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Uncinia rubra
Cyperaceae
Ultimate Height: 0.5m
Ultimate Spread: 0.5m
Time to ultimate height: 2-5 year(s)
Partial/dappled shade Full Sun
Moist but well-drained Well-drained
H3-4 (intermediate between H3 and H4)
Preferred common name: red hook sedge

Uncinia are evergreen tufted perennials with narrowly linear leaves and dark brown flower-spikes, followed by hooked fruits.

U. rubra is a tufted, evergreen, perennial sedge to 30cm, with glossy reddish-green or red-brown leaves and dark brown to black flower spikes in summer.

Cultivation
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Pruning
Remove dead foliage and old flowered stems in spring.
Uncinia rubra © The Royal Horticultural Society 2002 RHS Herbarium
Pests
Generally pest free.

Diseases
Generally disease free.

Soil
Acid, Alkaline or Neutral.
Moist but well-drained or well-drained.
Chalk, Clay, Loam or Sand.

Aspect
All aspects.
Sheltered.

Propagation
Propagate by seed sown in containers in a warm glass house in spring or by division in spring.

Flowers: Dark Brown or Black in Summer.
Foliage: Red, Brown and Green.
Evergreen/Deciduous: Evergreen.
Suggested Plant Uses:   Architectural, City/Courtyard Gardens, Cottage/Informal Garden, Flowers Borders and Beds, Low Maintenance, Patio/Container Plants or Rock Garden.

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