Detail
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Cyperus vaginatus
Stiff Flat-sedge
Notes

Uses: As a ornamental sedge for ponds, wetlands and watercourses. Bank stabilizer, can only be grown in wet soils or shallow water.
Food source and habitat for native birds and frogs.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

:NW: North Western  
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island

 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 0.3-1m
  • Spread 0.4-0.5m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Cyperaceae
  • Botanical Name Cyperus vaginatus
  • Common Name Stiff Flat-sedge
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, WA, Qld, NT
  • Habit Erect, Clumping, Dense
  • Landscape Hills, Footslopes, Plains
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering None
  • Flower Colour Brown
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Flower Type Spikes
  • Purpose Habitat, Ornamental
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Grass Sedge or Flax
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region