Carex comans New Zealand Hair Sedge / Frosted Curls Sedge (Green form) is one of New Zealand's most graceful and globally celebrated native sedges, and a plant that has found fans in gardens from Auckland to Amsterdam. An exceptionally graceful native sedge endemic to New Zealand, Carex comans forms dense, weeping clumps of incredibly fine, hair-like foliage that cascades elegantly to create a mesmerising waterfall effect that shimmers and dances in the slightest breeze. The green form is the straight species — the all-green counterpart to the more familiar variegated 'Frosted Curls', with long foliage that carpets a wide circle of ground, and is best displayed at the edge of a bed, the edge of a wall, or in a container where its draping, sweeping form can be fully appreciated.
Carex comans - green
Botanical Name Carex comans Common Name New Zealand Hair Sedge, Frosted Curls Sedge Form Green — straight species form Family Cyperaceae Type Evergreen perennial sedge Origin Endemic to New Zealand — North, South, and Stewart Islands Natural Habitat Damp tussock grassland, bush tracks, river flats, coastal to subalpine regions in free-draining soils Mature Height Up to 60 cm Mature Spread Up to 1 m — wide, cascading mound Sun Requirements Full sun to partial shade Soil Free-draining soils; tolerates a wide range of conditions except permanently waterlogged soils Flowering Late spring to early summer — inconspicuous brown-green flower spikes Wind Tolerance Good — tolerates exposed sites Frost Tolerance Hardy — tolerates a wide range of temperatures Drought Tolerance Good — particularly suitable for dry sites once established Waterlogging Will not tolerate permanently waterlogged soils Growth Rate Moderate Maintenance Very low Conservation Status Not Threatened
