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water wise plants
water hardiness
top tenflowers and showy seed heads suited to pots
project typeurban and commercial residential
ecosystem typewetland
soil type and drainagemedium - loamy soils heavy - clay soils poor drainage
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Cyperus lucidus
leafy flat sedge
tough sedge, great for ornamental pond |
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| origin | nsw, qld, tas, vic, act |
| cultural notes | full sun, boggy conditions, long lived, very hardy |
| maintenance | may be pruned annually to remove old foliage |
| tolerates | Frost, inundations and periodic dry periods |
| flowering season | spring to autumn |
| flower colour | brown clustered flowers appear on long triangular shaped stem |
| foliage colour | mid green, corse texture |
| height | up to 1.3m |
| water depth | edges and marshland |
| plant spacing | 50cm apart |
| recommended uses | pond/dam/river plantings and is also an excellent ornamental plant which provides habitat for birds |
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canberra
Corner Pialligo + Fairbairn Av Pialligo ACT 2609 t 02 6262 6456 | f 02 6262 6006 e p PO Box 4560 Kingston ACT 2604
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se nsw
37 Wandella Forest Rd Wandella NSW 2550 t 02 4477 9320 | f 02 6494 0256 p PO Box 5137 Cobargo NSW 2550 abn 91 109 945 146
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