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Beginner
skill rating |
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0.7m
max. spread |
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1.5m
max. height |
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2-5 years
to maturity |
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3 hours care
per year |
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This plant
is toxic! |
Botanical name: Equisetum arvense
Other names: Field horsetail, Horse pipes, Mare's tail, Snake grass
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Genus: Equisetum
Species: E. arvense - E. arvense is a creeping rhizomatous perennial with fleshy unbranched shoots with spore-bearing cones in spring, followed by green, regularly-branched, deeply-grooved shoots until winter.
Equisetum arvense is: Semi evergreen
Foliage: Green, Yellow, Variegated, Cream in All seasons
Fruit: Black in Summer
Habit: Clump-forming
Toxicity: Can be poisonous to wildlife and livestock
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