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Carex umbricola

Carex umbricola
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0

Carex umbricola, known as shade hook sedge, is a small tufted sedge native to south-eastern Australia and the South Island of New Zealand. It is grown for its fine, grass-like foliage in shady, moist garden spots.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist, especially in the growing season; it tolerates occasional drying but prefers consistent moisture.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil; leaf mould or compost helps.
Temperature
5–25 °C; hardy to about -10 °C in cool temperate climates.
How easy
Easy
Native range
SE. Australia, New Zealand South I.
Climate
temperate

About

Carex umbricola, commonly known as shade hook sedge, is a sedge that is found in south eastern parts of Australia and the South Island of New Zealand.

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 umbricola 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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