The rhs award of garden merit (agm) helps gardeners choose the best plants for their garden. North american sedges have stepped into the spotlight for many reasons. Carex testacea ‘prairie fire’™ orange new zealand sedge.
Color Grass Carex testacea Prairie Fire™ (72 cells
Grow on at 60f until established.
Evergreen and of striking winter interest.
The elegant, arching, mounding form makes it a beautiful accent. This plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects. Carex testacea 'indian summer' sku. Plant clumps in 1 liter pots of sharply drained compost before planting out.
Coloring persists through most of the winter in warmer climates.
Carex testacea prairie fire seed propagation indoors: A nursery in canby, oregon with rare, unusual, hard to find plants. Good drainage is critical for this plant. Carex testacea 'prairie fire' (10)ct quarts.
Foliage has a shimmering appearance in full sun.
Perennials, woody plants, shrubs, trees, grasses & bog plants. Fiery coloring intensifies in full sun. They're important component of restoration projects. Carex testacea 'prairie fire' originates in new zealand where it's more commonly known as a form of new zealand sedge grass.
Buy carex testacea 'prairie fire' sedge:
It is included in an evolving list of plants carefully researched and chosen by rhs experts. They're a smart choice as a living mulch or alternative to the traditional lawn, especially in shady locations. Full sun or partial shade. The elegant, arching, mounding form is a beautiful garden accent, ideal for containers, massing in borders or spilling over rocks.
Best in moist, welldrained soil;
Spread, it has grasslike foliage that goes from olive green, to orange, to reddish brown. When cool weather arrives in the fall, the whole plant takes on brilliant, blazing orange tones. Autumn, late winter to early spring surface sow 3 seeds per plant, just covering 1/8″ vermiculite. The cascading mounds of narrow, arching foliage can reach 2 ft tall and wide.
Where winters are mild, this unique evergreen fringe holds onto its glowing orange color throughout the colder months until spring.
The foliage of carex 'prairie fire' is the real star however, and as it's evergreen, it's invaluable for adding warmth and colour to the garden during the winter months. The leaves look particularly striking when grown in full sun. Comb through the plant in winter to remove dead foliage. The more sun this ornamental grass receives, the more orange the foliage turns.
This grass will provide great winter interest however frost protection is required.
Inconspicuous brown flower spikes are produced in summer whose stems droop gracefully as they age. Thrives in full sun or light shade, tolerates heat, humidity and even drought. In midsummer it bears small, brown flower spikes. Carex testacea 'prairie fire color grass' (orange sedge, orange new zealand sedge).
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