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Cyperaceae
Fimbristylis autumnalis
Fimbristylis autumnalis
Also known as Trichelostylis mucronulata, Fimbristylis autumnalis f. brachyactis, Trichelostylis borealis, Fimbristylis frankii var. brachyactis
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Sedge · Wetland · Bog · Pond · Margin · Fine · Texture · Moist · Soil · Autumn
This sedge prefers consistently moist soil and partial shade, making it ideal for bog gardens or pond margins. Water regularly during the growing season but avoid waterlogged conditions. Provides fine textural interest in wetland plantings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged, reduce watering in winter · Every 5-7 days, more frequently in hot weather
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 2.5 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Belize, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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