lt Will also work excellently inFormally known as Chondropetalum tectorum. This is a reed like perennial from South Africa. It is used to thatch the huts and houses in the bush. when mature it produces brown grass like flower spikes in autumn. It grows to a height of 1. 5m and looks stunning in the back of boarders for all year round evergreen colour. It prefers well drained moisture retentive, not waterlogged just moist year round, acidic soil in full sun. Hardy to 7c. As well as