Fiber Optic Grass Live Wire
Loves the wet, boggy soils that most plants can't stand!
Just 6 to 8 inches high, this grass sets long, slender green stems, at the very end of which is a tiny, round silver bloom. They really do look like fiber optic strands, especially when the occasional stem bends or twists across the others, like a tangle of cables! The little blooms arise year-round indoors and over a very long summer-through-fall season outdoors, adding bright spots of color that stand out especially in late afternoon and early evening, when brighter colors fade.
Live Wire is a Sedge, reaching 20 inches across in sun or part shade (or bright light indoors). Its stems grow up and out in a fountainous mass from the center, offering nice textural contrast to neighboring plants. Children are fascinated by its unusual shape, and it puts up with a lot of stress, from heat and humidity to poor soil. Hardy only in zones 8-10, it is worth growing as an annual farther north, and remains lovely for years when grown as a houseplant. Pkt is 15 multi-pellets, each of which yields 3 to 5 plants.
| Genus | Isolepsis |
| Species | cernua |
| Variety | Live Wire |
| Bloom Season | Early Spring - Late Winter |
| Habit | Compact |
| Zone | 8 - 10 |
| Plant Height | 6 in - 8 in |
| Plant Width | 20 in |
| Item Form | Seeds |
| Additional Characteristics | Bloom First Year, Easy Care Plants, Ever Blooming, Evergreen, Indoor Growing, Long Bloomers |
| Bloom Color | Silver |
| Bloom Season | Winter |
| Foliage Color | Medium Green |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun, Part Shade |
| Moisture Requirements | Moist, well-drained, Wet |
| Resistance | Heat Tolerant |
| Soil Tolerance | Clay, Normal, loamy, Poor |
| Uses | Beds, Border, Containers, Foliage Interest |
