A striking New Zealand native ornamental sedge, valued for its exceptionally pale green to silver-white foliage and elegant cascading form. Common sedge creates year-round interest with its soft, arching leaves and distinctive curled tips, making it an outstanding choice for borders, mass plantings, containers, and modern landscape designs.
🌱 Plant Facts
• Growth habit: Evergreen clump-forming sedge
• Foliage: Very pale silver-white arching leaves with curled tips
• Growth rate: Moderate
• Flowering: Throughout the year
• Fruiting: Throughout the year
• Height: Up to 50 cm
🌍 Natural Habitat
• Coastal to subalpine environments
• Free-draining soils
• Open sites, scrub, and open native forest
• Naturally occurs in sparsely vegetated habitats and readily establishes in disturbed areas
🌿 Growing Environment
• Frost tolerant
• Full sun to partial shade
• Drought tolerant once established
• Wind tolerant
• Coastal tolerant
• Free-draining soils
Performs best in full sun where its striking silver foliage develops the brightest colour. Suitable for a wide range of garden conditions, provided soils are well drained and not permanently waterlogged.
📍 Endemic Distribution
• Endemic to New Zealand
• Naturally found on the North, South and Stewart Islands
🌾 Uses
• Borders and edging
• Mass landscape plantings
• Riparian plantings
• Pioneer plantings
• Containers and feature pots
• Coastal gardens
🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)
An easy-care, highly versatile sedge that thrives in a wide range of conditions. It establishes readily and requires little maintenance beyond removing old foliage if required. Best planted in free-draining soil in full sun or light shade. Avoid permanently wet soils. Excellent for adding texture and contrast to native or contemporary garden designs.
📏 Approximate product size:
• PB3/4 (5–20 cm, 350 ml)
• PB3 (20–70 cm, 1.5 L)
• PB8 (50 cm+, 3.5 L)
⏱️ Timeframe:
We ship Monday – Wednesday for South Island customers and Monday/Tuesday for Rural and North Island customers. Orders placed outside these days will be fulfilled the following week.
📦 Local pick ups and/or deliveries will be made by arrangement.
🌱 We’ll donate $1 per plant sold to national conservation efforts, helping to protect and restore New Zealand’s natural heritage.
A striking New Zealand native ornamental sedge, valued for its exceptionally pale green to silver-white foliage and elegant cascading form. Common sedge creates year-round interest with its soft, arching leaves and distinctive curled tips, making it an outstanding choice for borders, mass plantings, containers, and modern landscape designs.
🌱 Plant Facts
• Growth habit: Evergreen clump-forming sedge
• Foliage: Very pale silver-white arching leaves with curled tips
• Growth rate: Moderate
• Flowering: Throughout the year
• Fruiting: Throughout the year
• Height: Up to 50 cm
🌍 Natural Habitat
• Coastal to subalpine environments
• Free-draining soils
• Open sites, scrub, and open native forest
• Naturally occurs in sparsely vegetated habitats and readily establishes in disturbed areas
🌿 Growing Environment
• Frost tolerant
• Full sun to partial shade
• Drought tolerant once established
• Wind tolerant
• Coastal tolerant
• Free-draining soils
Performs best in full sun where its striking silver foliage develops the brightest colour. Suitable for a wide range of garden conditions, provided soils are well drained and not permanently waterlogged.
📍 Endemic Distribution
• Endemic to New Zealand
• Naturally found on the North, South and Stewart Islands
🌾 Uses
• Borders and edging
• Mass landscape plantings
• Riparian plantings
• Pioneer plantings
• Containers and feature pots
• Coastal gardens
🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)
An easy-care, highly versatile sedge that thrives in a wide range of conditions. It establishes readily and requires little maintenance beyond removing old foliage if required. Best planted in free-draining soil in full sun or light shade. Avoid permanently wet soils. Excellent for adding texture and contrast to native or contemporary garden designs.
📏 Approximate product size:
• PB3/4 (5–20 cm, 350 ml)
• PB3 (20–70 cm, 1.5 L)
• PB8 (50 cm+, 3.5 L)
⏱️ Timeframe:
We ship Monday – Wednesday for South Island customers and Monday/Tuesday for Rural and North Island customers. Orders placed outside these days will be fulfilled the following week.
📦 Local pick ups and/or deliveries will be made by arrangement.
🌱 We’ll donate $1 per plant sold to national conservation efforts, helping to protect and restore New Zealand’s natural heritage.
