Scientific Name:
Carex talbotii
Pronunciation:
KAIR-ecks tel-BOH-tee-eye
Common Name:
Berggren's sedge, dwarf bronze creeping sedge
Family Name:
Cyperaceae
Plant Type:
Poales (grass-like)
Key ID Features:
Low-growing tufted clump; leaves locally "evergreen", linear, 3-6cm long x 1.5-3mm wide, evergreen, coppery-bronze.
Habit:
Arching, Upright
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Australia / New Zealand
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Wetlands
Landscape Uses:
Alpine, Aquatic - ponds, Container planting, Ground cover, Hanging basket, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Rock garden
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Grass-like
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Red
Colour in Fall:
Green, Red, Brown
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Obtuse
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire, Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Spikelet, Spike-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Brown
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Bark or Stem Colour:
n/a
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
