A hardy sedge with a tropical look. Golden yellow margins to the rich green palm-like foliage on stems to 40cm. Chestnut brown flowers are produced in summer on the tops of the stems.
A rare North American species related to C muskingumensis producing clumps of upright stems with bright green leaves arranged like a palm. Flower spikes are clusters of rounded spikelets up to 50cm although it grows much taller in its native habitat. Moist soil in sun.
