| Description | A small mounding sedge with thin iridescent ginger to bronze colored leaves. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (KAIR-ex)(FLAH-vill-in-fer-ah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | 7(8)-10 |
| Sunlight | full to partial sun |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Growing Media | average |
| Temperature | for me they have tolerated cool temperatures at least into the lower 40's F, if not more |
| Flowers | not ornamental |
| Leaves | The slender ginger/bronze leaves spray out from the base of the plant. Outside leaves cascade over the side of a container. |
| Dimensions | Reaches 10-16" in height spread to about 18 plus inches. Forms a loose mound of thin leaves. |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | The species plant C. flagellifera "Weeping Brown Sedge" is native to New Zealand. |
| Misc Facts | Flagellifera refers to the whip-like (flagella-whip) flower stalks. |
| Author's Notes | This was one of the first Carex I started growing in pots. |
| Notes & Reference | #222-The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes (Rick Darke) |
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