Prices:

	Each	20 or more
2.5L Pot	$9.50	$9.00

Details:

Type:	Grass
Growth Rate:	Fast
Mature Height:	0.6 m
Mature Width:	0.6 m
Site Condition:	Frost Tolerant, Heavy Soil, Loamy Soil, Waterways
Sun:	Full Sun
Drainage:	Moist, Wet
Frosts:	Hardy
Features:	Attractive to insects. Flower colour: Tawny. Foliage colour: Reddish-brown. Fruit colour: Tawny. Native. Suitable restoration species.

Carex buchananii is a 60 cm tall native hair sedge which forms upright clumps of very fine, hair-like leaves of a bronzy-cinnamon colour. The stiff blades curve at the end. Looks fabulous planted in large drifts. Hardy to just about any conditions but happiest in a sunny position that does not dry out completely in summer. Evergreen. Hardy.

Habitat: Coastal to montane (up to 1000 m a.s.l.). On beaches, lagoon, lake and stream margins, or in damp ground within open forest or short tussock grassland.

Flowering: Spring [October - December]
Fruiting:     Summer - Autumn [November - June]