Botanical Name: Carex buchananii
Common Name: leather leaf sedge
Family: Cyperaceae
Distribution/Origin: New Zealand
Leaf/Bud:
Flower/Inflorescence: not showy, silvery green
Fruit/Seed:
Stem/Bark:
Size: height 1-2ft, spread 1-2ft
Habit: clumping
Form: mounding
Culture: full sun - partial shade, fast draining soil
Landscape Use: rain garden, borders, rock gardens
Notes: aphids may become a problem, does not transplant well, short-lived