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 comans 'Frosted Curls' (New Zealand sedge 'Frosted Curls')
Other names: Carex albula 'Frosted Curls', Carex albula, Carex flagellifera 'Frosted Curls', Carex fraseri 'Frosted Curls' , Frosty curls sedge, Carex 'Frosted Curls'
'Frosted Curls' is a compact, tufted, borderline hardy, evergreen perennial with linear, arching, silvery, grey-green leaves and green flower spikelets in summer.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.6m 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 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 elata 'Aurea' (Bowles' golden sedge)
Other names: Carex stricta 'Aurea', Carex elata 'Bowles' Golden', Carex acuta 'Aurea', Carex flava 'Aurea'
'Aurea' is a semi-evergreen, clump-forming perennial with linear, arching, yellow leaves narrowly edged with green. Brown male flower spikes are borne above green female spikes in late spring and early summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.7m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Carex 'Silver Sceptre' (Sedge 'Silver Sceptre')
Other names: Carex morrowii 'Silver Sceptre'
'Silver Sceptre' is a compact, clump-forming, dense, deciduous to semi-evergreen perennial bearing linear, mid- to dark green leaves with cream to pale green margins. Insignificant, green-brown flower spikelets bloom in late spring.
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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 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 |
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