Botanical Name:
Carex buchananii
Common Name:
Leatherleaf sedge
Pronunciation:
KARE-ex. boo-kan-an-ee-ey
Family:
Cyperaceae
Description:
A NZ native sedge, with upright tufted reddish brown foliage. Very tolerant of a wide range of conditions but grows to its best in full sun with some moisture.
H: .75m
Uses:
An excellent contrast plant, grown for its colour and texture. Be suited in coastal areas, for mass planting formal and unformal.
Propagation:
by seed or division.
Reference:
The gardeners encyclopaedia of new nealand native plants by Yvonne Cave & Valda Paddison
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