Scientific Name:
Carex berggrenii
Pronunciation:
KAIR-ecks burg-GRINN-ee-eye
Common Name:
dwarf bronze creeping sedge
Family Name:
Cyperaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen, Poales (grass-like)
Key ID Features:
Low-growing tufted clump; leaves 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:
Surfaces:
Colour in Summer:
Green, Red
Colour in Fall:
Green, Red, Brown
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Obtuse
Margins:
Entire, Serrate