New and Unread Tree-Mails
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Star Sedge |
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Whitetop Sedge |
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Starrush Whitetop |
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White-Topped Sedge |
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White Beak-Sedge |
| Rhynchospora colorata | Accepted |
| Dichromena colorata | Synonym |
| Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10a |
| Plant Height: | 12 inches to 24 inches |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Green White Other: White bracts with green tips |
| Bloom Size: | 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Little House on the Suburban PrairieAmerica has become a nation of suburbs and now exurbs. There's no getting around it. More Americans live there than anywhere else these days. But does that mean we all need to have a parcel of ground with a solitary shade tree in the front yard and a patch of lawn to manicure? I hope not.
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| Posted by plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Feb 25, 2013 2:19 PM Starrush Whitetop is a perennial native throughout Florida. This plant has long thin grass-like leaves and grows to 24 inches tall. Flowers consist of small cone-shaped spikelets with three to six long, thin bracts that appear just below each spikelet. The 3 to 6 inch long petal-like bracts are white with green tips that abruptly bend downward. Spreading to form dense colonies, Starrush Whitetop is found in habitats of moist pinelands, wet prairies, and ditches. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Jan 15, 2012 7:27 AM Common in moist or wet open areas or thin woods along the coastal plain from Virginia to Texas, White Star Sedge looks like a grass with daisy-like flowers with long, drooping, pointed petals. The "flowers" are composed of 5 or 6 conspicuous drooping white bracts or leaves surrounding inconspicuous flowers on 1 to 2 foot stems. Whitetop Sedge can be fairly aggressive in moist soil with sun or part shade. Drier sites will slow the spread. The white "flowers" are effective all summer into fall. [ Reply to this comment | |
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