Leather Leaf Sedge is a cool-season grass. Where temperatures get colder than zero degrees F, the plants should be treated as annuals. Once the grass turns brown it can either be removed immediately or removed in the spring.

A very popular Sedge, Carex buchananii (Leatherleaf Sedge) is a tufted perennial grass with an evergreen foliage of narrow, copper-bronze leaves. Erect when young, the grass-like leaves tend gradually to arch over time, curling gracefully towards their tips.

Leatherleafsedge is a low maintenance cool season grass in the Cyperaceae (sedge) family native to New Zealand. The name Carex is Latin for "cutter" in reference to the sharp triangular stem edges found on most members of this genus.

The Leather leaf sedge is a dense clumping perennial comprised of orange-bronze colored blades that reach 2-3 ft. tall and have curly tips. This colorful plant from New Zealand is well suited to containers and border plantings.

Carex buchananii, commonly known as leatherleaf sedge, is a perennial evergreen sedge that is native to New Zealand. Narrow, fine, upright, grass-like, copper-bronze to cinnamon-brown leaves (less than 1/2” wide) rise to 18-24” tall, arching slightly at the tips.

Two-foot-tall, stiff, orange-brown blades curve at the end like a shepherd’s staff. Burnished red-bronze foliage, which fades to flax at the tips, gives off a warm glow when backlit by the sun. Noteworthy Characteristics Self-seeds modestly, and by …

Common Name: Leatherleaf Sedge, Ornamental Grass. A cool season evergreen grass with copper-red foliage in a spiky, upright habit. The wispy leaves are an excellent complement to broadleaf perennials like Salvia and Shasta Daisies. Consider this an essential perennial when planning fall or winter gardens for its autumnal colors and persisting ...

Leatherleaf sedge (Carex buchananii) is a plant that adapts to all types of soils, chalk, clay, loam or sand. The chalky soil is pale and contains chunks of calcium-rich rock. It is a fertile and well-draining soil, almost always alkaline.

Leatherleaf sedge (Carex buchanan 'Red Rooster') do best when grown in full sun or partial shade. When grown in full sun, plants should receive around 6 hours of direct sunlight each day. When grown in partial shade, plants should receive around 4 to 6 …

Sedge Leatherleaf Red Rooster provides textural interest to complement blooming plants or other foliage, and this trendy Sedge ornamental grass is widely grown in containers, pots, water and woodland gardens, mixed borders, rock and alpine gardens.