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Carex Testacea Plant (9cm Pot)

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RRP: 5.99
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Potted Carex Testacea Plant - Description

  • Carex Testacea Plant
  • Prairie Fire
  • Orange New Zealand Sedge
  • Small, Evergreen Sedge
  • Ornamental Grass
  • Species: Testacea 'Prairie Fire'
  • Variety: Bronze
  • Potted Plant
  • Pot Size: 9cm Pot

Potted Carex Testacea Plant - Characteristics

  • Foliage: Olive-green in Summer turning warm coppery-orange in Winter
  • Evergreen
  • Habit: Tufted perennial with narrow, arching leaves
  • Flowers are brown but insignificant,
  • Final Size: 40 x 60cm
  • Evergreen grass gives year round colour
  • Fully hardy grass
  • Growth Rate: Moderate
  • Flowering: April to June

Potted Carex Testacea Plant - Uses / Location

  • Likes sun or partial shade
  • Grows in most soils
  • Happy in fertile, moist & well drained soils
  • In shaded sites the foliage can fade in colour
  • Carex Testacea companion plants include Ophiopogons, Ferns, Hosta, Heuchera & other grasses
  • Plant in groups throughout herbaceous borders
  • Softens & contrasts with other shrubs & flowers
  • Happy in coastal or exposed sites
  • Ideal for informal, cottage or grassland planting schemes
Looks great in the garden will be buying more very happy.
An excellent addition to my grasses collection when housed in one of your coloured galvanised buckets it means I can move them anywhere in the garden where some extra colour/interest is needed.
This evergreen is of the highest quality . I would highly recommend this plant
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