Eriophorum

Plant Characteristics

Origin:	✈	?

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water:	◍	?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.

Scientific Names

Read about Eriophorum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Eriophorum (wool-bearing, from the Greek: alluding to the heads of fr.). Cyperaceae. Perennial rush-like plants growing in swales: fls. in dense heads, the perianth-bristles very numerous and often becoming greatly elongated in fr. and giving the head a wool- like appearance. None of them is known in cult., but the following names have been offered by collectors for bog gardens: E. alpinus, Linn.; E. cyperinum, Linn.; E. lineatum Benth. & Hook.; E. polystachion, Linn.; E. vaginatum, Linn.; E. virginicum, Linn. All these are wild in the northern states, and descriptions may be found in the regular manuals. Eriophorum comprises upward of a dozen species in the northern hemisphere. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

Do you have cultivation info on this plant? Edit this section!

Propagation

Do you have propagation info on this plant? Edit this section!

Pests and diseases

Do you have pest and disease info on this plant? Edit this section!

Gallery

If you have a photo of this plant, please upload it! Plus, there may be other photos available for you to add.

• 

  photo 1

• 

  photo 2

• 

  photo 3

References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

External links

• w:Eriophorum. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
• Eriophorum QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)