Red Hook Sedge

Uncinia rubra

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: July and August
• Flower colour: mahogany-brown to black
• Other features: the ephemeral foliage is brightest when young
• Hardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection)
  
  Dwarf, evergreen grass with wonderful deep bronzy-red-orange foliage, depending on the light. This beautiful sedge is an excellent accent plant for use at the front of the border or in a large container. Best planted in a sunny, sheltered spot that does not dry out, the foliage contrasts well with variegated, black or golden-brown ornamental grasses.
  
  
• Garden care: Lift and divide congested colonies between late-spring and mid-summer.
  
  Goes well with: Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens', Carex hachijoensis 'Evergold', Phormium 'Maori Maiden', Molinia caerulea 'Variegata', Panicum virgatum 'Rehbraun', Luzula sylvatica 'Hohe Tatra'
  
  

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