Hardy & resistant to salt wind & dry conditions. Inconspicuous brown flower spikes are produced in summer whose stems droop gracefully as they age. Shop our huge selection today
Carex Testacea
Orange becomes more intense in winter.
Carex testacea is a cool season grass that puts on the majority of its growth in the cooler spring and fall months.
With such a contrasting colour, this plant is a good choice for mass planting or large landscaping projects. Great for mass plantings, coastal gardens and low maintenance city and courtyard gardens. This popular nz native perennial grass forms a densely tufted clump of arching, weeping foliage that has a distinctive green and orange colouring. Testacea is one of the evergreen new zealand sedges which have many uses, providing winter and summer interest.
Bears brown flower spikes on long stems during summer.
The densely tufted foliage is green below with bright orange on the upper half, giving an overall golden appearance. A versatile and reliable ornamental grass producing mounds of olive green and reddish yellow foliage, turning orange brown in autumn. Orange sedge is a moderate growing ornamental grass and perennial plant that can be grown in usda plant hardiness zones 5a through 9a. This is a great filler plant or can be mass planted for those.
Coastal grass with orange colouring & weeping habit.
Carex testacea orange new zealand sedge carex testacea. $ 6.49 price ex gst. One of those considerations is carex testacea. The elegant, arching, mounding form is a beautiful evergreen garden accent, ideal for containers, massing in borders or spilling over rocks.
They grow naturally and are bred in a wide range of colours, and.
It matures to an average height of 1 foot to 2 feet and an average width of 1 foot to 2 feet, depending on climate and other environmental. It is a hardy plant that is suitable for most soil conditions, barring extreme wet and dry, and tolerates dry periods, frost. Flowers are brown and insignificant, but their stems droop. It is quite an impressive, shorter grass.
Can be used in large areas under trees to add texture and contrast.
Carex testacea belongs to a complex of allied species which include the south island, ultramafic endemic c. Carex testacea is a highly popular, nz native, ornamental grass with foliage that creates wispy movements in the wind. It's rich colour is lovely throughout the year and looks best in full sun. Olive green spring growth turns orange brown in summer and adds warm orange tints in winter.
Plant type perennials, grasses, natives.
This is one of the most drought tolerant sedges, but it. Everything is guaranteed to arrive healthy & grow fast! It pops out of the landscape and easily attracts the eye to it. At least 70 species are native to new zealand.
Tolerant of wind and coastal conditions, this is an ideal plant for mass planting.
Carex testacea (new zealand hair sedge) carex testacea (new zealand hair sedge) sku: Growing to 50cm with longer drooping flower stems. Growing in a cascading clump often in the heart of a larger flowerbed or garden, this plant is an excellent choice to draw attention to a space. This plant is also known as new zealand hair sedge.
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Effective in a mass planting. Like most carex in our area its relatively short lived, but nice while performing. Plant uses container plant, rockery. Spectacular effects can be achieved by planting grasses.
