Carex flagellifera (Glen Murray tussock sedge)
Other names: Carex flagellaris 'Cyperacea' , Weeping brown sedge, Orange hair sedge, Carex lucida
C. flagellifera forms clumps of linear, reddish-brown leaves, and tall stems of pale brown flower spikes in late summer.
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1m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Carex flagellifera 'Kiwi' (Glen Murray tussock sedge 'Kiwi')
Other names: Weeping brown sedge 'Kiwi', Orange hair sedge 'Kiwi'
'Kiwi' is a dense, tufted, clump-forming, evergreen perennial with grass-like, linear, arching, bright to yellow- green leaves and, rarely, spikes of insignificant flowers in summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Carex comans bronze-leaved (Bronze New Zealand hair sedge )
Other names: Bronze hair sedge , Carex flagellifera 'Bronze Form, Carex comans 'Bronze Form', Carex comans brown, Carex 'Comans Bronze'
C. comans bronze-leaved is a perennial sedge that forms a dense tuft of graceful, arching, bronze foliage, with inconspicuous brown flower spikes.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Carex Milk Chocolate (Carex 'Milchoc' )
Other names: Sedge Milk Chocolate
Milk Chocolate is an evergreen grass with glossy arching leaves that have yellow and red tints when new, ageing to brown and becoming orange-tinted in the autumn.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Carex phyllocephala 'Sparkler' (Carex phyllocephala 'Sparkler')
'Sparkler' is an evergreen sedge with whorled, strap-like leaves that are light-green with cream margins on an upright stem. In summer it bears a central cluster of brush-like flowers.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' (Sedge 'Evergold')
'Evergold' is a clump-forming, evergreen, grass-like sedge bearing long, arching, linear, mid-green leaves, each with a central, pale yellow stripe. Inconspicuous, brown flower spikelets bloom in summer.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire' (Orange New Zealand sedge 'Prairie Fire' )
'Prairie Fire' is a tender, densely-tufted, evergreen perennial with narrowly-linear, arching, orange-flushed, olive green leaves turning orange red in autumn and cylindrical, red-flushed, brown flowers spikes in summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Carex oshimensis 'Eversheen' (Sedge 'Eversheen')
Other names: Carex oshimensis 'EverColor Eversheen'
'Eversheen' is a dense, tufted, evergreen perennial grass forming a mound of long, arching, linear, glossy, bright yellow-green leaves with dark green margins and lax stems bearing insignificant, brown flower spikes in summer.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Carex conica 'Snowline' (Miniature variegated sedge)
Other names: Sedge 'Snowline', Carex conica 'Marginata', Carex conica 'Hime-kan-suge', Variegated Japanese sedge
'Snowline' is a small, clump-forming, evergreen perennial with arching tufts of dark green, white-margined leaves and small, dark brown-purple flowers borne on slender stems in early summer.
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0.25m max. spread |
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0.15m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Carex comans red-leaved (Red New Zealand hair sedge)
Other names: New Zealand hair sedge red-leaved, Carex comans 'Red'
C. comans red-leaved is a tufted, evergreen perennial with narrowly linear, arching, reddish-brown leaves and inconspicuous brown flower spikelets in late summer.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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