Rhynchospora colorata Ruellia although reports exist of 20'

although reports exist of 20' heights in perfect conditions

while it is more restrained in normal garden soil

Originally selected from an NC Coastal Plain population of Solidago rugosa

pine cone-like flowers emerge from the base in late summer

behead Tradescantia 'Sweet Kate'

Rhynchospora colorata Ruellia although reports exist of 20'(syn: Dichromena colorata) From the savannah and marsh regions of coastal Virginia through Florida comes this truly bizarre member of the sedge family. The slowly spreading patches (3' wide in 2 years) of Rhynchospora colorata are composed of sedge like foliage until mid May (NC), when the 15" stalks are topped with spectacular white bracts (modified leaves) that surround the tiny flowers. While rhynchospora will prosper in all but the driest of