| Description | Forms an attract tussock of green bronze foliage. |
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| Pronunciation | (KAIR-eks)(test-uh-SEE-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | 7-10 |
| Sunlight | Needs at least 1/2 day of full sun will tolerate some shade. In full sun all day the plant will have more bronze foliage and less of the inner green. |
| Moisture | very tolerable, average to moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Growing Media | average patio |
| Temperature | for me they have tolerated cool temperatures at least into the lower 40's F, if not more |
| Flowers | insignificant flowers |
| Leaves | fine linear leaves, outside of clump are rusty copper bronze, inside leaves are green |
| Dimensions | forms a clump 12-16 inch tall |
| Propagation | division, seeds |
| Native Site | New Zeeland |
| Cultivar Origin | A seed selection of Carex testacea. |
| Author's Notes | I have grown this plant in pots. The color is a nice addition to the patio. It is a "wow"color" that people ask about. Very easy to grow. |
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