Carex secta
Carex secta
Carex secta
Niggerhead, Pukio, Swamp Sedge
Back-to-school special offer!
Get €10 off for every €50 you spend! And get up to €40 off on a single order.
How does it work?
1. Shop your favourites
Add your favourite plants to your basket. For every €50 you spend (excluding delivery charges, store credit and the plastic-free option), you’ll receive a €10 voucher.
€50 spent = €10 voucher
€100 spent = €20 voucher
€150 spent = €30 voucher
€200 spent = €40 voucher
2. Place your order
Once your basket reaches one of the spending thresholds, place your order. You can even choose your delivery date!
3. Receive your voucher
As soon as your order has been shipped, you’ll receive an email containing your personal voucher code and its value.
4. Use it on your next order
Your voucher is valid for 90 days from the date you receive it. It can be used once only, on a new order worth at least the value of the voucher, excluding delivery charges.
Please note: Vouchers can be combined with other offers, but cannot be split or refunded.
Home or relay delivery (depending on size and destination)
Important: You may be charged customs duties by your country’s customs authorities upon delivery.
Schedule delivery date,
and select date in basket
This plant carries a 6 months recovery warranty
More information
We guarantee the quality of our plants for a full growing cycle, and will replace at our expense any plant that fails to recover under normal climatic and planting conditions.
Description
The Carex secta, also known as Marsh Sedge or Pukio, is a plant native to New Zealand where it is endemic in wet areas, both in plains and mountains. This perennial forms a large upright clump with flexible and fine, evergreen foliage, ranging from green to intense green-yellow, which sometimes arches down to the ground. It produces numerous black flower spikes in summer. It is a sedge that prefers moist to wet, even marshy, well-drained soil and sunny locations, ideal as a waterside plant. It also seems to tolerate some dry shade, although its habit and foliage may be less attractive in such conditions.
The Carex secta belongs to the Cyperaceae family. It is native to New Zealand, where it is endemic and found in wet areas up to 900 m altitude. Mature plants have the ability in their native habitat to form large fibrous clumps called tussocks, from their own closely interwoven roots, which can reach up to 1 m in height. The Carex, resembling grasses, has a running root system. In our regions, the Carex secta forms in its youth an upright clump reaching 60 cm in height. Then its foliage gracefully droops and the adult clump reaches 1 m in height. It spreads with time and can form large colonies in moist or even waterlogged soils. Its evergreen leaves at the base are sheathing, long, thin (4 to 8 mm wide), and linear with tapered edges. They are a bright green to green-yellow color, more vibrant in the sun. The older leaves dry out in winter to make room for new leaves in spring. In June, black-brown flower spikes appear on the stems.
The Carex secta can be grown in any type of wet area, in full sun or partial shade. It is a useful plant for maintaining riverbanks and can also be planted for its ornamental qualities by the edge of a pond. It can be planted alongside other waterside plants, equally decorative, such as Acorus, Cirsium rivulare or purple plume thistle, Butomus umbellatus or flowering rush, Alisma parviflora, and Caltha palustris.
Carex secta in pictures
Flowering
Foliage
Plant habit
Botanical data
Carex
secta
Cyperaceae
Niggerhead, Pukio, Swamp Sedge
Oceania
Planting and care
Carex secta is an easy-to-grow plant that thrives in sunny locations, in any moist or cool garden soil. It has the ability to colonize areas where it is happy. Water generously at planting, which should be done outside of freezing periods. Avoid heavy fertilizer applications. Remove damaged foliage during the growing season, but never completely cut back the clump in late winter. To prevent spontaneous self-seeding, trim off faded flowers.
Planting period
Intended location
Care
Planting & care advice
This item has not been reviewed yet - be the first to leave a review about it.
Recently viewed products
Haven't found what you were looking for?
Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
Shipping country and language
Your country of residence may be:
Your country of residence is:
For a better user experience on our website, you can select:
Your shipping country:
-
Austria
-
Belgium
-
Bosnia & Herzegovina
-
Bulgaria
-
Croatia
-
Cyprus
-
Czechia
-
Denmark
-
Estonia
-
Finland
-
France
-
Germany
-
Greece
-
Hungary
-
Iceland
-
Ireland
-
Italy
-
Latvia
-
Liechtenstein
-
Lithuania
-
Luxembourg
-
Malta
-
Netherlands
-
Poland
-
Portugal
-
Romania
-
Serbia
-
Slovakia
-
Slovenia
-
Spain
-
Sweden
-
Switzerland
Language:
-
French
-
English
-
Spanish
-
Italian
-
German
-
Portuguese
-
Dutch
-
Finnish
My Account
Hello
My wish lists
My cart
Log in / Register
Existing customer?
This form is protected by reCAPTCHA - the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
New customer?
Create an account to track your orders, access our customer service and, if you wish, make the most of our upcoming offers.