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.