- Botanical name: Carex buchananii 'Red Rooster'
- Common name: New zealand leatherleaf sedge
- Family: Cyperaceae
- Plant Type: Perennial, Evergreen
- Key features:
- Autumn colour
- Dramatic foliage
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.
How to grow Carex 'Red Rooster'
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Plant size
60cm height
60cm spread
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Aspect
North facing, east facing, south facing, west facing
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Position in border
Middle
- Sun exposure: Full sun, dappled shade, partial shade, full shade
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Soil type: Well drained / light / sandy / clay / heavy / moist / chalky / alkaline / acidic / boggy
Plant calendar
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| Plant |
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Do not Plant in January |
F
Do not Plant in February |
M
Do not Plant in March |
A
Do not Plant in April |
M
Do Plant in May |
J
Do Plant in June |
J
Do Plant in July |
A
Do not Plant in August |
S
Do not Plant in September |
O
Do not Plant in October |
N
Do not Plant in November |
D
Do not Plant in December |
| Divide | ||||||||||||
| Divide |
J
Do not Divide in January |
F
Do not Divide in February |
M
Do not Divide in March |
A
Do not Divide in April |
M
Do not Divide in May |
J
Do Divide in June |
J
Do not Divide in July |
A
Do not Divide in August |
S
Do not Divide in September |
O
Do not Divide in October |
N
Do not Divide in November |
D
Do not Divide in December |
| Prune | ||||||||||||
| Prune |
J
Do not Prune in January |
F
Do not Prune in February |
M
Do not Prune in March |
A
Do not Prune in April |
M
Do not Prune in May |
J
Do Prune in June |
J
Do Prune in July |
A
Do Prune in August |
S
Do not Prune in September |
O
Do not Prune in October |
N
Do not Prune in November |
D
Do not Prune in December |
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.
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Cats
No reported toxicity to Dogs
No reported toxicity to Horses
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People
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