Botanical Name: Common Names:
Carex testacea Orange Sedge,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting, Groundcovers Clumping, Tufting, Weeping
Description:
Popular sedge from New Zealand with a weeping habit and distinctive orange and green coloured grass-like foliage. Summer flowers are brown and appear on spikes above the foliage. Drought and salt-spray tolerant. Widely used in domestic and commercial landscapes. Grows to approx. 40cm H x W.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Foliage Feature / Colour, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Rockery, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Cyperaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Orange
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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