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. Grows approx 40cm x W 40cm and is drought and salt-spray tolerant. Widely used in domestic and commercial landscapes.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Foliage Feature / Colour, Mass Planting, Rockery, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Needs full sun to maintain orange colour. Refresh foliage by cutting to just above the ground. Great for exposed, difficult sites. Tolerates saline spray and boggy conditions.
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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