Description

Eriophorum russeolum, also known as Bronze Cotton Grass, is a unique and compact species of cotton grass that brings a touch of elegance and color to small ponds and wetland gardens. Unlike its taller relatives, Bronze Cotton Grass is much shorter, with fine, round, cross-section leaves and fewer but striking bronze-coloured flower heads. Its delicate beauty is perfect for adding texture and a subtle pop of color to smaller water features.

This slow-growing species thrives in damp environments and is best planted with its foliage above the water level, where it can form a graceful, tufted display. Ideal for very small ponds or confined spaces, Eriophorum russeolum offers a refined and understated charm, perfect for naturalistic planting or as a focal point in miniature water gardens.

Features:

• Shorter, more compact variety of cotton grass with fine, round leaves
• Bronze-coloured flowers for a unique, warm-toned addition to your garden
• Slow-growing and perfect for small ponds and confined spaces
• Best planted with foliage above water level to create a delicate, tufted display
• Adds texture and subtle color to wetland gardens or water features

Add the Eriophorum russeolum to your water garden for a refined, slow-growing cotton grass that brings beauty, texture, and a touch of bronze elegance to your pond or damp garden area.

Repotting or planting

9cm marginal plants require potting into a larger mesh basket. Place in a pond no deeper than 1/3 maximum recommended planting depth to allow the plants to establish. 1ltr marginal plants do not require repotting, place in the pond no deeper than 1/2 maximum recommended planting depth to allow the plants to establish, plants over 60cm height growth will benefit from repotting into a larger mesh basket or should be planted in gravel to prevent them from falling over. 3ltr and 5ltr plants do not require repotting, as they are larger more established plants they can be placed up to the maximum recommended depth. There is no need to remove the mesh basket.

Care instructions

Leave old growth standing through winter. Cut down in spring when new shoots have grown to about 15cm high.

Colour

Orange

Growth rate

slow

Flowers

Jun- Sept

Sun/shade

Full sun to part shade

Native

Season

Spring-Summer

Measurements in centimetres

Height Min -Max

30-50

Depth Min-Max

0-20