Prairie Fire Hair Sedge is a compact semi-evergreen grass that grows in tufts of fine arching foliage is green-bronze with orange tips that intensifies as weather cools in warmer winters, or turns red-orange in cool winters. Prefers full sun and moist soils.
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Origins: |
New Zealand |
Height: |
1' - 2' |
Spread: |
1’ - 2’ |
Spacing: |
1’ |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
6 - 9 |
Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
N/A |
Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Cut foliage to the ground and remove it in late winter.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Ponds and Streams, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Leopard Plant, Foam Flower, Iris
IMAGE: Krzysztof Golik, Carex testacea 01, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) chuck b., Carex testacea 2, CC BY 2.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.