Elegia macrocarpa - Restio / Ornamental Grass - Indigenous grass - 10 Seeds Exotic Fruit Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) was

Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) was unknown until about 60 years ago

As with all of the brachychiton family it is easy to grow and the seed requires no pre-treatment

it sends out exotic clusters of 2" white stars on long stems

In trials it was found the fruit of 'Elan' contains 30-50% more Vitamin C than those of other ever bearing varieties

Elegia macrocarpa - Restio / Ornamental Grass - Indigenous grass - 10 Seeds Exotic Fruit Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) wasPreviously known as Dovea macrocarpa, this is one of the smaller restios that grows up to 1m tall. The female plant has attractive dark brown berry type flower heads and the male plant has smaller spikelets along the stems. They are popular as accent plants and striking when grown in clumps in bigger gardens. They grow well in dry areas. The seeds benefit from being treated with smoke primer before planting. For the best germination results with these