Botanical Name: Lepidosperma gladiatum
Common Name: Coast sword-sedge
Type:
Type: Sedge 1-1.5 m high
Features:
- Tufted spreading perennial sedge
- Dense flower panicle to 15 cm long
- Good accent plant
- Adds structure to the landscape
- Food and habitat for birds, small animals and caterpillars
- Useful soil stabiliser
- Used in dried flower arrangements
Requirements:
- Full sun, semi-shade
- Well drained, sandy soil
Aboriginal Use:
- Aborigines ate the tender leaf bases and the entire leaf was used in basket making
