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Carex hirticaulis

Carex hirticaulis is a tussock-forming sedge from the Cyperaceae family, native to northwest Yunnan in China and rarely grown outside its range. It suits cool, moist conditions and is grown mainly by specialist collectors.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist, but do not let it sit waterlogged.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil or a peaty mix.
Temperature
10–20 °C; protect from heat above 27 °C and from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
China (NW. Yunnan)
Climate
subalpine or subarctic

About

Carex hirticaulis is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is endemic to north western parts of Yunnan province in south-central China.

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 hirticaulis 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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