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Leatherleaf Sedge (Carex buchananii)

Leatherleaf Sedge

Leatherleaf Sedge (Carex buchananii) is a striking, clump-forming sedge from New Zealand with narrow, coppery-bronze to reddish-brown, leather-like leaves that arch gracefully. It provides year-round color and texture.

Taxonomic Details

Family:	Cyperaceae (sy-peer-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Carex (KAR-eks)
Species:	buchananii (byoo-kah-NAN-ee-eye)

Grasses and Bamboo: Sedge 'Ice Dance' (Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'); Sedge 'Ice Dance' (Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'); Pendulous Sedge (Carex pendula): A Grand, Arching Sedge for Damp Shade; Sedge 'Toffee Twist' (Carex flagellifera): Curly Copper Foliage for Texture; Sedge 'Silver Sceptre' (Carex morrowii): Variegated Evergreen for Shade; Orange New Zealand Sedge (Carex testacea): Glowing Copper-Orange Foliage; Leatherleaf Sedge 'Red Rooster' (Carex buchananii): Upright Bronze-Red Foliage; Sedge 'Silver Sceptre' (Carex morrowii): Variegated Evergreen for Shade; Cherokee Sedge (Carex cherokeensis): A Native, Evergreen Sedge for Southeastern Shade; Black Sedge (Carex nigra): A Common, Rhizomatous Sedge of Wet European Meadows

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