A colourful New Zealand native ornamental sedge, prized for its vibrant pinkish-bronze foliage and graceful cascading form. Commonly sold as ‘Bronco’ or ‘Bronze Curls’, this hardy selection provides year-round texture and colour, making it ideal for borders, mass plantings, containers, and coastal landscapes.
🌱 Plant Facts
• Growth habit: Evergreen clump-forming sedge
• Foliage: Fine, arching pinkish-bronze leaves with softly curled tips
• Growth rate: Moderate
• Flowering: Throughout the year
• Fruiting: Throughout the year
• Height: Up to 40 cm
🌍 Natural Habitat
• Coastal to subalpine environments
• Free-draining soils
• Open sites, scrub, and open native forest
• Naturally occurs in sparsely vegetated habitats and 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 the foliage develops its richest bronze and pink tones. Adaptable to a wide range of garden conditions, provided the soil is 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)
A hardy, low-maintenance native sedge that is easy to establish and thrives in a wide variety of conditions. It is well suited to contemporary landscapes, native gardens, and erosion control plantings. Plant in free-draining soil in full sun or light shade for the best foliage colour. Avoid permanently waterlogged sites.
📏 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 colourful New Zealand native ornamental sedge, prized for its vibrant pinkish-bronze foliage and graceful cascading form. Commonly sold as ‘Bronco’ or ‘Bronze Curls’, this hardy selection provides year-round texture and colour, making it ideal for borders, mass plantings, containers, and coastal landscapes.
🌱 Plant Facts
• Growth habit: Evergreen clump-forming sedge
• Foliage: Fine, arching pinkish-bronze leaves with softly curled tips
• Growth rate: Moderate
• Flowering: Throughout the year
• Fruiting: Throughout the year
• Height: Up to 40 cm
🌍 Natural Habitat
• Coastal to subalpine environments
• Free-draining soils
• Open sites, scrub, and open native forest
• Naturally occurs in sparsely vegetated habitats and 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 the foliage develops its richest bronze and pink tones. Adaptable to a wide range of garden conditions, provided the soil is 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)
A hardy, low-maintenance native sedge that is easy to establish and thrives in a wide variety of conditions. It is well suited to contemporary landscapes, native gardens, and erosion control plantings. Plant in free-draining soil in full sun or light shade for the best foliage colour. Avoid permanently waterlogged sites.
📏 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.
