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Apodasmia similis
Height: 1.5m;  Spread: 1m
Oioi, Jointed Rush (Sedge & Rush-like)
Elegant 1.5m. Feathery tufts. Ideal garden plant, very hardy and slow creeping. Swamp plant of saline and freshwater habitats.
» Click here for our Apodasmia similis article published in the Titirangi Tatler, August 2012...
Photo gallery:
Oioi after gentle rain
Apodasmia similis from ONPN planted in a river margin development behind the Trusts Stadium, Henderson, Auckland.
Stunning architectural NZ Native. My second favourite after Gahnia
Apodasmia in its natural environment at Te Matuku Bay, Waiheke Island.
Apodasmia reflecting late afternoon light in a mass planting behind the Trusts Stadium, Henderson, Auckland.
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