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Carex comans Bronze Form

Carex comans Bronze Form
Sedge

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This carex has a more flexible habit than the type, and forms a very beautiful clump of thread-like bronze foliage, with a gently tousled habit. It takes on beautiful orange shades in autumn and persists in winter. Its bears insignificant small brown spikes in June. Plant in the sun or partial shade, in ordinary, moist soil. It tolerates summer drought quite well.
Height at maturity
40 cm
Spread at maturity
40 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -15°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time March to June
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Flowering time June to July
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Description

Carex Comans 'Bronze Form' is a New Zealand Sedge prized for its bronze-coloured foliage with metallic reflections. This grass forms a dense, fountain-shaped tuft composed of numerous long and slender flexible leaves, in which the wind and light play. Its vegetation takes on beautiful shades of orange in autumn and persists throughout winter. Perfect in a contemporary setting, and in a naturalistic-style bed. Its sculptural aspect also adds character to a patio or balcony.

Carex comans is a grass native to New Zealand, particularly the Stewart Islands. It grows in clear understories and forest edges, in well-drained soils, from coastal areas to subalpine meadows. Like all carex, it belongs to the Cyperaceae family.

As its name suggests, 'Bronze Form' stands out from the typical species with its foliage colour, as well as its broader and more flexible habit. The leaves are very fine, linear, strongly arched, and curled at their tips. They form a fountain-like shape measuring 40cm (16in) in height and 45 to 50cm (18 to 20in) in diameter. In spring, their colour is a light brown in the centre, becoming more silvery at the tips. In summer, the overall colour is a lovely dark bronze tone, shining with silver reflections. In autumn, the vegetation takes on orange to brown hues. The flowers appear in June and July and are a reddish-brown colour, but they have no significant ornamental value. Similar to Carex buchananii, Carex comans is easier to cultivate in well-drained clay soil. It thrives when planted in full sun or partial shade, in ordinary, moist soil. It tolerates summer drought quite well.

Plant Carex comans 'Bronze Form' along a pathway, in a raised bed, in a rockery, or on top of a wall, allowing its foliage to cascade naturally. For example, pair it with the grey or blue-grey foliage of Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears' or silvery santolina. The acid green flowers of euphorbias (Euphorbia myrsinites), the small purple pompoms of ornamental garlic, and the mauve aster 'Silberblaukissen' will enhance the brilliance of its warm-coloured foliage. Resourceful gardeners can use this plant to create unique decorations, such as placing several pots of Carex comans at different levels on a wooden structure. At the base of this structure, plant some annuals like marigolds, red salvias, purple morning glories, and blue lobelia.

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Carex comans Bronze Form (Foliage) Foliage

Flowering

Flower colour insignificant
Flowering time June to July

Foliage

Foliage persistence Evergreen
Foliage colour bronze

Plant habit

Height at maturity 40 cm
Spread at maturity 40 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Carex

Species

comans

Cultivar

Bronze Form

Family

Cyperaceae

Other common names

Sedge

Origin

Oceania

Product reference881912

Planting and care

It thrives in the sun, but also in partial shade. Preferring slightly moist soils in summer, it withstands summer drought once well established. However, very wet and heavy soils are detrimental to it in winter. Prepare a planting hole that is 20x20x20cm (8x8x8in) in size. If your soil is heavy, mix some compost with the crumbled soil, partially fill the hole, and place your plant so that the top of the root ball is covered with 3cm (1in) of soil. Firmly press down and water generously to eliminate air pockets. In dry weather, you will need to water regularly for a few weeks to facilitate the establishment of your young plant.

 

 

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Planting period

Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time March to June

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery
Type of use Edge of border, Container, Slope
Hardiness Hardy down to -15°C (USDA zone 7b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Any
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Moist soil, well-drained

Care

Pruning instructions Comb the old foliage with a rake or by hand. Please note, this grass does not tolerate pruning.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time February to April
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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