{"product_id":"lincolnshire-pond-plants-dichromena-colorata-star-grass-pond-marginal-plant","title":"Dichromena colorata - Star Grass, Pond Marginal Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eDichromena colorata (now listed as Rhynchospora colorata), known as star grass or white star sedge, is a grass-like sedge with narrow green leaves. What look like white flowers are star-shaped white bracts with green tips around small flower heads. They appear from July and last into November.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eStar grass at a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBotanical name\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRhynchospora colorata (syn. Dichromena colorata)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCommon name\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStar grass, white star sedge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePlant type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGrass-like sedge; spreads slowly by rhizomes and dies back in winter\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHeight and spread\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 40–60 cm tall, 30–60 cm wide\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFlowers\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhite, star-shaped bracts with green tips, July to November\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePosition\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFull sun or part shade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSoil\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWet or permanently moist soil that never dries out\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePond depth\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWaterlogged soil or the very shallow margin; no source gives a water depth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHardiness\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBorderline: sources disagree (no RHS H-rating published)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNative to\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSouth-east USA to the Caribbean (not UK native)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere to plant star grass\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaterlogged soil at the very edge of a pond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBog gardens and wet borders that never dry out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull sun or light shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIs star grass hardy?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSources disagree. One UK nursery calls it fully hardy, while another rates it half-hardy, to about -5°C, and advises winter protection in most of the UK. There is no RHS hardiness rating. In colder gardens, give it winter protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to plant and care for it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlant in spring or summer in soil that stays wet. It dies back below ground in autumn; leave the old foliage over winter and trim it in late spring. Do not let it dry out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhich size should I buy?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBare-root plants (7 cm, 9 cm, 1 litre and 3 litre) arrive without a pot or compost and are the most economical way to plant a group. Potted plants (9 cm, 1 litre and 3 litre) arrive growing in our peat-free compost and give a faster display. Packs of 3 come in 7 cm, 9 cm, 1 litre and 3 litre bare-root sizes and cost less per plant. 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