Botanical Name: Common Names:
Carex comans Frosted Curls New Zealand Hair Sedge, Frosty Curls, syn Carex albula,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Tufting
Description:
Tufting, silvery-green narrow leaved grass-like perennial with a cascading and mounding habit. Great mass planted around ponds and water features as it tolerates boggy sites. Very versatile as this carex is also drought tolerant and grows in sun and part shade. Grows approx 45cm H x 45cm W.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade Any
Landscape Use(s)
Aquatic Garden, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Foliage Feature / Colour, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
TBA
Family Name: Origin:
Cyperaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Silver
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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