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Planting tip
Soak the rootball of your plant in a bucket of water to wet thoroughly prior to planting. For extra goodness, add a bit of liquid fertiliser.
Gahnia setifolia
Height: 2m;  Spread: 3m
Mapere - Common cutty grass. (Sedge & Rush-like)
Large fine-leaved forest tussock. Easy to grow once established. Foliage very cutting.
» Click here for more detailed information on Gahnia published in The Fringe, April 2013
» Click here for our article on Gahnia species published in The Fringe, July 2016 ...
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On 21/01/2016, Bobbie Carroll said:
With incredibly sensitive roots (sometimes I think they don't even like being looked at !! )I cut the bottom only off the black bag and plant with the edge still on. Later, once established, I remove the edge.
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