Carex flagellifera
(Glen Murray Tussock)

Carex flagellifera
(Glen Murray Tussock)

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Details:

Type: Grass
Growth Rate: Fast
Mature Height: 0.5 m
Mature Width: 0.5 m
Site Condition: Frost Tolerant, Heavy Soil, Loamy Soil, Waterways
Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade
Drainage: Moist
Frosts: Hardy
Features: Attractive to insects. Flower colour: Tawny. Foliage colour: Green or Bronze. Fruit colour: Tawny. Native. Suitable restoration species.

Carex flagellifera is a densely tufted sedge growing up to 50 cm high, very similar to C. testaceae and differing largely in its colour, ranging from shiny green to bronze with brownish shades. Evergreen. Hardy.

Habitat: Coastal to montane. Usually in free draining soils under scrub or open forest. Rarely in wetlands or in permanently damp, shaded sites.

Flowering: Spring [September - November]
Fruiting:    Summer [December - February]

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