Carex Prairie Fire
£12.00
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notes
One of the most beautiful ornamental grasses, the New Zealand hair sedge, Carex Prairie Fire brings colour and interest to the garden year-round. It forms a low, cascading mound of olive-green strap-like leaves tipped with orange. The colour of the foliage deepens through the autumn with brown flower spikes appearing in summer.
Dimensions
- 2L pot
- Height and Spread: 50cm (1ft 7in) x 50cm (1ft 7in) over 2-5 years
Features
notes
One of the most beautiful ornamental grasses, the New Zealand hair sedge, Carex Prairie Fire brings colour and interest to the garden year-round. It forms a low, cascading mound of olive-green strap-like leaves tipped with orange. The colour of the foliage deepens through the autumn with brown flower spikes appearing in summer.
Insights
Carex Prairie Fire makes an impressive addition to a gravel garden or in a pot where the movement and texture of its fountain of foliage can be admired, particularly over the winter months.
Details
- Flowers: July to August
- Hardy
Planting
- Well drained soil
- South, West or East aspects
- Full sun or partial sunlight
Care
- Likes full sun but copes with some shade
- Avoid waterlogged conditions in winter
- Cut out any dead leaves in summer
Glossary