SCIENTIFIC NAME: Carex testacea
COMMON NAME: Orange New Zealand Sedge
GARDEN SIZE: 18-24 in. x 18-24 in.
USDA ZONE: 6-10
EXPOSURE: Full Sun to Part Sun
SEASON OF ACTIVITY: Cool Season
WATER & SOIL: Average to moist, well-drained soil; will adapt to drier soil once established
HABIT (FORM): Dense, mounding arching clump
FOLIAGE: Evergreen; Orange, bronze-green blades
BLOOM TIME & COLOR: Late Spring; wheat color blooms
CARE: Pruning is unnecessary and discouraged. Old leaves will die to the ground making way for new growth to take their place.