

Meet the plant
Curly bronze grass for pots and edges
Carex (listed as Carex buchananii) · also known as Red curly grass, bronze sedge
Native to New Zealand
An evergreen ornamental sedge with fine, bronze-red leaves that curl at the tips. The warm colour is natural and lasts all year.
- Fine, bronze-red leaves that curl at the tips, in a 2L grow bag.
- Adds warm colour and soft texture to beds, borders and containers.
- Takes semi-shade to full sun.
Where it thrives
The best spot in your home
Semi-shade to full sun, in soil that stays moist. Frost hardy, so it suits Highveld gardens.
Care card
- Light
- Semi-shade to full sun
- Water
- Keep moist
- Humidity
- Any
- Temperature
- -10 to 35°C, frost hardy
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Feeding
- Spring
- Growth
- Moderate, clumping
- Outdoors
- Yes, frost hardy
Care made simple
Your first weeks together
- Plant it in sun or semi-shade.
- Keep the soil moist; it doesn't like to dry out.
- Comb out old dead leaves by hand in late winter.
Plant doctor
If you see this, do this
- Clump looks untidyComb out old leaves with your fingers in late winter.
- Leaf tips dry and brittleIt dried out. Water more regularly.
- Rot at the baseSoil too soggy. Improve drainage.
Questions
Good to know
What size will I receive?
What size will I receive?
A plant in a 2L grow bag. Every plant is unique; the photo shows the size to expect.
Is the brown colour normal?
Is the brown colour normal?
Yes. The bronze-red colour is natural.
Does it work in pots?
Does it work in pots?
Yes. It looks great in containers, alone or mixed with green plants.
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