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CAREX albula 'Frosted Curls'
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Origin: | New Zealand |
| Special Features: | Large hillside plantings take advantage of the plant´s cascading habit. Consider interplanting with a colorful grasses to punctuate the silver effect. |
| Basic Colour: | (green) |
| Flower: | inconspicuous |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z6 - Z9
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| Foliage: | leaves so thin and pale greenish-brown that they appears silvery, they curl at the tip ends |
| Growth Habit: | clumping |
| Height with Flowers: | 20 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 45 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | well-drained / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | ornamental foliage plant |
| Usage: | for the rock garden |
| Portion weight: | 0.05 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.45455 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
2200 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
2 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 5 - 6 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 72 / 128 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(16) See 15 with the exception of germination being slower and more irregular. This poses no problems. (15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
late autumn - early spring |
| Sowing to Germination: | 6 - 10 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 3 - 4 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 8 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") / 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
