Dichromena colorata
star grass
- 3 × 9cm pots
- £27.99 £9.33 each
- available to order from summer
- 1 litre aquatic pot
- £21.99
- available to order from summer
- 3 × 1 litre aquatic pots
- £39.99 £13.33 each
- available to order from summer
Delivery options
- Standard £5.99
- Position: full sun
- Soil: reliably moist or boggy soil, or aquatic compost
- Depth of water: 0-5cm
- Rate of growth: slow
- Flowering period: July to November
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Dichromena colorata is a late season 'star performer' with attractive green and white, stella-shaped bracts (modified leaves), which rise above the grass-like foliage from July and persist into November. A slowly spreading aquatic perennial, it's well suited to smaller gardens/ponds, prefers a boggy site.
Grow in fertile wet or permanently moist ground in sun or partial shade.
Little maintenance is required for star grass. Leaving foliage in place will protect new shoots over the winter.
Trim just above the water surface in late spring when new shoots appear.
Little maintenance is required for star grass. Leaving foliage in place will protect new shoots over the winter.
Trim just above the water surface in late spring when new shoots appear.