Carex cuprina
Description
Source: leafsnapCarex otrubae, the false fox-sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Leers' sedge does best in locations with constant sunlight, though it can tolerate partly shaded spots. Excessive shade may limit its growth; it is, nevertheless, native to habitats where sunlight is plentiful. Sufficient light at every stage is required for healthy development.
🌡️ Temperature 10–35°C
Leers' sedge comes from temperate regions and requires particular temperature conditions. It prefers a range of 50 to 95 °F (10 to 35 ℃). To reproduce its native environment, seasonal adjustments in temperature may be necessary.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 5-7
🌱 Fertilizer
Leers' sedge needs extra nutrients to encourage healthy new growth. In spring, spreading compost around the plant's base can effectively supply the nutrition it requires. Fertilizing supports vigorous growth and helps the plant fend off diseases and pests.
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Grass
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Carex
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 6-10
- Mature Height
- 30 cm to 91 cm
- Mature Spread
- 20 cm to 40 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- Yellow, Green
- Flower Size
- 6.35 cm
- Bloom Time
- Mid spring, Late spring
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Native Area
- Turkey, Sweden, India, Austria, Montenegro, Pakistan, Croatia, Morocco, Uzbekistan, Russia, Iraq, Germany, Romania, Belgium, Portugal, Netherlands, France, Tajikistan, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Poland, Armenia, Greece, Ukraine, Lebanon, Serbia, Norway, Syria, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Iran, Albania, Ireland, United Kingdom, Hungary, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan