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Carex rutenbergiana

Carex rutenbergiana is a tussock-forming perennial sedge from central Madagascar, grown mainly as an ornamental grass-like plant. It is a sedge (Cyperaceae), not a true grass, and it prefers moist, well-drained conditions.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and reduce watering in winter.
Soil
Fertile, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil or a peat-based potting mix.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
C. Madagascar
Climate
subtropical

About

Carex rutenbergiana is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to central parts of Madagascar.

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 rutenbergiana 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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