Carex buchananii
LEATHER LEAF SEDGE
Cyperaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen sedge

Hardiness zones: 7-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, second line salt wind, light frost
0.6m
Plant habit
 
0.75m

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Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, oriental, contemporary, dry style & coastal designs

Uses: informal hedge, informal edging, pot, accents, border, soil binding, poolside

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: bird attracting , deer resistant

 
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Carex buchananii
LEATHER LEAF SEDGE
Cyperaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen sedge

Hardiness zones: 7-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, second line salt wind, light frost
0.6m
Plant habit
 
0.75m

FEATURES

Flowers: brown

Flowering Time: mid summer to late summer

Leaves: bronze


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, oriental, contemporary, dry style & coastal designs

Uses: informal hedge, informal edging, pot, accents, border, soil binding, poolside

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: bird attracting , deer resistant



HAZARDS

Weed Potential: cool areas






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