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Carex punicea
Also called Red Bastard Grass
Carex punicea, called frost flat hook grass or red bastard grass, is a perennial sedge from New Zealand that grows in damp, cool, subalpine and subarctic settings. Give it moist soil and cool conditions, which suit it better than heat or drought.
Carex punicea is a perennial sedge of the Cyperaceae family that is native to the South Island and North Island of New Zealand.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carex punicea 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.
