One of NZ’s largest grasses. Forms bold clumps of green with bluish hue as it ages and in shade. Produces unusual flower heads. Rich brown seed heads in summer. Best in either shady or damp areas.
Carex trifida is a sedge indigenous to New Zealand, southern South Island, Stephens, Stewart, Chatham, Snares, Antipodes, Auckland, and Campbell Islands. It is also present on Macquarie Island, in southern South America and the Falkland Islands. With arching green and gold foliage the trifida sedge ideal for both containers and the garden.