Plant in coastal sun or shade. Hardy to around 15° F. Shear as flowers emerge to prevent seed from developing if reseeding is not desired. Very much like Carex divulsa but smaller and having flowers that are held erect above the foliage. Excellent as a groundcover, even within paths. It will reseed within the irrigated garden, but not particularly a nuisance.

We grew this form of Carex solandri for over 1996 until 2007. In the early 2000s There was another plant being grown in the California nursery trade listed as Carex solandri that was quite different - growing erect to 3 to 4 feet tall leaf tips that curl over with yellow green colored foliage that has orange highlights. Whether this other plant is a cultivar or hybrid was never determined but it does not match the descriptions in The Cultivation of New Zealand Native Grasses by Lawrie Metcalf or The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses by Rick Darke. Both of these books describe C. solandri as a 1-2 foot plant with green to pale green arching foliage. Rick Darke actually notes that Carex solandri is a unique among the New Zealand sedge in that it has green foliage - many of the cultivated New Zealand sedges have orange or brown coloration. Confusion between these plants and the similarity to Carex divulsa caused us to discontinue production on this plant. 

Information displayed on this page about Carex solandri is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.