Type of Plant
Tufted Perennial
Size
1m tall x 1m spread
Flower Structure
The flowers appear as brown-orange clumps
Flower Colour
Orange, Brown
Flowers When?
Summer, Spring
Leaves
Long narrow stems.
Light Levels
Full Sun, Light Shade, Part Shade
Soil Types
Acid to neutral sandy, Sandy, Moist some of the time, Salt tolerate, Sandy loam
Soil Moisture
Bog locations
Garden Use
Garden Filler, Container, Rockeries
Care
Low maintanance
Special Features
Out of wind
Attracts
Seed Eating Birds, Other Insects
Family
Cyperaceae
Cultivars, Hybrids, Varieties
History, meaning of the name
Rounded flower heads that appear like knots, hence the “nodosa” part of the name; “Ficinia” is the genus name, named after a German botanist, Heinrich David Auguste Ficinus.
Distribution
Native to South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.