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Carex ecuadorica

Carex ecuadorica is a tussock-forming perennial sedge from the Andes of South America. It grows best in cool, moist conditions and is mainly of interest to specialist and native-plant gardeners.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist, especially in the growing season, but avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Moist, fertile, well-drained soil or a loam-based mix.
Temperature
Cool conditions suit it best; tolerates cold well, protect from prolonged heat above about 30 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Ecuador to Argentina (Jujuy, Salta)
Climate
subalpine or subarctic

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Carex ecuadorica is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of South America.

Other Carex plants

Carex abitibiana · Indian Valley sedge · Abruptbeak sedge · Thicket sedge · Small Dusky Sedge · Seoul Sedge · Acid Loving Sedge · Carex acocksii · Slender Tufted-sedge · Carex acutata · Lesser pond sedge · Circumpolar sedge

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carex ecuadorica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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