Uncinia rubra (Red Hook Sedge)
Bright red year round colour adds colour to even the gloomiest winter garden.
Uncinia rubra (Red Hook Sedge)
Uncinia rubra (Red Hook Sedge)
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Common Name: Red hook sedge
Latin Name: Uncinia rubra
Soil: Any fertile, moist, well-drained soil; add organic matter before planting
Position: Full sun or partial shade, sheltered or exposed
Hardiness: Frost hardy down to -5c
Flowering Period: July to August but mainly grown for foliage
Flowering Colour: Black
Eventual Height/Spread: 25cm(10inch) / 30cm(12inch)
Special features: Bright red year round colour adds colour to even the gloomiest winter garden.
Uncinia rubra is a New Zealand native, evergreen grass grown for its shiny red foliage that looks good throughout the year; the colours are even more vivid at a younger age. The Red hood sedge is ideal when planted in multiples to really enhance its vibrant colour, perfect for containers or to be used as a very attractive ground cover.
This Ornamental Grasse is supplied in a 2 litre container for year round planting.
All of our trees and shrubs are grown in the UK to the highest standard. Every order comes complete with planting instructions and a guide to looking after your purchase.
Please see our Delivery page for current dispatch times.
Our gift wrapping service is a great way to make your present even more special. Please view basket for more details.
For an even larger selection of trees come back in the Autumn/Winter when all of our trees are available bare root and root balled.
Latin Name: Uncinia rubra
Soil: Any fertile, moist, well-drained soil; add organic matter before planting
Position: Full sun or partial shade, sheltered or exposed
Hardiness: Frost hardy down to -5c
Flowering Period: July to August but mainly grown for foliage
Flowering Colour: Black
Eventual Height/Spread: 25cm(10inch) / 30cm(12inch)
Special features: Bright red year round colour adds colour to even the gloomiest winter garden.
Uncinia rubra is a New Zealand native, evergreen grass grown for its shiny red foliage that looks good throughout the year; the colours are even more vivid at a younger age. The Red hood sedge is ideal when planted in multiples to really enhance its vibrant colour, perfect for containers or to be used as a very attractive ground cover.
This Ornamental Grasse is supplied in a 2 litre container for year round planting.
All of our trees and shrubs are grown in the UK to the highest standard. Every order comes complete with planting instructions and a guide to looking after your purchase.
Please see our Delivery page for current dispatch times.
Our gift wrapping service is a great way to make your present even more special. Please view basket for more details.
For an even larger selection of trees come back in the Autumn/Winter when all of our trees are available bare root and root balled.
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Key / Size Guide
B/R (Bare Root) - The traditional way to buy deciduous trees and shrubs. Perfect for planting between November and March.
R/B (Root Ball) - The traditional way to buy evergreen trees and shrubs. The plants are kept in their own soil, making them ideal to transplant between November and March.
C/G (Container Grown) - A very convenient way to buy trees and shrubs, already rooted in their pots, they can be planted all year round. Sizes given in litres.
H/S (Half standard) - Half standard trees are 2-3 years old and have a clear stem of 1.25-1.5m with a bushy head of branches. The total height from the ground is usually 1.8-2.4m (6-8ft).
B (Bush) - Bush trees are 2-3 years old and have a clear stem of 0.8-1m with a bushy head of branches. The total height from the ground is usually 1.5-1.8m (5-6ft).
Maiden (Feathered tree) - A good, well-defined prominent leader running straight up through the young tree. Perfect for training into a half standard, standard or fan-trained tree. Sizes given in cm's.
Multi-stemmed - A tree with two or more main stems
B/R (Bare Root) - The traditional way to buy deciduous trees and shrubs. Perfect for planting between November and March.
R/B (Root Ball) - The traditional way to buy evergreen trees and shrubs. The plants are kept in their own soil, making them ideal to transplant between November and March.
C/G (Container Grown) - A very convenient way to buy trees and shrubs, already rooted in their pots, they can be planted all year round. Sizes given in litres.
H/S (Half standard) - Half standard trees are 2-3 years old and have a clear stem of 1.25-1.5m with a bushy head of branches. The total height from the ground is usually 1.8-2.4m (6-8ft).
B (Bush) - Bush trees are 2-3 years old and have a clear stem of 0.8-1m with a bushy head of branches. The total height from the ground is usually 1.5-1.8m (5-6ft).
Maiden (Feathered tree) - A good, well-defined prominent leader running straight up through the young tree. Perfect for training into a half standard, standard or fan-trained tree. Sizes given in cm's.
Multi-stemmed - A tree with two or more main stems
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