Carex testacea
Botanical Name: Carex testacea
Common Names: Orange Sedge,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting, Groundcovers Clumping, Tufting
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:
TBA TBA
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Costal Garden, Foliage Feature / Colour, Mass Planting, Rockery, Tropical Garden
Pests & Diseases: TBA
Cultural Notes
Family Name: Origin:
Cyperaceae TBA
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: TBA
Flower Colour: TBA
Flower Fragrant:
Flowering Season: TBA
Fruit: TBA
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: TBA
Maintenance Level: TBA
Water Usage: TBA
Drought: TBA
Frost: TBA
Wind: TBA