Leatherleaf sedge
Carex buchananii
Common Name: Leatherleaf sedge
Genus: Carex
Species: buchananii
Category: Grasses & Bamboos
Growth Rate: Average
Features: Has interesting foliage, Suitable for growing in containers
| Hardiness: Hardy | Height: 0.75 m (75 cm) |
| Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shade | Spread: 0.90 m (90 cm) |
| Foliage Type: Evergreen | Flower Colour: Brown |
| Foliage Colour: Brown | Flowering Period: July to September |
Soil Type: Normal/Loam
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
The coppery-brown leaves of this evergreen grass look strangely like hair. An extremely versatile plant - can be grown as a specimen and in containers. We've even seen it planted in a chic urban windowbox with Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigresens'. Brown flower spikes in mid - and late summer.
- Garden care: Comb through the plant in winter to remove dead foliage
Similar Plants:
Japanese Sedge
Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
Sedge
Carex testacea
Bowles' golden sedge
Carex elata 'Aurea'
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