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Plant Type: Family
Geographic Origin:
Flowering Season: Flower Color:
Horticultural Use(s):
Preferred Exposure: Soil Requirements/Tolerances:
Preferred Irrigation:
Estimated Hardiness:

Carex flagellifera

Common Name:

Plant Type:
Sedge
Family:
Cyperaceae (The Sedge Family)
Geographic Origin:
New Zealand
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
12-18 inches high
Landscape/Garden Uses:
borders
Flowering Season:
Summer

Flower Color:
Straw Color
Exposure:
Sun or light shade
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 0 degrees F. or less

This elegant sedge can be useful in a variety of settings. It makes dense clumps with extremely narrow leaves up to 18 inches long. They are heavily tinted with bronze in the warmer months, adding beautiful pink and orange shades in winter.