Propagation
Sow fresh seed during early autumn and maintain a temperature of 20º to 30º C. (68º to 86º F). Pre soak in smoke water for 24 hours prior to sowing.
Division of the rhizome during early spring.

Botanic information
Leaf: The leaves are reduced to sheaths that are split on one side and are imbricate at the base but not forming as tube. Photosynthesis is carried out by the green culms.

Flower: This plant is dioecious and produces brown female spikelets in a dense cluster above the foliage during autumn and wind pollinated. The pendant male spikelets are also produced during summer and the male and female flowers have papery bracts and the plants are difficult to identify when not in flower.

Fruit: The small nutlets are contained in the persistent calyx and have 2-small wings that aid in wind dispersal. Large quantities of seed are produced but only a small percentage is viable. The plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively.