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{{SPlantbox
|familia=Restionaceae
|familia=Restionaceae
|genus=Thamnochortus
|genus=Thamnochortus
|species=insignis
|species=insignis
|common_name=Dekriet, Thatching reed
|common_name=Dekriet, Thatching reed
|habit=grass
|Min ht box=6
|Min ht box=6
|Min ht metric=ft
|Min ht metric=ft
|Max wd box=7
|Max wd box=7
|Max wd metric=ft
|Max wd metric=ft
|origin=S Africa
|exposure=sun
|exposure=sun
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|Temp Metric=°F
|Min Temp Num=3
|Temp Metric=°C
|temp_ref=Wikipedia
|min_zone=8
|min_zone=8
|max_zone=10
|max_zone=10
|image=Thamnochortus insignis.jpg
|image=Upload.png
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
}}
}}
'''''Thamnochortus insignis''''' is a species of grass-like restio of the family [[Restionaceae]].
Plants are tall, grass- or reed-like tussocks with a diameter of 500 mm to 1 metre at the base and a spread of 3 metres or more at the top and up to 2,5 m tall. Male and female plants are separate and very similar when they are not flowering.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
It is excellent in pots and can be easily established outside in mild districts (in the Northern Hemisphere). It is hardy to -3ºC.[http://www.rhs.org.uk/WhatsOn/Events/londonlectures/southafricanrestio.htm]
===Propagation===
===Propagation===
The seed comes in the form of a tiny nutlet inside the old flower, which by this stage has formed two small wings. The seeds are produced in very large quantities by each female plant, but are not all viable; a large number of nutlets are empty inside.
===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===