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Jelitto · Seeds of more than 3700 different species and varieties
CAREX buchananii
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Origin: | New Zealand: bogs, moist meadows, riverbanks, forest margins. |
| Distinction: | Award of Garden Merit (A.G.M.) from the Royal Horticultural Society. |
| Special Features: | Wiry red leaves that develop a distinctive red-brown-color with age. Try this sedge planted alone in a tall container making the most of its foliage color and vase shape. Unpretentious. |
| Basic Colour: | (white / cream) |
| Flower: | inconspicuous |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z6 - Z9
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| Foliage: | narrowly acute, orange-red-brown wiry blades |
| Growth Habit: | clumping / evergreen / wintergreen |
| Height with Flowers: | 50 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 20 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | moist / gritty / well-drained / rocky / loamy / warm |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | ornamental foliage plant |
| Usage: | for the rock garden |
| Portion weight: | 0.107 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.58824 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
1700 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
3 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 4 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 128 / 288 |
| 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): |
autumn - early spring |
| Sowing to Germination: | 4 - 8 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 6 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") / 2-3 plugs per 15 cm (6") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
