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Luzula pilosa 'Igel'

Luzula pilosa 'Igel'
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 Luzula pilosa 'Igel'Luzula pilosa 'Igel' 
Price:  £4.50
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Brand:  The Plantsman's Preference
Family:  Juncaceae
Main Season:  All Year
Flower Colour:  Gold
Leaf Colour:  Green
Foliage:  Evergreen
Position:  Shade
Soil Type:  Ordinary, medium loam
Height:  Up to 15cm / 6"
Peat Free?  Yes
Hardiness Guide:  RHS H4 minimum -5C to -10C
Pot Size:  9cm

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Brilliant little hummocks of deep green curled leaves will spread in time to form a low evergreen groundcover. Pretty spring flowers. Good soil in shade ideally. 15cm.

One of those plants that seems like it should be much more widely planted than it is.  Evergreen, hardy, neat and tidy - what more could you want?!  I'd say that it is better suited to Japanese style gardens than the often requested Ophiopogon japonicus which is slow and unpredicatable.

Igel = Hedghog in German reflecting the shape of the clumps.


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