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Summer planting
Contrary to popular opinion, summer planting is fine as long as adequate water is provided throughout any prolonged dry periods. This allows you to take advantage of increased summer growth.
Carpha alpina
Height: 0.15m;  Spread: 0.2m
Sedge & Rush-like
A small tufted sedge with slightly glaucous erect leaves. Very slow growing, flower heads insignificant and it is very sensitive to disturbance. A good collectors item.
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Growing up at around 1100m on Tabletop Southern Tararua range
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