Rhynchospora colorata
Fineleaf Whitetop Sedge, Starrush Whitetop
Cyperaceae
1 gallon pots, shipped bare root but wrapped carefully if shipping is selected.
Needs boggy, poorly drained area - great for the low spots or a container bog/wetland garden! Looks awesome with Canna flaccida or Hibiscus coccineus. Attracts bees and butterflies. This is a sedge, and most sedges are wind pollinated, so having a showy "flower" and attracting insects is not common - this plant is VERY showy!
Also known as Dichromena colorata
Plant Specifics
Size: 1-2 ft tall by spreads many ft wide
Life Span: Long-lived perennial
Flower Color: White
Phenology: Fall-winter dormant. Blooms in spring.
Habitats: Wet flatwoods, wet prairie.
Landscaping Recommended Uses: Can use as a groundcover in moist sites. Good in an informal savanna setting.
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture Tolerance: Always flooded to somewhat dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: Tolerant of inundation with brackish water
Salt Spray Tolerance: Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
Soil/Substrate: Loam, Organic material (muck), Sand