Bolboschoenus caldwellii

Bolboschoenus caldwellii is a rhizomatous WA native perennial sedge. Green grass-like foliage emerges from the bulb in early spring and yellow-brown flowers are produced from August to December or January - March. As the weather cools, the foliage dies back to the bulb where it lies dormant over winter, re-shooting in the warmer months. Naturally found in drains, swamps, on the margins of brackish lakes, salt marshes and along creeks in coastal areas. Suits white or grey sand, mud, saline silt and sandy clay soils. rhizomes as a bank stabilizer for river banks and estuarine areas of high salinity. It is ideal for erosion control and as a river bank stabilizer where is also provides habitat for frogs and nesting birds. Waterwise and drought tolerant. Bolboschoenus caldwellii will grow to a height of 1.2m and a width of 1m.