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Carex 'Prairie Fire'

Carex 'Prairie Fire'

Variety: 'Prairie Fire'
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  • Icon of a Map Point in a grey circle

    Zone

    7 - 9

  • Icon of a horizontal ruler in a grey circle

    Mature Height

    24 in

  • Icon of a vertical ruler in a grey circle

    Mature Width

    24 in

  • Icon of a sun in a grey circle

    Light

    Full Sun, Part Shade
  • Icon of a water drop in a grey circle

    Water

    Moist, well-drained
  • Icon of a seedling in dirt in a grey circle

    Soil

    Clay, Normal, loamy, Sandy
  • Description / Carex 'Prairie Fire'

    Carex 'Prairie Fire' is a semi-evergreen to evergreen perennial ornamental grass offering year-round interest. Grown for its showy, shimmering glossy foliage, the attractive plant produces an elegant fountain-like mound of finely textured arching leaves that emerge olive green, become tipped with bright orange as they mature, and retain their color all year. Borne on graceful stems, inconspicuous brown flower spikes appear in summer.

    A Carex testacea, commonly called New Zealand hair sedge, 'Prairie Fire' has a mounded, clump-forming habit and a moderate growth rate. 'Prairie Fire' sedge is valued as an accent plant in beds and containers but is shown to best effect massed or grouped, especially nice as groundcover edging, erosion control, and green roof plants. It is also suitable for water gardens.

    Hair sedge prefers full sun to part shade and fertile, moist, well-drained soils. It tolerates a wide range of soils, including acid, alkaline, neutral, clay, chalk, sand, loam, and wet soils, except in winter. The plant is generally disease free, deer resistant, and drought and salt tolerant.

  • Product Details

    SKU: 28869
    Genus: Carex
    Species: testacea
    Variety: 'Prairie Fire'
    Item Form: 2-Quart
    Foliage Color: Olive Green
    Habit: Mound-shaped
    Light Requirements: Full SunPart Shade
    Moisture Requirements:
    • Moist, well-drained
    Bloom Start: Mid Summer
    Bloom End: Mid Summer
    Uses:
    • Beds
    • Border
    • Containers
    • Fall Color
    • Foliage Interest
    • Foundation
    • Ground Cover
    • Winter Interest
    Special Features:
    • Easy Care Plants
    Hardiness Zones: 7 - 9
    State Shipping Restrictions: GU, HI, ID, PR, VI

    *Does Not Qualify for Additional Discounts