Carex secta broadleaf evergreen willow-like leaves

willow-like leaves

Florida and along the Pacific West Coast

Let soil dry between waterings

One of the better confers for West Coast drought situations

dry garden preferably in a protected spot

Carex secta broadleaf evergreen willow-like leavesA large distinctive evergreen grass as it builds a trunk of which can raise the living tussock to 3 ft above ground giving the whole plant a height of 5 feet. Leaves are bright green with attractive bronze tones and 24" long, deeply grooved and strongly keeled. Will grow in wet ground as in its native habitat in New Zealand. Blooms mid spring thru midsummer. Sun to part shade, cold hardy to USDA zone 7.