Detail
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Carex appressa
Tall Sedge (Southern Lofty)
Notes

Uses: An ornamental tussock grass for damp localities, wetlands, ponds, dams and watercourses. Tolerates seasonal or temporary inundation.
Butterfly attracting, caterpillar food.
Habitat for small birds.
Appropriate in biofiltration systems and raingardens.

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


:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:NL: Northern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 0.5-1m
  • Spread 0.5-1m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Cyperaceae
  • Botanical Name Carex appressa
  • Common Name Tall Sedge (Southern Lofty)
  • Origin SA
  • Habit Spreading, Clumping
  • Landscape Watercourse
  • Soil Texture Loam
  • pH Acidic, Neutral
  • Tolerates Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering None
  • Flower Colour Brown
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Flower Type Panicles
  • Purpose Habitat, Ornamental
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Grass Sedge or Flax
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region