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Middle
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Carex buchananii 'Red Rooster' is a superb evergreen plant, bearing long, triangular, fine-textured leaves, which flex gracefully in the breeze. It's ideal for growing in a mixed perennial border, a gravel garden among other grasses, or even as a feature plant in a container. It's extremely versatile, tolerating most soil types and aspects, although it prefers full sun. It's disease- and pest-resistant, and low-maintenance.
For best results grow Carex buchananii 'Red Rooster' in moist but well-drained soil, in sun to partial shade. Like most perennial grasses, it benefits from a tidy up in spring to remove dead foliage and encourage new growth.
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Carex ‘Red rooster’ and wildlife
Carex ‘Red rooster’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Carex ‘Red rooster’ poisonous?
Carex ‘Red rooster’ has no toxic effects reported.
