Botanical name:

Carex flagellifera var Red

Common name(s):

Bronzita, Red Glen Murray tussock, trip me up

About:

This native of New Zealand, known as the Red variety of Carex flagellifera, offers a striking aesthetic when combined with different types of grasses or ground cover in a landscape. Optimal colour is produced when planted in sunny, well-drained soil.

Natural habitat:

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

Growing environment:

Frost, Sun, Drought, Salt, Wind & Coastal tolerant.

Endemic distribution:

New Zealand’s North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands.

Height: 50cm

Flowering:

September - November

Fruiting:

Throughout the year

Uses:

Riparian plantings & Pioneer Plantings.

How to grow:

Easily grown from fresh seed and by the division of established plants. An attractive sedge whose usually long trailing fruiting culms look spectacular if plants are grown along the top of a wall. Carex flagellifera is a variable species and would repay some horticultural selection.

** Seed germinates without pre treatment. Sow seed direct & keep moist until germination is complete.