new zealand native grasses
If you’re searching for distinctive ways to enhance your garden with endemic beauty and resilience, look no further than New Zealand native grasses. These exceptional plants bring graceful movement, texture, and a sense of place to any landscape, from urban courtyards to wild, naturalistic plantings. Native grasses are perfectly suited to local climates and soils, making them low-maintenance and water-wise choices. Whether you’re designing a contemporary garden, creating wildlife habitats, or stabilizing slopes, New Zealand native grasses offer a stunning palette of foliage, hues, and forms.
Carex flagellifera Green
Carex flagellifera Green is a NZ native, ornamental grass grown for its attractive foliage. It produces slender and lush, green leaves as it grows to 50 cm tall and the same width. Carex flagellifera Green is often planted around the base of larger trees, included in border plantings, mass planted either as a groundcover or on a bank, or used in coastal gardens. It also looks great in planters, particularly when the foliage can cascade to the ground.
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Carex solandri
Carex solandri is a NZ native, ornamental grass that features attractive, dark green foliage. The foliage emerges upright and develops a gentle and graceful arch as it expands. Dark brown seed heads in summer add an interesting element to this plant, which grows to 70 cm tall and the same width. Carex solandri is commonly added to woodland plantings, planted in shaded areas of the garden, grown around pond or stream areas, included in mixed plantings or borders, or mass-planted either on a bank or as a ground cover.
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