Dichromena colorata
White-top Star Sedge
Item #: 4757
Zones: 7a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 15" tall
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(syn: Rhynchospora colorata) From the savannah and marsh regions of coastal Virginia through Florida comes this truly bizarre member of the sedge family. The slowly spreading patches (3' wide in 2 years) of Dichromena colorata are composed of sedge-like foliage until mid-May (NC), when the 15" stalks are topped with spectacular white bracts (modified leaves) that surround the tiny flowers. While dichromena will prosper in all but the driest of garden soils, it prefers a moist boggy site, right beside the leaking water garden pool. If you've got a horticultural know-it-all nearby, I bet a white-top sedge will fool them! We previously offered this clone as Dichromena latifolia, which is the name we obtained it under, but have concluded it to actually be Dichromena colorata...apologies.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Dichromena
Flower Color: White/Cream
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Living Wall , Night Gardens , White Garden
Other: Bog Garden Plants , Cut Flower Plants , Florida Native Plants , Georgia native plants , Groundcovers , North American Native Plants , North Carolina Native Plants , Rain Garden Plants , Texas Native Plants , United States Native Plants