Rhynchospora colorata

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Fineleaf Whitetop Sedge, Starrush Whitetop

Also known as Dichromena colorata

Form:	Grass
Size:	1-2 ft tall by spreads many ft wide
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	White
Fruit Color:	NA
Phenology:	Winter dormant
Noted for:	Showy flowers

Recommended Uses:

Can use as a groundcover in moist sites. Good in an informal savanna setting.

Propagation:

Division, seed.

Availability:

Native nurseries, Seed

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry)

Moisture Tolerance:

Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Tolerant of inundation with brackish water

Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.

Soil or other substrate:

Loam, Organic material (muck), Sand

Soil pH:

Acidic

Wildlife:
Insects:	Attracts bees and butterflies. This is a sedge, and most sedges are wind pollinated, so having a showy "flower" and attracting insects is not common.
Native Habitats:	Wet flatwoods, wet prairie.

Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

General Comments:

This is a sedge. Most Rhynchospora species are wind pollinated. The white bracts of this species attract insects.