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Isolepis nodosa
droughtgrassAustralian native
Isolepis nodosa
Isolepis · Cyperaceae

Ficinia nodosa, the knotted club-rush or knobby club-rush, is a rhizomatous perennial in the family Cyperaceae, native to South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Widespread in the Southern Hemisphere, Ficinia nodosa grows to between 15 and 220 cm in height.

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Classification

Genus
Isolepis
Family
Cyperaceae
Climate
temperate, subtropical

Isolepis nodosa belongs to the Isolepis genus within the Cyperaceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience. It is an Australian native we grow and specify regularly.

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Cultivation

Care sheet.

Water
Low to moderate
Light
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Most well-drained soils
Growth rate
Moderate to fast
Mature size
Clumping, 0.3–1m
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Companions

Species we plant alongside Isolepis nodosa.

Carex appressa (Carex appressa)
droughtgrass
Carex appressa

Carex appressa

Carex oshimensis
droughtgrass
Carex oshimensis

Carex oshimensis

Isolepsis nodosa (Isolepsis nodosa)
Isolepsis nodosa

Isolepsis nodosa