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Gardening with
Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use Identification & Control
of Common Weeds

Botanical Name:Lepidosperma laterale 
Common Name:Variable Sword Sedge 
Status:New plant not in the old website
Sold As:Tube ($2.00)
Plant
Type(s):
Grass, Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting
Growing
Conditions:
Partial Shade, Shade
Sandy, Moist
Size
(HxW):
30–100 cm x 2–8 mm
Foliage:strap like leaves
Flowers:Red-Brown to Grey-Brown flowers September to March. Flower stalks to 1 m,
General
Comments:

Variable small to tall clumping perennial sedge, spreading by very short underground stems. Flowering stems rigid, flat or slightly convex on one side with very sharp margins.  Provides a habitat to frogs. Birds eat the seeds.

Very adaptable feature plant which will also tolerate sun. Care needs to be taken with placement due to the sharp edges.

Further
Information:
  1. Yarra Ranges Council 
  2. Whitehorse Council 
  3. VICFLORA 


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