Detail
categories-4
Carex bichenoviana
Notched Sedge
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
:SL: Southern Lofty
 
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 bichenoviana
  • Common Name Notched Sedge
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, Tas
  • Habit Clumping, Spreading
  • 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 Ornamental, Habitat
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Grass Sedge or Flax
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region