trefle.io · Taken May 20, 2022 by Edith Tasnadi (cc-by-sa)
Cyperaceae
Fiber-optic-grass
Isolepis cernua
Also known as Eleogiton cernua, Schoenoplectus cernuus, Scirpus cernuus, Live wire grass
Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Fiber · Optic · Houseplant · Indoor · Unique · Compact · Moist · Bright · Container
Fiber-optic grass is a unique houseplant with thin, arching stems topped with small white flowers that resemble fiber-optic lights. It prefers consistently moist soil and bright, indirect light for best growth. This compact plant makes an excellent conversation piece for indoor containers.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 3-5 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 4 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Azores, Baleares, Bolivia, Brazil South, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia
Sources: trefle, usda
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