Carex comans
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- KAIR-eks KOH-manz
- Description
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New Zealand Hair Sedge is a perennial sedge native to New Zealand that grows in a weeping clump with very fine leaves that look like a head of hair. It prefers full sun to partial shade and moist soils. Plant it along streambanks or pond margins, in groups along slopes or in containers where the drooping foliage can be admired..
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Amazon Mist'
- 'Amazon Mist'
- 'Amazon Mist'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Amazon Mist'
- 'Amazon Mist'
- 'Amazon Mist'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Carex
- Species:
- comans
- Family:
- Cyperaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- New Zealand
- Wildlife Value:
- This plant supports various Satyr larvae.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Dense
- Weeping
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7b, 7a, 8b, 8a, 9b, 9a, 10b, 10a
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Flowers:
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Pond
- Riparian
- Slope/Bank
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Rock Garden
- Water Garden
- Design Feature:
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Pollinators
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
