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Scleroschoenus compositus

Scleroschoenus compositus is a sedge-family perennial endemic to the Northern Territory of Australia, a wild plant rarely grown in gardens. It is a grass-like plant of seasonally dry tropical habitats, so cultivation details are poorly documented.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun
Water
Water during the wet season and allow the soil to dry somewhat between waterings in the dry season.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or poor soils typical of its native habitat.
Temperature
Warm tropical conditions; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Northern Territory
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Scleroschoenus compositus is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is endemic to the Northern Territory of Australia.

Other Scleroschoenus plants

Scleroschoenus arthrostyloides · Scleroschoenus glabrispiculus · Scleroschoenus pentagonus · Scleroschoenus quadricostatus · Scleroschoenus ramosus · Scleroschoenus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scleroschoenus compositus 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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