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Carex handel-mazzettii

Carex handel-mazzettii is a tussock-forming perennial sedge from the Himalayan and western Chinese mountains, grown mainly by enthusiasts of hardy sedges. It is a cool-climate plant that needs moist but well-drained soil and a sunny or lightly shaded spot.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and allow it to dry slightly in winter.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil or a loam-based mix.
Temperature
5–25 °C; hardy to around -15 °C in cold climates.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Nepal, China (SW. Sichuan, NW. Yunnan)
Climate
temperate

About

Carex handel-mazzettii is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is endemic to parts of Nepal and central China including the provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan.

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 handel-mazzettii 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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