A highly popular New Zealand native tussock grass, prized for its vibrant pink-bronze foliage and fine, flowing texture. This colour form is brighter and more lively than many other Carex varieties, making it a standout choice for modern landscaping and restoration projects.
🌱 Plant Facts
• Growth habit: Fine-textured, clump-forming tussock
• Foliage: Narrow, arching leaves with a distinctive pinkish to bronze-red colour
• Height: Up to 40 cm
• Flowering: Throughout the year
• Fruiting: Throughout the year
🌍 Natural Habitat
• Occurs from coastal to subalpine environments
• Typically found in free-draining soils, either in open sites or beneath scrub and tall forest
• Common in sparsely vegetated areas and frequently naturalises in urban settings
🌿 Growing Environment
• Frost tolerant
• Sun tolerant
• Drought tolerant once established
• Salt tolerant
• Wind tolerant
• Coastal tolerant
Performs best in full sun and free-draining soils. Not suited to permanently waterlogged sites.
📍 Endemic Distribution
• Native to New Zealand
• Found throughout the North, South, and Stewart Islands
🌾 Uses
• Riparian plantings
• Pioneer plantings
• Mass landscape plantings
• Contemporary and low-maintenance garden designs
🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)
An easy-care and adaptable sedge that establishes quickly and tolerates a wide range of conditions. While generally well-behaved, it can self-establish readily in favourable sites, particularly in urban environments. Best used where its fine texture and colour can be appreciated, either planted en masse or as a contrast plant among shrubs and grasses.
Approximate product size:
• PB3/4 (5cm – 20cm, 350ml)
• PB3 (20cm – 70cm, 1.5L)
Timeframe:
We ship Monday – Wednesday for South Island customers and Monday/Tuesday for Rural and North Island customers. Orders placed outside of 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 highly popular New Zealand native tussock grass, prized for its vibrant pink-bronze foliage and fine, flowing texture. This colour form is brighter and more lively than many other Carex varieties, making it a standout choice for modern landscaping and restoration projects.
🌱 Plant Facts
• Growth habit: Fine-textured, clump-forming tussock
• Foliage: Narrow, arching leaves with a distinctive pinkish to bronze-red colour
• Height: Up to 40 cm
• Flowering: Throughout the year
• Fruiting: Throughout the year
🌍 Natural Habitat
• Occurs from coastal to subalpine environments
• Typically found in free-draining soils, either in open sites or beneath scrub and tall forest
• Common in sparsely vegetated areas and frequently naturalises in urban settings
🌿 Growing Environment
• Frost tolerant
• Sun tolerant
• Drought tolerant once established
• Salt tolerant
• Wind tolerant
• Coastal tolerant
Performs best in full sun and free-draining soils. Not suited to permanently waterlogged sites.
📍 Endemic Distribution
• Native to New Zealand
• Found throughout the North, South, and Stewart Islands
🌾 Uses
• Riparian plantings
• Pioneer plantings
• Mass landscape plantings
• Contemporary and low-maintenance garden designs
🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)
An easy-care and adaptable sedge that establishes quickly and tolerates a wide range of conditions. While generally well-behaved, it can self-establish readily in favourable sites, particularly in urban environments. Best used where its fine texture and colour can be appreciated, either planted en masse or as a contrast plant among shrubs and grasses.
Approximate product size:
• PB3/4 (5cm – 20cm, 350ml)
• PB3 (20cm – 70cm, 1.5L)
Timeframe:
We ship Monday – Wednesday for South Island customers and Monday/Tuesday for Rural and North Island customers. Orders placed outside of 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”
