Carex buchananii
(Buchanan)
Carex buchananii
(Buchanan)
Prices:
Each | 20 or more | |
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2.5L Pot | $9.50 | $9.00 |
Details:
Type: | Grass |
Growth Rate: | Fast |
Mature Height: | 0.6 m |
Mature Width: | 0.6 m |
Site Condition: | Frost Tolerant, Heavy Soil, Loamy Soil, Waterways |
Sun: | Full Sun |
Drainage: | Moist, Wet |
Features: | Attractive to insects. Flower colour: Tawny. Foliage colour: Reddish-brown. Fruit colour: Tawny. Native. Suitable restoration species. |
Carex buchananii is a 60 cm tall native hair sedge which forms upright clumps of very fine, hair-like leaves of a bronzy-cinnamon colour. The stiff blades curve at the end. Looks fabulous planted in large drifts. Hardy to just about any conditions but happiest in a sunny position that does not dry out completely in summer. Evergreen. Hardy.
Habitat: Coastal to montane (up to 1000 m a.s.l.). On beaches, lagoon, lake and stream margins, or in damp ground within open forest or short tussock grassland.
Flowering: Spring [October - December]
Fruiting: Summer - Autumn [November - June]