Carex buchananii (Buchanan’s sedge)

Common name: Buchanan’s sedge / Cutty grass

Carex buchananii is a fine-textured sedge suited to dry and exposed sites, often used in restoration and landscape planting for its resilience and distinctive colour.

Carex buchananii is a fine-textured sedge suited to dry and exposed sites, often used in restoration and landscape planting for its resilience and distinctive colour.

Purei is a robust wetland sedge suited to stormwater treatment areas, wetland edges, and low-lying riparian planting.

Availability

Eco-sourced native plants are available for project-scale planting and grow-to-order programmes. Contact us to discuss plant supply.

Suitable for

Dry and exposed sites

Coastal and low-fertility areas

Amenity and landscape planting

Characteristics

Height: up to 40–60cm

Form: fine, tufted sedge with arching foliage

Habitat: dry open sites, coastal areas, and light forest

Light: full sun to partial shade

Frost tolerance: moderate

Restoration uses

Dryland and coastal restoration

Groundcover and low planting

Amenity and urban landscapes

Soil stabilisation in light soils

Rongoā (traditional uses)

Knowledge of rongoā Māori is part of mātauranga Māori and traditionally held and practiced within whānau and hapū.

Many native plants hold significance within mātauranga Māori, including traditional uses in rongoā Māori. Where appropriate, we acknowledge these connections alongside ecological restoration uses.