Carex geminata Rautahi

Drainage: Damp Very Wet Well Drained Wet Growth: Medium Height Range: 1 Site Conditions: Coastal Frost Tolerant Heavy Soil Loamy Soil Windy Spread Range: 1 Sunlight: Full Sun Features: Attractive foliage Attractive to insects Evergreen Suitable for Revegetation Species Suitable for Riparian Category: Grasses Tags: Erosion control, grass, riparian, Wetland

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Carex geminata is a wetland grass often found in wetland or swampy plant communities that include but are not limited to Apodasmia similis, Carex maorica Carex secta, Carex virgata, Phormium tenax, and Eleocharis acuta. It is a robust native sedge with a wide-spreading habit for wetland areas. It is a strongly growing species and forms quite large patches typically 50-100cm high. Its medium green leaves have a sharp edge. Because of this, it is also called cutty grass; one of many species with this nickname. The leaves can be up to 1m long and hide the 10cm long flow...