Name: Carex buchananii - Leatherleaf Sedge Ornamental Grass
Brand: Carex
SKU: pda275
Price: 5.9 EUR
Availability: InStock

Carex buchananii

€5,90

Carex buchananii

€5,90

Organic

Sustainable

Locally grown

🪴Standard: 9x9 cm pot

🚂 Ships across EU

🌱 Grown without pesticides or UV lamps

Preferred Soil Type: Well-drained, Fertile

Hardiness Zone: Zone 7: -17°C

Carex buchananii is a striking tufted perennial ornamental grass with an evergreen foliage of narrow, copper-bronze leaves.

The grass-like leaves are erect when young, and tend gradually to arch over time, bending gracefully towards the ground.

Because of its magnificent colors and airy mouvement, this Carex is particularly popular in drought-tolerant gardens as it brings both graphic and dynamic features.

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The most interesting thing about the Carex family is their ability to withstand both drought AND occasional flooding.

They are used in bio-swales in many urban areas for this very reason.

What is a bio-swale? I'm glad you asked!

Bio-swales are essentially intentional, planted ditches - like the space between the street and the sidewalk.

When there is too much rain, the sewer systems become overwhelmed by the runoff and the streets end up flooding.

By implementing bio-swales (and using plants such as the Carex family), some of the stormwater can be absorbed before the sewer systems are overwhelmed.

AND, the bio-swales can help pollutants from accumulating downstream by absorbing and filtering them "at the source."

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