Carex fascicularis

Origin: NSW, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, VIC, ACT

Cultural notes: Full sun, boggy conditions, fast-growing, long lived, very hardy.

Maintenance: May be pruned annually to remove old foliage.

Tolerates: Inundations and periodic dry periods.

Flowering season: Spring to autumn.

Flower colour: Yellow/green clustered on drooping flower spikes

Foliage colour: Mid-green, rough textured and sharp edge leaf blades.

Height: Up to 1m

Water depth: Edges and marshland.

Plant spacing: 50cm apart

Recommended uses: Ornamental sedge used in constructed wetlands. Also provides habitat for water birds and may be used for poolside plantings.