Red Hook Sedge

Uncinia rubra

Red Hook Sedge - Uncinia rubra

Common Name: Red Hook Sedge
Genus: Uncinia
Species: rubra

Category: Grasses & Bamboos

Height: 0.30 m (30 cm)
Spread: 0.35 m (35 cm)


  • Position: full sun or partial shade
  • Soil: moderately fertile humus-rich moist but well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Flowering period: July and August
  • Flower colour: mahogany-brown to black
  • Other features: the ephemeral foliage is brightest when young
  • Hardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection)

    Dwarf evergreen grass with wonderful deep bronzy-red-orange foliage depending on the light. This beautiful sedge is an excellent accent plant for use at the front of the border or in a large container. Best planted in a sunny sheltered spot that does not dry out the foliage contrasts well with variegated black or golden-brown ornamental grasses.

  • Garden care: Lift and divide congested colonies between late-spring and mid-summer.

    Goes well with: Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' Carex hachijoensis 'Evergold' Phormium 'Maori Maiden' Molinia caerulea 'Variegata' Panicum virgatum 'Rehbraun' Luzula sylvatica 'Hohe Tatra'