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Giant Cutty Grass

Gahnia xanthocarpa

Giant Cutty Grass
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0

Gahnia xanthocarpa is a tussock-forming perennial sedge native to New Zealand, grown for its clumping, grass-like foliage. It does best in a sunny or lightly shaded spot with moist, well-drained soil.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist while establishing, then water during dry spells.
Soil
Moist, well-drained garden soil; tolerates a range of soil types.
Temperature
10–25 °C; hardy to light frost, protect from hard freezes.
How easy
Easy
Native range
New Zealand
Climate
subtropical

About

Gahnia xanthocarpa is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to New Zealand.

Other Gahnia plants

Gahnia ancistrophylla · Gahnia aristata · Round sawsedge · Gahnia australis · Gahnia baniensis · Forest sawsedge · Tall Saw Sedge · Gahnia decomposita · Heathy Saw Sedge · Gahnia drummondii · Gahnia erythrocarpa · Gahnia filifolia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gahnia xanthocarpa 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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