Carex pumila SEEDS

Carex pumila seeds grow into the dwarf sedge a compact rhizomatous perennial sedge native to the subtropical biome of eastern Asia, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, and extending to Australasia (Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia) and the Pacific Islands, growing on coastal sand dunes and sandy shores. Described by Thunberg (Carl Peter Thunberg, 17431828, Swedish botanist and pupil of Linnaeus who worked in Japan and the Cape). The epithet pumila means ‘dwarf’, referring to the compact, low-growing habit (to 30 cm). A sand-stabilising coastal sedge adapted to maritime conditions. Family Cyperaceae.

Full sun; sandy, well-drained coastal soils; warm subtropical to temperate conditions; salt-tolerant. An excellent sand-stabilising coastal plant.

• ‘Pumila’ = dwarf; compact low-growing to 30 cm; Thunberg (17431828, Linnaeus pupil, Japan)
• Coastal sand dune specialist; sand-stabilising; salt-tolerant; maritime conditions
• E. Asia (Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan) to Australasia and Pacific subtropical biome; coastal
• Genus Carex ~2,000 species; Family Cyperaceae
• Full sun; sandy coastal soils; salt-tolerant; warm subtropical; Family Cyperaceae

Carex pumila is the dwarf coastal sedge described by the great Swedish-Japanese botanist Thunberg, a compact sand-dune specialist from the eastern Asian and Australasian coasts whose salt-tolerance and sand-stabilising rhizomes make it a valuable ecological plant for maritime sandy habitats.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.