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

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

Flower Color:
Straw Color
Exposure:
Sun or light shade
Soils:
Most soils

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 10 degrees F. or less

Bright and cheery the year round, this New Zealand sedge makes elegant fountains 1-2 feet tall of very narrow, shiny leaves, copper colored in winter and orange and green in the warmer months. As leaves arch out, clumps develop into broad, nice hummocks that anchor plantings with more ephemeral flowers.