Carex tenuiculmis 'Cappuccino' (Hair Sedge Grass)

Presents delicate ornamental cappuccino colored foliage carried all season long; great in a moist border in partial shade or sun, likes even moisture but will become more drought tolerant once established

Cappuccino Hair Sedge is an herbaceous evergreen perennial grass with a mounded form. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Cappuccino Hair Sedge is primarily valued in the garden for its interestingly mounded form. Its attractive grassy leaves are khaki (brownish-green) in colour with distinctive coppery-bronze edges. The foliage often turns brown in fall.

Cappuccino Hair Sedge will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 18 inches. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 7 years. As an evegreen perennial, this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round.

Cappuccino Hair Sedge is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a canvas of foliage against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.