This is a delightful specimen which grows orange-red stems in stout clumps with wavy, whip-like seed heads. It makes an especially striking specimen in gravel or along a border's edge where the whippy stems can produce attractive patterns. The seeds are noticeable, as they are rounder than those of other similar members of this attractive group of grasses. ... Learn More

One seedling from a batch of wild collected seed of Carex trifida from New Zealand was totally different. It is only about two feet tall with a mass of four foot long whips with terminal seedheads radiating in all directions. An amazing sight. ... Learn More

A rare and impressive sedge, large in all its parts, found in Chile, the Chatham Islands (New Zealand) and on the Antarctic Islands. Chubby, bullrush-like spikes cluster at the end of strong stems with broad glaucous leaves. ... Learn More

The "True Fox Sedge" makes an impressive spreading clump with masses of thin arching whippy stems terminating in long spiky seedheads, which, although they are quite sharp, are probably not up to fending off a fox. ... Learn More