Carex buchananii
Leather Leaf Sedge
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Common Name: Leather Leaf Sedge
Latin Name: Carex buchananii
Soil: Moisture retentive soil. Dislikes extremely wet or dry soil.
Position: Full sun or partial Shade
Hardiness: Full hardy
Eventual height/spread: 0.75m/0.60m
Special features: Arching clumps of pinky copper brown leaves, often curling at the ends.
Carex buchananii forms clumps of pinky copper brown leaves, often curling at the ends with brown flower spikes in late summer. This is one of a group of bronze-brown narrow leaved sedges from New Zealand that will contrast well with other coloured leaved grasses. Carex buchananii can be grown in containers or planted as a specimen plant.