 |
Machaerina rubiginosa 'Variegata' |
 |
| Synonym(s) |
Baumea rubiginosa |
| Common name |
golden spears; variegated sedge; striped rush |
| Family |
cyperaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z7-10) |
| Flowers |
green (summer) |
| Size |
24" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
moist soil |
Strongly upright sedge with sturdy needle-like blades that are oval in cross-section, dark green except for a sharply delineated band of greenish yellow along one of its narrow sides. Even though the variegation pattern isn't obvious from a normal observation distance, the pattern has the effect of lighting up the plant and making it seem more dynamic than a plain-green version would be. Typical sedge flowers, greenish somewhat spiky balls, appear in summer. For as nice of a water garden plant this is, there is surprisingly little information available online. Some sources say it cannot be planted in permanently flooded areas, but that's exactly where ours is planted – as a pond marginal. So far, it doesn't seem to mind its placement, which came courtesy of a pond installation company.
|
In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: waterfall pond About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Machaerina rubiginosa 'Variegata'
I welcome comments about my web pages; feel free to use the form below to
leave feedback about this particular page. For the benefit of other visitors
to these pages, I will list any relevant comments you leave, and if
appropriate, I will update my page to correct mis-information. Faced with an
ever-increasing onslaught of spam, I'm forced to discard any comments including
html markups. Please submit your comment as plain text. If you have a
comment about the website as a whole, please leave it in my
guestbook. If you
have a question that needs a personal response, please
e-mail me.
|
